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World-famous analogue audio specialist Goldring introduces its new flagship E Series moving magnet cartridge: E4. Designed as the ultimate upgrade for any modern budget or midrange turntable, E4 represents the pinnacle of E Series engineering and performance.
E4 is designed to be compatible with all medium-to-high-mass tonearms of the type found on the majority of budget to midrange turntables. And because it’s constructed using the same high-quality core as the other E Series cartridges in the range, E4 is ideal both for those who wish to upgrade an obsolete cartridge in its entirety or those who want to boost the performance of their existing E Series cartridge by replacing the stylus.
Key
features at a glance
New super-elliptical nude diamond stylus features lower effective tip mass, improved rigidity and better high frequency detail retrieval than ‘bonded’ elliptical alternatives.
The lightweight and superior stiffness of the hollow aluminium cantilever allows the stylus to trace medium-to-high frequencies with greater accuracy.
Magnetic Duplex Technology™ allows a more accurate transcription of the stereo groove which results in a more accurate soundstage.
Expert adjustment facility: Unlike most designs, E4 allows micro-adjustments to be made during the production process, ensuring each cartridge leaves the Goldring factory with optimised channel balance and crosstalk settings.
New
super-elliptical nude diamond stylus
The
E4 features a ‘nude’ super-elliptical stylus of just 7.6 x 18
microns (0.3 x 0.7 mil), cut and polished from a single homogeneous
piece of diamond. This makes for a lower effective tip mass of
improved rigidity, which in turn means its ability to retrieve
high-frequency detail is dramatically improved when compared to the
‘bonded’ elliptical stylus alternative. It’s far less likely to
‘mis-track’ or overshoot when tracing high-frequency groove
modulations, and because of its finely polished 7.6-micron profile it
can more effectively fit into closely packed inner grooves. Lower
distortion, improved transient response and a flat frequency response
all contribute to superior fidelity when compared to any
price-comparable alternative.
Hollow
aluminium cantilever
To
complement its low tip-mass stylus, the E4 features a hollow
aluminium cantilever tube. The light weight and superior stiffness of
the material allows the stylus to trace medium-to-high frequencies
with greater accuracy, while simultaneously reducing distortion and
mis-tracking.
Magnetic
Duplex Technology™
Stereo
information is contained in a single ‘V’-shaped groove that has
perpendicular sidewalls angled at 45 degrees. Conventional
cartridges, which use a single large magnet interacting with two
vertically mounted coils (one for left-channel information, one for
right) to extract a stereo signal from the groove, can permit high
levels of crosstalk - and consequently only a modest amount of left-
and right-channel separation. E4 uses Goldring’s Magnetic Duplex
Technology™ that positions two low-mass magnets at the same angles
as the coils - so each magnet interacts only with its partnering
coil. This allows the E4 to transcribe the information in the groove
more accurately, and results in greater stereo separation and a more
accurate soundstage.
Expert
adjustment facility
‘Azimuth’
describes the angle that the vertical centre line of the stylus makes
with the record’s surface - it must be exactly perpendicular to the
groove. Owners of budget and midrange turntables usually have no
facility to adjust the azimuth, so it’s vital the cartridge has
been precisely adjusted before it’s fitted to the turntable’s
tonearm - badly adjusted azimuth can cause increased crosstalk and
uneven channel balance. E4 is designed to allow micro-adjustments to
be made during the production process, ensuring each cartridge leaves
the Goldring factory needing no further azimuth adjustment.
The Goldring E4 moving magnet cartridge is available in June/July priced £199 / €259 / $299
The Goldring E4 stylus is available in June/July priced £145.00 / €185.00 / $275
The Goldring E4 cartridge will be on show at the High End Show 2023 in Munich (18th - 21st May) in room A (Atrium) 4.1, F110.
To buy the Goldring E4 moving magnet cartridge and discover other Goldring products please visit www.goldring.co.uk (UK) www.goldringusa.com (US)
The Goldring E4 joins the E-Series family of moving magnet cartridges, including the E1, E2 and E3.
Specifications
Frequency Range 20 Hz – 20 kHz
Channel Balance < 1.5 dB @ 1 kHz
Channel Separation > 20 dB @ 1 kHz
Sensitivity 3.5 mV (1 kHz @ 5 cm/s)
Static Compliance 20 mm/N
Vertical Tracking Angle 20°
Stylus Radius 7.6 micron (0.3 x 0.7 mil)
Stylus Type Nude eliptical
Load Resistance 47 kΩ
Load Capacitance 100 – 200 pF
Internal Inductance 400 mH
Internal Resistance 410 Ω
Cartridge Mass 6.9 g
Fixing Centre 12.7 mm (0.5 in)
Playing Weight 1.5 – 2.5 g (1.75 g recommended)