📌Lab Points

• elliptical stylus cartridge handmade in the UK
• stylus shape enables it to more accurately trace the highest frequency record grooves giving it the advantage over ordinary spherical types
• lightweight shank gives stylus a lower tip mass than cheaper metal bonded types lending the cartridge an improved transient response
• body made of Pocan, a special type of ultra-rigid, highly durable glass-reinforced polyester which holds the fixed parts securely in place
• replaceable stylus carrier slots tightly into the body with a locating pin preventing unwanted vibrations
• integral mu-metal keeps the generator parts shielded from hum-inducing stray magnetic fields

"Because Pocan has a high strength-to-mass ratio the overall mass of the G1000 series cartridges is kept below 6.5 g. Low mass and moderate compliance keep the natural arm/cartridge resonance within safe limits for easy matching to a wide range of tonearms. High-efficiency magnetic circuit finely etched mu-metal is laminated to form the pole pieces around which are fitted two formless coils of four thousand turns each. This unique design reduces mass and also makes for a very efficient magnetic circuit producing a higher-than-average output. This construction also reduces the loss at high frequencies inherent in conventional designs making for smooth and extended frequency response. The 1000 series uses a unique ultra-low-mass micro-miniature Alnico V magnet made to a tolerance that can be achieved by no other manufacturer worldwide. Welded to the magnet is a gold-plated nickel tie-bar which provides an earth path for vinyl static charge build-up and stabilizes the cantilever in unwanted vibrational modes." - Goldring

🔎Tech Specs

• channel balance: 2 dB @ 1 kHz
• channel separation: >25 dB @ 1 kHz
• sensitivity: 6.5 mV ±1.5 dB, 1 kHz @ 5 cm/sec
• compliance: 20 mm/N
• load resistance: 47 kΩ
• load capacitance: 150-200pF
• weight: 6.3 g