Goldring Ethos SE MC Cartridge

Goldring Ethos SE MC Cartridge

New Flagship Moving Coil Pickup

Goldring redefines sonic possibilities with a special edition of its flagship moving coil pickup, Ethos!

World-renowned analogue cartridge specialist Goldring presents the Ethos SE - a special edition of its award-winning Ethos model. As the pinnacle of the Goldring range of MovingCoil pickups, the Ethos SE combines uncompromising engineering with unique new features to create a cartridge with exceptional tonal characteristics.

Thanks to a host of exclusive and carefully designed upgrades – including pure silver coils, low-drag pole shoes and a black anodized aluminum body – the Ethos SE sets new standards in terms of detail reproduction, channel separation and freedom from discoloration. Even compared to pickups, which are much more expensive, this new special edition cartridge offers emotional, fascinatingly harmonious musical experiences – which is one of Goldring's strengths.

Key features

• New pure silver coils feature fewer windings with higher conductivity, reducing the effective mass and internal impedance of the pickup
• Lightweight, lower-mass iron cross anchor core improves channel separation and creates a more realistic soundstage
• Vital Line-Contact diamond needle with low mass, large contact area that improves frequency response and minimizes distortion and discoloration
• New "pole shoes" with low resistance for an extended frequency range
• Low resonance, housing made of the highest quality aluminum was chosen for its low density and high rigidity

Specifications

• Frequenzgang: 20 Hz – 20 kHz ± 2 dB
• Frequency Response: 12 Hz – 32 kHz
• Channel equality: within 1 dB @ 1 kHz
• Channel separation: better than 30 dB @ 1 kHz
• Sensitivity: 0.35 mV ± 1 dB, 1 kHz @ 5 cm/sec
• Static Compliance: 28 mm/N
• Trackability: 90 um (@ 315 Hz)
• Equivalent tip mass: 0.34 mg
• Vertical Tracking Angle: 20 °
• Stylus Type: Vital line-contact
• Stylus Radius 0.3 x 0.7 mil
• Stylus not replaceable (replacement option via website)
• Load Resistance 100 Ω
• Load Capacitance 100 – 500 pF
• Internal Inductance 3.5 uH
• Internal Resistance 4.2 Ω
• Weight 7.7 g
• Weight with fastening) 8.5 g (without stylus cover)
• Mounting Distance 0.5" (12.7mm)
• Rec. Pad weight 1.5 - 2.0 g (1.75 g nom.)