Goldring Ethos SE Moving Coil Cartridge

Goldring, introduces Ethos SE - a special edition of its award-winning Ethos model. Sitting at the very top of Goldring's range of moving coil cartridges, Ethos SE combines uncompromising engineering with unique new features to produce a cartridge of exquisite sound reproduction capabilities.

Thanks to a raft of exclusive and carefully engineered upgrades - including pure silver coils, low reluctance pole shoes and a black anodized, aircraft-grade aluminium body - Ethos SE sets entirely new standards in terms of detail retrieval, channel separation and low colouration. Even when judged against cartridges costing a great deal more, this new special edition cartridge delivers a totally immersive, thrillingly complete musical experience - which has always been the Goldring ethos.

Key Features:

• New pure silver coils feature fewer windings with higher conductivity, reducing the effective tip mass and internal impedance of the pick-up for improved tracking and greater transient response.
• Low-mass cross-armature core made from Swedish iron improves channel separation and produces a more realistic soundstage.
• A vital line-contact diamond stylus features a narrow, low tip-mass, large contact-area that enhances high-frequency response and minimises distortion and colouration.
• New low reluctance pole-shoes ensure smooth and extended frequency response via an exclusive process.
• Low-resonance, aircraft-grade aluminium body is selected for its low density and superior rigidity.

Specs:

Frequency Response                      20 Hz – 20 kHz ± 2 dB

Frequency Range                             12 Hz – 32 kHz

Channel Balance                              within 1 dB @ 1 kHz

Channel Separation                        better than 30 dB @ 1 kHz

Sensitivity                                           0.35 mV ± 1 dB, 1 kHz @ 5 cm/sec

Static Compliance                            28 mm/N

Trackability                                        90 um (@ 315 Hz)

Equivalent tip mass                        0.34 mg

Vertical Tracking Angle                 20 °

Stylus Profile:                                    Vital line-contact

Stylus Radius                                     35 x 8 μm (0.3 mil)

Stylus Type                                         Non-Replaceable

Load Resistance                                100 Ω

Load Capacitance                             100 – 500 pF

Internal Inductance                        3.5 uH

Internal Resistance                         3.8 Ω

Cartridge Mass                                  7.7 g

Cartridge Mass (inc. fixings)        8.5 g (without stylus cover)

Fixing Centres                                    0.5 " (12.7 mm)

Playing Weight                                  1.5 - 2.0 g (1.75 g recommended)