Posts with tag "MC cartridge"

Japanese manufacturer Hana has updated its affordable E Series MC cartridge range with the introduction of the Hana EL Mk II and Hana EH Mk II. The second-generation models retain an elliptical synthetic diamond stylus and aluminium cantilever, but feature a substantially redesigned body incorporating solutions derived from the brand’s higher-end cartridges.

British manufacturer Vertere Acoustics has introduced the Ruby One, its new flagship moving-coil cartridge positioned above the XtraX in the company’s lineup. Development took around five years, during which the engineers tested various generator, suspension and body designs, as well as cantilevers made from boron, diamond and ruby and several different stylus profiles.

Rega has unveiled its flagship moving-magnet cartridge, the Nd9 (€899). The newcomer features a boron cantilever with a Fine Line stylus inherited from the reference MC cartridge Aphelion 2. Boron delivers exceptional rigidity with low mass, providing ultra-fast response and superior groove tracking accuracy. The Nd9 is available as a factory option for the Rega Planar 8 turntable.

Homogenix Gold is a very interesting MC cartridge for vinyl turntables. The highlight of the system is the body made of year 1512 fir wood, as the company claims, a real treasure, akin to the wood from which Stradivarius violins were made. Homogenix Gold’s incredible sound reproduction capabilities are also achieved by using High End materials in other parts of the cartridge – a sapphire cantilever, a diamond stylus with Micro Ridge sharpening and coils wound with pure 7N copper.