Description
Goldring 1042
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: 20 mm/N
- Dynamic Compliance @ 10 Hz: 10 mm/N
- 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.)
