Goldring E Series

Goldring E Series

The Goldring philosophy is to promote the accurate replication of the original record production, maintaining the creative nuances, musicality and rhythm the artist intended you to hear.

With the versatile Goldring E Series, this is easy to achieve with all three cartridges in the range; each is designed to be simple to fit to the majority of budget to medium priced turntables with little or no fuss.

What is a Moving Magnet Cartridge?

All transducers of this type depend on Faraday’s Law of electromagnetic induction which implies that a conductor placed in a varying magnetic field will have an electromotive force, or e.m.f., induced in it proportional to the rate of change of the field.

If a permanent magnet is suspended at or near the poles of a coil with an iron core, the coil will experience the required variable magnetic flux if the magnet is moved.

A cantilever transfers the mechanical vibrations picked up from the record groove by the stylus directly into the permanent magnet.

The changing magnetic field it produces induces a magnetic “flow” through the pole shoes which, in turn, generates an e.m.f in the fixed coils in direct proportion to the mechanical vibration.

In this way, the sound wave captured as undulations in the record grooves has been converted into a tiny electrical signal which can then be amplified and converted back into sound by the speakers.

The coil must be connected to a special phono amplifier input via the turntable leads so that the low voltage generated by the cartridge (typically 5 mV) is boosted to several volts to drive the speakers.

All MM cartridges have a relatively high output and require a 47 kΩ load impedance for current to flow making them compatible with the basic phono input found as standard on many integrated amplifiers.

If your amplifier does not feature a MM phono input, these can be purchased separately at a reasonable cost.

Goldring E1

The E1 cartridge, the first in the range, utilises a carbon-fibre reinforced cantilever and bonded, spherical (0.6 mil) stylus with a round shank.

Carbon is an effective alternative to more premium aluminium or boron materials, producing comparable results in most entry level hi-fi applications.

Goldring E1 specifications

Colour – Red

Cantilever – Carbon

Stylus profile – Spherical

Stylus radius – 0.6 mil

Frequency range – 20 Hz – 20 kHz

Channel balance – 1.5 dB at 1 kHz

Channel separation – >20 dB at 1 kHz

Sensitivity – 3.5 mV (1 kHz @ 5 cm/sec)

Static compliance – 20 mm/N

Vertical tracking angle – 20°

Load resistance – 47 kΩ

Load capacitance – 100 – 200 pF

Internal inductance – 400 mH

Internal resistance – 410 Ω

Cartridge mass – 6.9 g

Fixing centres – 12.7 mm (0.5 in)

Playing weight – 1.5 g – 2.5 g (2.0 g recommended)

Goldring E2

The E2 cartridge, the middle in the range, features the same spherical stylus profile as the E1 but with the additional benefit of an upgraded aluminium cantilever.

This is both stiff and light weight allowing the stylus to more accurately trace medium to high frequencies offering more detail and reducing distortion and mis-tracking during loud passages.

Goldring E2 specifications

Colour – Green

Cantilever – Aluminium

Stylus profile – Spherical

Stylus radius – 0.6 mil

Frequency range – 20 Hz – 20 kHz

Channel balance – 1.5 dB at 1 kHz

Channel separation – >20 dB at 1 kHz

Sensitivity – 3.5 mV (1 kHz @ 5 cm/sec)

Static compliance – 20 mm/N

Vertical tracking angle – 20°

Load resistance – 47 kΩ

Load capacitance – 100 – 200 pF

Internal inductance – 400 mH

Internal resistance – 410 Ω

Cartridge mass – 6.9 g

Fixing centres – 12.7 mm (0.5 in)

Playing weight – 1.5 g – 2.5 g (2.0 g recommended)

Goldring E3

The E3 cartridge, representing the top of the range features the same aluminium cantilever as the E2, but benefits from a superior, bonded, super-elliptical (0.3 x 0.7 mil) stylus.

This gives it better high frequency detail retrieval over ordinary elliptical (0.4 x 0.7 mil) or spherical (0.6 mil) types due to its smaller front-to-back radius.

The main effect is the reduction of sibilance, especially in high level vocal recordings.

Goldring E3 specifications

Colour – Violet

Cantilever – Aluminium

Stylus profile – Elliptical

Stylus radius – 0.3 x 0.7 mil

Frequency range – 20 Hz – 20 kHz

Channel balance – 1.5 dB at 1 kHz

Channel separation – >20 dB at 1 kHz

Sensitivity – 3.5 mV (1 kHz @ 5 cm/sec)

Static compliance – 20 mm/N

Vertical tracking angle – 20°

Load resistance – 47 kΩ

Load capacitance – 100 – 200 pF

Internal inductance – 400 mH

Internal resistance – 410 Ω

Cartridge mass – 6.9 g

Fixing centres – 12.7 mm (0.5 in)

Playing weight – 1.5 g – 2.5 g (2.0 g recommended)

Goldring E4

E4 is designed to be compatible with all medium-to-high-mass tonearms of the type found on the majority of budget to midrange turntables.

And because it’s constructed using the same high-quality core as the other E Series cartridges in the range, E4 is ideal both for those who wish to upgrade an obsolete cartridge in its entirety or those who want to boost the performance of their existing E Series cartridge by replacing the stylus.

Goldring E4 specifications

Frequency Range – 18 Hz – 24 kHz

Channel Balance – better than 1.5 dB @ 1 kHz

Channel Separation – > 24 dB @ 1 kHz

Sensitivity – 3.5 mV (1 kHz @ 5 cm/s)

Static Compliance – 22 mm/N

Vertical Tracking Angle – 20°

Stylus Radius – 7.6 micron (0.3 x 0.7 mil)

Stylus Type – Nude elliptical

Load Resistance – 47 kΩ

Load Capacitance – 100 – 200 pF

Internal Inductance – 400 mH

Internal Resistance – 410 Ω

Cartridge Mass – 6.9 g

Fixing Centre – 12.7 mm (0.5 in)

Playing Weight – 1.5 – 2.5 g (1.75 g recommended)

How to replace a Goldring E Series cartridge