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Type: G1042

  • Goldring G1042 Moving Magnet cartridge

This is a cartridge for the audiophile who demands the ultimate sonic performance from their system, together with the convenience of a user replaceable stylus. The 1042 uses a nude, natural-diamond stylus with a Gyger S profile. This is a revolutionary line-contact type which is shaped to more closely resemble the record cutting head than any previous design. The stylus profile is the main factor governing overall sound quality in a cartridge and the shape of the Gyger S with its 6 µm radius allows it to trace the smallest groove detail with complete fidelity. Mid-range tonality is incredibly accurate and precise with high frequency sibilance banished. The extended side wall contact of the Gyger-S diamond also gives the 1042 unsurpassed resolution of the fine groove modulations, producing an exceptionally detailed, smooth and musical sound.

  • Frequency Response: 20 Hz-20 kHz +/- 3 dB
  • Channel Balance: within 2 dB @ 1 kHz
  • Channel Separation: better than 25 dB @ 1 kHz
  • Sensitivity: 6.5 mV +/-1.5 dB, 1 kHz @ 5 cm/sec
  • Static Compliance: 24 mm/N (lat); 16 mm/N (vert)
  • Equivalent tip mass: 0.45 mg
  • Vertical Tracking Angle: 24 °
  • Stylus Profile: Gyger S
  • Stylus Type: Replaceable
  • Load Resistance: 47 kΩ
  • Load Capacitance: 150-200 pF
  • Internal Inductance: 570 mH
  • Internal Resistance: 660 Ω
  • Cartridge Mass: 6.3 g
  • Cartridge Mass (inc. fixings): 7.6 g
  • Fixing Centre: 0.5" (12.7 mm)
  • Playing Weight: 1.5 - 2.0 g (1.7 g nom.)
  • Replacement stylus: 1042 - D42