Goldring Ethos SE

Beskrivning

Goldring, introducerar Ethos SE – en specialutgåva av sin prisbelönta Ethos-modell. Ethos SE, som sitter i toppen av Goldrings utbud av MC-pickuper, kombinerar kompromisslös ingenjörskonst med unika nya funktioner för att producera en pickup med fantastiska ljudåtergivningsmöjligheter.

Tack vare en rad exklusiva och noggrant konstruerade uppgraderingar – inklusive spolar i rent silver, lågt motstånd och en svart anodiserad, flygplanskvalitet aluminiumdesign – sätter Ethos SE helt nya standarder när det gäller detaljåtervinning och kanalseparation. Även när den bedöms mot pickuper som kostar mycket mer, ger denna nya specialutgåva en helt uppslukande, spännande komplett musikalisk upplevelse – som alltid har varit Goldring-etos.

”The Goldring Ethos SE is a hugely enjoyable cartridge. Building on the strengths of the Ethos, it adds an extra level of sophistication, and serves it up with a better sense of atmosphere and scale. Add in ease of setup and its indifference to VTA and loading changes, and you have an absolute winner. For a range-topping design that costs less than some spend on cables, this is a veritable audiophile bargain.”
-Hi-Fi News, Outstanding Product Award

Key features at a glance:

* New pure silver coils feature fewer windings with higher conductivity, reducing the effective tip mass and internal impedance of the pick-up for improved tracking and greater transient response.
* Low-mass cross-armature core made from Swedish iron improves channel separation and produces a more realistic soundstage.
* A vital line-contact diamond stylus features a narrow, low tip-mass, large contact-area that enhances high-frequency response and minimises distortion and colouration.
* New low reluctance pole-shoes ensure smooth and extended frequency response via an exclusive process.
* Low-resonance, aircraft-grade aluminium body is selected for its low density and superior rigidity.

New pure silver coils
Reducing the effective tip mass of any phonograph pick-up will enhance its performance. The Ethos SE relies on Ag 9999 pure silver coil windings which have very low internal resistance and lower mass because fewer windings are used. The coils therefore have a significantly lower mass than our standard copper windings. This means the Ethos SE is better able to negotiate or ‘track’ the record groove without losing contact. The upshot is greater transient response, a reduction in resonance throughout the audio band, and flatter overall frequency response.

Low-mass cross-armature
By using high permeability Swedish iron in a low-mass cross-shape, rather than the conventional (and heavier) square alternative, Goldring improves channel separation and delivers an armature assembly that can produce an extraordinarily realistic stereo soundstage. High frequency detail levels are improved, distortion is reduced, and mis-tracking is all-but eliminated.

Vital line-contact diamond stylus
In order to retrieve the highest frequencies in a recording, Ethos SE uses a narrow, low tip-mass, large contact-area diamond stylus. This vital-shank, nude design has a polyhedral, line-contact diamond profile, and is connected to the armature by a stiff-yet-lightweight alloy cantilever tube. So, as well as having a remarkably good high-frequency response, distortion, resonance and colouration are minimised.

GOL-1 generator
Originally developed during vinyl’s initial rise to ubiquity, the GOL-1 generator ensures a smooth and extended frequency response. It’s still handmade by Goldring, and here it is presented as an example of the company’s ongoing dedication to refinement of every aspect of its design and assembly. Exclusively for the SE version, the pole shoes have been subjected to a new process, which enhances the permeability of the metal, creating a lower reluctance magnetic circuit. This serves to flatten and extend the frequency response, especially in the upper registers where musical detail resides.

Aircraft aluminium body
The GOL-1 generator is fitted into a precision-milled 6082-T6 aircraft-grade aluminium body shell. This material was carefully selected for its low density and superior rigidity – and thanks to its anodised black finish it’s as good-looking as it is durable.

Specifikationer:

* Frequency Response20 Hz – 20 kHz ± 2 dB
* Frequency Range12 Hz – 32 kHz
* Channel Balancewithin 1 dB @ 1 kHz
* Channel Separationbetter than 30 dB @ 1 kHz
* Sensitivity0.35 mV ± 1 dB, 1 kHz @ 5 cm/sec
* Static Compliance28 mm/N
* Trackability90 um (@ 315 Hz)
* Equivalent tip mass0.34 mg
* Vertical Tracking Angle20 °
* Stylus Profile:Vital line-contact
* Stylus Radius35 x 8 µm (0.3 mil)
* Stylus TypeFactory Replaceable
* Load Resistance100 Ω
* Load Capacitance100 – 500 pF
* Internal Inductance3.5 µH
* Internal Resistance3.8 Ω
* Cartridge Mass7.7 g
* Cartridge Mass (inc. fixings)8.5 g (without stylus cover)
* Fixing Centres0.5 ” (12.7 mm)
* Playing Weight1.5 – 2.0 g (1.75 g nom.)

Läs mer på: www.goldring.co.uk