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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 improved high frequency clarity and a powerful magnet to ensure high sensitivity.

This hand-built cartridge features an elliptical stylus; its shape enables it to more accurately trace the highest frequency record grooves giving it the advantage over ordinary spherical types. The lightweight shank also gives the stylus a lower tip mass than cheaper metal bonded types lending the cartridge an improved transient response.

Low Mass Pocan® Body
The 1000 series uses a strong one piece body which holds the fixed parts securely in place. Made from a special type of ultra-rigid, glass reinforced polyester called Pocan, the body can be tightly bolted to the head shell for maximum efficiency and optimum sound quality. The user replaceable stylus carrier slots tightly into the body with a locating pin preventing unwanted vibrations which would otherwise colour the sound. An integral mu-metal can keeps the generator parts shielded from hum-inducing stray magnetic fields. Because Pocan has a high strength-to-mass ratio, the overall mass of the G1000 series cartridges is kept below 6.5 g. Low mass and moderate compliance keep the natural arm/cartridge resonance within safe limits for easy matching to a wide range of tonearms.

High Efficiency Magnetic Circuit
Finely etched mu-metal is laminated to form the pole pieces around which are fitted two formerless coils of four thousand turns each. This unique design reduces mass and also makes for a very efficient magnetic circuit producing a higher than average output. This construction also reduces the loss at high frequencies inherent in conventional designs, making for a smooth and extended frequency response.

Reduced Moving Mass
The 1000 series uses a unique ultra-low-mass, micro-miniature Alnico V magnet made to a tolerance that can be achieved by no other manufacturer worldwide. Welded to the magnet is a gold plated nickel tie-bar which provides an earth path for vinyl static charge build up and stabilses the cantilever in unwanted vibrational modes. The whole ultra-low-mass assembly is then mounted in a special butyl rubber polymer with optimised damping characteristics.

Expert Adjustment
The correct setting of stylus azimuth (or horizontal tracking angle) is essential for the maintenance of a proper stereo sound stage. Azimuth is the term used to describe the angle that the vertical centre-line of the stylus makes with the record surface and this must be exactly perpendicular to the record groove. This is not usually a user adjustable parameter on most budget decks and so it is vital that the cartridge leaves the factory with the azimuth precisely set. Badly adjusted azimuth can cause uneven channel balance and increased crosstalk between channels which would severely degrade the stereo image.

Specifications:
• 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 Radius: Elliptical
• 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: 1006 - D0

Audiophile MM Cartridge

Lively & robust with a high dynamic range

Intensive research, development and listening tests have been necessary to gain the the desired sound from the new Pick it PRO.

THE DIFFERENCE IN SOUND
Cartridges are electromechanical transducers, where mechanical energy is transformed into an electrical signal. The real difference in sound happens here. The colour and life of the music come from the cartridge.
You cannot judge the cartridge by looking at just one specific part. Experience and the art of fine-tuning make a cartridge unique and special. The perfect combination of components is the key to achieve the great charismatic sound of the Pick it PRO.

Technical Specifications:
• Cartridge principle: MM (Moving-Magnet)
• Output voltage at 1 kHz: 4 mV
• Channel separation at 1 kHz: 22 dB
• Tracking ability at 315Hz: 70 μm
• Frequency response: 20 - 20 000 Hz +/- 2dB
• Stylus type: Elliptical
• Stylus tip radius: r/R 8/18 μm
• Tracking force, range: 1,8 - 2,2 g (mN)
• Tracking force, recommended: 2,0 g (mN)
• Tracking angle: 20°
• Internal impedance, DC resistance: 750 Ohm
• Internal inductance: 450mH
• Recommended load resistance: 47kOhm
• Recommended load capacitance: 150-300pF
• Cartriddge weight: 7,2 g

The AT-LH11H is a universal ½"-mount aluminum headshell that weighs only 11 grams – the lightest in the LH series – allowing it to be used with a wider range of cartridges on more turntables and tonearms than the other models.

With its non-threaded through-holes, the AT-LH11H is ideal for mounting cartridges with threaded mounting holes, such as the AT-OC9X, AT-ART9X, and VM95 Series cartridges. Like all LH models, this headshell has a hard anodized finish that reduces unwanted vibration and comes equipped with OFC (oxygen-free copper) lead wires. It also features an adjustable cylinder that enables precise azimuth and overhang settings. The headshell includes cartridge installation screws, plastic washers, and a hexagonal wrench.

AT-LH headshells from Audio-Technica, pioneers of cartridge and headshell technology for over 50 years, can be paired with the next generation of AT-OC9x cartridges and are available in three weights: light(13,) midweight (15) and a higher weighted model (18), to suit the specifications of your tonearm and cartridge.

Specifications:
• Aluminium headshell with hard anodized finish reduces unwanted vibration
• Equipped with Oxygen Free Copper (OFC) lead-wires for improved audio transmission
• Non-threaded holes in headshell fits well with cartridges with threaded holes such as the AT-OC9X series.
• Adjustable cylinder enables precise azimuth and overhang setting
• Available in three weights: 13g (AT-LH13H), 15g (AT-LH15H), and 18g (AT-LH18H) for optimal compatibility with your cartridge/tonearm requirements
• Includes: hexagonal wrench, cartridge installation screw (M2.6) (8.0 mm x 2, 10.0 mm x 2), plastic washer (x 2)