Cartridges
Dynavector [back
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DV DRT XV-1s Mono $4,950
The new Dynavector XV-1s mono cartridge has been developed due to enthusiastic requests from mono record lovers, worldwide. The XV-1s mono has not been designed as a typical, old fashioned mono cartridge, but developed as a true high fidelity component. It is designed to provide the highest performance and extract the greatest musical expression possible from mono records. The XV-1s mono follows from the innovative design and technology of the acclaimed XV-1s stereo cartridge. 
DV DRT XV-1s $4,500
The original XV-1 cartridge was designed to take the reproduction of analogue recording to new heights. The XV-1 achieved a standard of performance that was clearly in a league of its own. Dynavector have always remained indifferent to the endless digital formats that proport to be the next breakthrough in music reproduction, safe in the knowledge that the vast heritage of music recorded on vinyl can easily equal, if not clearly out perform these new formats. Dynavector are seriously committed to ensure the vinyl enthusiast is well catered for and the XV-1s is further proof of this on going commitment; yet another ground breaking product, uniquely Dynavector and flagship of the brilliant Dynavector cartridge range.
Te Kaitora Rua $2,950
The original Te Kaitora cartridge was the result of collaboration between Dynavector Japan and Dynavector New Zealand. The Te Kaitora allowed analogue enthusiasts to embark on a voyage of discovery to the outer limits of vinyl reproduction. The improved Te Kaitora Rua continues the journey by incorporating many of the newest features of its Dynavector stable-mates, the XV-1s and XX-2. The Te Kaitora Rua has even managed to improve on the original's silk-like treble and openness.
XX-2MKII $1,850
The The DV XX-2 MKII retains the benefit of the flux damper but features the Alinco-5 magnet and the similar rigid construction to the Te Kaitora Rua. Alnico magnets exhibit high magnetic flux density combining with a low coercive therefore magnetic resistance is lower than other magnetic types such as rare earth and ferrite, providing the exceptional stability of the XX-2 MKII output voltage. There is also the additional advantage of low magnetic and electrical resistance contributing to a discernable improvement in sound quality.
DV KARAT 17D3 $950
The new 17D3 Karat Diamond is the first cartridge built using 'dispersion' theory. Its Micro-Ridge stylus and very short (1.7mm) solid diamond cantilever give a huge reduction in 'frequency dispersion', unmatched dynamics and a high frequency extension all the way up to 100kHz. The latest patented magnet circuit design increases the output to 0.3mV with crystal clear mid-range and treble even during the largest symphonic crescendos.
DV -20 X H/L $680
For more than 30 years Dynavector have established an enviable reputation for producing affordable high quality moving coil cartridges. Notedly high output models that are designed to work with MM inputs negating the necessity for equipment change or the use of setup devices required for low output cartridges. The stunning performance of the Dynavector high output moving coil cartridges can be attributed to the exclusively Dynavector designed coil winding machine capable of utilizing extremely fine coil wire providing a high output to mass ratio.
DV - 10X5 $395
The Dynavector 10X series High Output Moving Coil cartridge debuted in 1978 winning the prestigious Design and Engineering Award at the Chicago CES in both 1978 and 1981. The 10X series cartridges are also widely accepted at the benchmark in High Output moving coil cartridge at this price point and beyond.
With the introduction of the new 10X5 High Output moving coil there is no doubt Dynavector will retain this enviable position and again set the standard for high output moving coil cartridges.
Goldring[back
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Elite $750
The Elite is a high performance low-output moving
coil cartridge which incorporates Goldring's most recent design
features, such as new magnetic circuitry, an ultra-rigid Pocan
body and a Neodymium magnet.
The Elite incorporates a Gyger I line contact
stylus providing maximum groove information retrieval and
an outstandingly smooth and extended response. Optimum damping
on both channels is achieved by symmetrically winding the
low mass armature.
Silver wire is used for the coils - supplying
much higher definition than is found in standard cartridge
construction. The Elite represents the very best in British
audio technology and design standards.
