Goldring Ethos Moving Coil Cartridge

At the heart of the Ethos cartridge is Goldring’s hand-built GOL-1 moving-coil generator. First conceived in the heyday of vinyl, it takes advantage of a lower coil inductance and reduced moving mass when compared to traditional moving magnet types to give a smooth, extended frequency response with enhanced trackability. For Ethos, Goldring have carefully improved numerous aspects of its design and assembly to further enhance its world class reputation. With modern set-up and test equipment at their disposal, Goldring’s highly skilled UK based assembly team are able to precisely build and individually adjust each cartridge so that it is capable of retrieving every last detail from the record groove. The result is that one becomes simply immersed in the musical experience and thats Goldring’s whole Ethos.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION

Construction:
Stylus profile: Vital line-contact
Stylus radius: 8 x 35 μm (0.3 x 1.4 mil)
Cantilever: Aluminium alloy
Coil wire: Oxygen free copper
Coil windings: 32 per channel
Armature type: Low mass cross shape
Magnet: Neodymium
Generator model: GOL-1
Body material: Aircraft aluminium
Replacement stylus: Factory replaceable

Transducer Characteristics:
Frequency range: 10 Hz – 32 kHz
Frequency response: ± 2 dB (35 Hz – 20 kHz)
Channel balance: <1 dB at 1 kHz
Channel separation: >30 dB at 1 kHz
Sensitivity: 0.5 mV ± 1 dB @ 1 kHz, 5 cm/s (rms)
Static compliance: 25 mm/N
Dynamic compliance: 15 mm/N
Vertical tracking angle: 20°

Model Details:
Name: Ethos
Colour: Silver
Cartridge type: Moving coil

Electrical Characteristics
Load resistance: 100 Ω
Load capacitance: 100 – 1000 pF
Internal inductance: 7.5 μH typical
Internal resistance: 4 Ω typical

Mechanical Characteristics
Cartridge mass: 7.7 g
Total mass (incl. fixings): 8.5 g
Fixing centres: 12.7 mm (0.5 in)
Playing weight: 1.5 – 2.0 g (1.75 g)