London Decca – the Relaunch of Cult Vinyl Cartridges
03.09.2025 05:34 | ~1 minute read
The London Decca brand was previously one of the most respected among manufacturers of high-quality vinyl cartridges. Alas, extremely limited supplies of new models for almost thirty years allowed many audiophiles to forget about the legend. Now London Decca is back – the new management of the company has significantly reworked both the model range and production facilities and is seriously aiming for global expansion.
The international office of London Decca now is located in the USA, production lines are preserved in the UK – soon we will see a number of announcements of new models and accessories. Thus, in the fall, the company will present London Decca Maroon, London Decca Super Gold, London Jubilee and London Reference cartridges, plus the new London Decca Mono Maroon model will see the light of day. London Decca cartridges now use Alnico 5 magnetic systems.
Probably, next year we will see a branded tube phono preamplifier – specially optimized for the features of London Decca cartridges, as well as London Decca cables.
Data source - www.londondecca.com
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