Eroica $450 / Eroica LX $500
The Eroica is a true audiophile moving coil cartridge which
features an advanced pole shoe design using a powerful Neodymium
magnet. This unique construction allows a shortened magnetic
path, which helps reduce the amount of iron in the cartridge,
keeping the weight down to just 5.5 grams. Rigidity is also
of prime importance and the Pocan body of the cartridge enables
it to be clamped solidly to the headshell, keeping energy
losses to an absolute minimum. This cartridge uses a Gyger
II line contact stylus and is available in high and low output
form.
The Eroica offers an exceptionally high standard
of performance and reliability.
The Eroica range offers excellent performance,
and is the only entry level moving coil worth considering
at this price point. The low output version performs about
10% better than the high output model.
1042 $450
The 1042 is a cartridge for the audiophile who demands the
ultimate performance from their system. The extended grove
contact of it's Gyger S diamond gives the 1042 unsurpassed
resolution of the fine grove modulations, producing an exceptionally
detailed, smooth and musical sound quality.
1022GX $375
The 1022GX is recommended for the discerning listener the
diamond stylus is a Gyger 1 fine line contact type which provides
increased resolution and ensures the maximum accuracy of musical
reproduction.
1012GX $300
The Goldring 1012GX uses the acclaimed Gyger II diamond stylus.
This is a fine line type which gives smooth extended high
frequencies with a low distortion and reproduces a highly
detailed and dynamic sound. Advanced diamond tip polishing
ensures excellent tracking ability and reduces record wear.
The 1012GX has become one of Goldring's most popular cartridges.
1006 $250
The Goldring 1006 is designed for owners who want to
get the very best from their systems at a budget price. This
cartridge has an elliptical tip for improve high frequency
clarity and a powerful magnet to ensure high sensitivity.
Elektra $100
The Elektra is a low-cost moving magnet phono cartridge which incorporates several audiophile features. Tracking ability is excellent and this cartridge uses an Elliptical stylus tip. The low-mass cantilever assembly has a surprisingly wide ranging compatibility with the best tonearms and turntables available.
Elan $70
The Elan has been specifically designed to cater for the demanding audiophile on a budget and, as such, is capable of remarkable results. The cartridge has a rigid body and fully enclosed mounting lugs and represents the most versatile low-cost cartridge choice available today.
Grado[back
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Statement Series
0.5 mV output
The Statement $2,500
After years of careful thought and
painstaking design Grado is very pleased to offer their flagship
phono cartridge. We are so proud of this cartridge and believe
that it has so much to say about Grado technology, that we
decided to name it the GRADO STATEMENT. The STATEMENT utilizes
gold coil wires, a boron cantilever and a diamond cut specially
for Grado. All this is hand-assembled within a machined Autralian
Jarrah wood housing. The output for the STATEMENT measures
at 0.75 mV. The lowest output ever offered by Grado. The low
frequency information and its portrayal of bass dynamics are
solid, powerful and authoritative. The midrange is rich, complex
and highly believable. Its top-end seems to extend forever
with speed and remarkable delicacy. Imaging is detailed and
precise with a sound stage that wraps its arms around you
and draws you into the music. Michael Fremer commented in
his Analog Corner, "It is among the finest cartridges
I've ever heard at any price", Stereophile 3/99, pg.
41. While Jonathan Valin stated, "I'm going to keep the
Statement in my refernce system" The Absolute Sound,
Issue 118. Anyone who was impressed with our previous top-of-the-line
effort, the Grado REFERENCE, will have their eyes opened wide
after listening to the GRADO STATEMENT!
Reference Series
4.0 mV output
The Reference $1,200 & Master $800
The Master and Reference models use a five piece OTL cantilever
technology achieving an additional 5% tip mass reduction over
the Platinum and Sonata models. The coils are wound with ultra-high
purity long crystal (UHPLC) oxygen free copper wire. The Master
model is mounted with Grado's specially designed nude elliptical
diamond, and the Reference model uses Grado's true ellipsoid
design diamond.
