Goldring Ethos MC Cartridge
Goldring is starting to ship its new Ethos moving coil cartridge; a top-of-the-range cartridge with outstanding sound reproduction capabilities, designed and hand-built in the United Kingdom. Measurements and listening tests show that the design of Ethos has achieved new heights of performance both on paper and in practice. The use of a top quality Vital line-contact diamond stylus gives Ethos an exemplary ability to retrieve every last ounce of detail from the record groove; the high channel separation reproduces an exceptionally accurate and realistic stereo sound stage; at the same time the enhanced trackability and absence of colouration delivers undiluted enjoyment of the music
Inside the Ethos
At the heart of the Ethos cartridge is Goldring’s hand-built GOL-1 moving-coil generator. Developed in the heyday of vinyl, it takes advantage of a lower coil inductance and reduced effective mass when compared to traditional moving magnet types to give a smooth, extended frequency response with enhanced trackability.
For Ethos, we 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, our 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 that’s our whole Ethos
Goldring Ethos MC cartridge
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Goldring Ethos MC Cartridge
Goldring is starting to ship its new Ethos moving coil cartridge; a top-of-the-range cartridge with outstanding sound reproduction capabilities, designed and hand-built in the United Kingdom. Measurements and listening tests show that the design of Ethos has achieved new heights of performance both on paper and in practice. The use of a top quality Vital line-contact diamond stylus gives Ethos an exemplary ability to retrieve every last ounce of detail from the record groove; the high channel separation reproduces an exceptionally accurate and realistic stereo sound stage; at the same time the enhanced trackability and absence of colouration delivers undiluted enjoyment of the music
Inside the Ethos
At the heart of the Ethos cartridge is Goldring’s hand-built GOL-1 moving-coil generator. Developed in the heyday of vinyl, it takes advantage of a lower coil inductance and reduced effective mass when compared to traditional moving magnet types to give a smooth, extended frequency response with enhanced trackability.
For Ethos, we 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, our 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 that’s our whole Ethos
| Colour | Silver |
| Cartridge type | Moving coil |
| 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 |
| Frequency range | 10 Hz - 32 kHz |
| Frequency response | ± 2 dB (35 Hz - 18 kHz) |
| Channel balance | <1 dB at 1 kHz |
| Channel separation | >30 dB at 1 kHz |
| Sensitivity | 0.5 mV ± 1 dB at 1 kHz, 5 cm/s (rms) |
| Static compliance | 25 mm/N |
| Dynamic compliance | 15 mm/N |
| Vertical tracking angle | 20° |
| Load resistance | 100 Ω |
| Load capacitance | 100 - 1000 pF |
| Internal inductance | 7.5 μH typical |
| Internal resistance | 4 Ω typical |
| 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) |
- Goldring Ethos MC Cartridge
- User Manual
- Install Instructions
- Install tool
- Warranty card
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