Nagaoka
Website:https://nagaoka.co.jp/
Est. year: 1940
Location: Japan
Nagaoka is a Japanese manufacturer of moving-magnet phono cartridges and styli, building more than a century of reputation as one of the longest-established cartridge and stylus specialists in the entire hi-fi industry, with particular strength in replacement stylus manufacturing for numerous other cartridge brands.
Range & what it's known for
The catalog spans the MP-series moving-magnet cartridges, with Nagaoka's engineering emphasis on dependable, well-balanced tracking performance, and the company's parallel business manufacturing replacement styli for a wide range of vintage and current cartridges from other manufacturers reflecting more than a century of accumulated precision-manufacturing expertise.
Who owns it and where it's made
Nagaoka is a Japanese company, continuing to design and manufacture its cartridges and styli domestically in Japan.
The lineup in this catalog
Phono cartridges. Prices span roughly 100 to 1,000 dollars across the current range.
Who it's for
Nagaoka suits vinyl enthusiasts specifically seeking dependable, well-established Japanese cartridge engineering with more than a century of accumulated precision-manufacturing heritage behind it.