The Sonata $500 & Platinum $300
The Platinum and Sonata models use a modified four
piece OTL cantilever technology achieving a 10% tip mass reduction
over the Prestige series and ultra-high purity long crystal
(UHPLC) oxygen free copper wire in the coils. The Platinum
model uses Grado's specially designed elliptical diamond mounted
on a brass bushing, and the Sonata model uses Grado's specially
designed nude elliptical diamond.
Prestige Series
The
Prestige Gold $220 & Silver $190
The Silver and Gold models use a four piece OTL cantilever
technology, ultra-high purity long crystal (UHPLC) oxygen
free copper wire in the coils and Grado's specially designed
elliptical diamond mounted on a brass bushing. The Gold model
is selected from the Silver production run and meet higher
test specifications. Approximately 5% of the production run
meet these standards and become Gold models.
The Prestige Red $140 &
Blue $110
The Blue and Red models use a four piece OTL cantilever technology,
standard oxygen free wire in the coils and Grado's specially
designed elliptical diamond mounted on a brass bushing. The
Red model is selected from the Blue production run and meet
higher test specifications. Approximately 10% of the production
run will meet these standards and become Red models.
The Prestige Black $60 &
Green $80
The Black and Green models use a three piece OTL cantilever
technology, standard oxygen free wire in the coils and Grado's
specially designed elliptical diamond mounted in a brass bushing.
The Green model is selected from the Black production run
and meet higher test specifications. Approximately 15% of
the production run will meet these standards and become Green
models.
GRADO’S Prestige Series of
Mono Phono Cartridges
There are many analog lovers with record collections that include mono albums. At Grado we strive to have products that will fit all the needs of the analog enthusiast. So now, Grado offers two new cartridge models in a mono version. The MC+ and the ME+ are mounted with an elliciptical diamond. The ME+ uses one of GRADO's upgraded generating systems. All wooden body cartridges are available in mono version. This will make your records quieter and enhance the musical pleasure of these recordings.
Model MC+ $90
The Prestige model MC+ uses a three-piece OTL cantilever technology, oxygen free wire in the coils and a specially designed, high polished elliptical diamond mounted in a brass bushing.
Model ME+ $150
The Prestige model ME+ uses a modified four piece OTL cantilever technology, oxygen free wire in the coils and a specially designed, high polished, elliptical diamond mounted in a brass bushing.
GRADO’S Prestige Series of
DJ Phono Cartridges
Grado Labs announces the release of their new DJ series of professional phono cartridge. Built and designed to meet the demanding needs of the professional DJ musician, these cartridges deliver performance never known before in the pro DJ market. The Grado specially engineered transmission line cantilever allows for the ideal transfer of music signal and for safe and effective stylus back-cueing. The DJ series can track from 2 to 5 grams, and delivers the warm musical Grado sound the audio industry has embraced and enjoyed for 50 years. The DJ series incorporates our newest Flux-Bridger generator systems for lower effective tip mass and lower electrical inductance. Each DJ series cartridge is hand assembled to Grado's high standards, which contributes to the unchallenged consistency of performance, and the Grado guarantee of reliability. The DJ series of cartridges are the most advanced phono pickups ever offered to the professional DJ market, without exception.
Model DJ100 $70
The Prestige model DJ100 uses a three-piece OTL cantilever technology, oxygen free wire in the coils and a specially designed, high polished, diamond mounted in a brass bushing.
Model DJ200 $120
The Prestige model DJ200 uses a modified four piece OTL cantilever technology, oxygen free wire in the coils and a specially designed, high polished, diamond mounted in a brass bushing.
Lyra[back
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Olympos (limited availability) $9,800
The original run of 10 Olympos cartridges sold out on introduction in 2002. We subsequently discovered that additional Olympos cartridges could be produced if an original Parnassus cartridge is used as a "donor". From the donor we reclaim only the platinum-iron magnets and 5N iron polepieces. To date approximately 60 Olympos cartridges have been produced.
Titan Mono $5,700
The Titan is the new flagship model from Lyra, and is a replacement for the discontinued Parnassus D.C.t. The Titan is also the most advanced cartridge that Lyra has ever made.
Titan i $5,200
LYRA's flagship model , the Titan i represents the culmination of Jonathan Carr's fourth generation designs. The entire main structure is machined from a single piece of titanium alloy, which has been curved and shaped in a manner calculated to minimize any potential standing waves, internal reflections or resonances. 
Skala $3,200
At first sight the Skala appears to be made entirely of plastic but close inspection reveals a central structure made from a vertical metal blade. This metal blade carries the cantilever system, the magnets and output pins, i.e. the entire functional core of the cartridge. When installed in the tonearm the blade is clamped to the headshell by the outer white plastic body. Since the cantilever system is mounted directly to the blade, the cantilever has a seamless focused connection path to the tonearm. While the metal blade of the Skala functions without the resonant carapace of a traditional cartridge body, the white plastic base also constrains and damps resonances in the blade, while its non-conductive material reduces eddy currents. 
Helikon SL / Mono $2,500
The Helikon SL is a special low-output version of the regular Lyra Helikon. It is exclusively intended for use with phono preamplifiers with particularly high gain and low noise. Like the regular Helikon it is a medium-weight, medium-compliance cartridge, and was designed for use with high-quality tonearms The tonearm output cables should be connected to a dedicated phono preamplifier or phono input on a preamplifier designed for direct use by a low-output MC cartridge (0.22mV output voltage or less). 
Helikon $2,300
The Lyra Helikon is the first cartridge of Scan-Tech's fourth-generation design architecture. The Helikon's most notable advance is in the elimination of as much conductive material as possible from the vicinity of the generator and gap. This design allows a more useable output level while maintaining the accurate reproduction of atmosphere, musical timbre and detail that has become the hallmark of all Lyra phono cartridges.
Argo i $1,500
The Argo i features Lyra's proprietary, Ogura-made boron rod cantilever/coil/original line-contact diamond stylus assembly. By eliminating pole pieces and using non-conductive materials, its extremely linear magnetic field is directly created by two symmetrical disc magnets. The body is machined from a single piece of hard-anodized aluminum alloy and hand assembly is entirely done by Yoshinori Mishima. 
Dorian $995
Like all Lyra cartridges the Dorian benefits from Lyras' unique design techniques, advanced materials and hand crafted quality. It utilizes a custom Lyra-designed boron rod cantilever/coil/MicroRidge natural diamond line-contact stylus assembly.
Dorian Mono $995
The Mono Dorian is Lyra's entry-level monaural moving coil cartridge. It is a hand made, advanced Lyra design, identical in construction and sharing many features with the stereo version. The Dorian Mono is a true monaural design that generates a signal only from horizontal movement of the stylus and cantilever. It contains two totally separate monaural coils, which helps to avoid ground loops and hum problems. Therefore, only a single channel needs to be connected to a single amp/speaker system for true monaural reproduction!
Rega[back
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Apheta $1,795
Typical Technical Specifications
Tracking pressure 1.75g
Input load impedance 100 Ohms
Output impedance 15 Ohms
Output voltage 500uV
Elys 2 $295
Output: 6.8 - 7.2mV
Stylus: elliptical
Fixing: Rega three point fixing
Coils: High Spec parallel wound coils
Colour: Blue
Bias 2 $145
Output: 6.8 - 7.2mV
Stylus: elliptical
Fixing: standard, two screws
Coils: High Spec parallel wound coils
Colour: Red
RB78 $145
The RB78 is a general purpose mono cartridge designed to play most 78 rpm records.
Output: 6.2 - 6.8mV
Stylus: RB78
Fixing: Standard, two screws
Coils: High Spec parallel wound coils
Colour: Black
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