Vertere Solo

Vertere Solo

£2,850.00

SOLO Moving Coil Cartridge was developed to ensure faithful pick up of the mono signal that is cut into the record groove

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Vertere Solo

Vertere Solo

SOLO Moving Coil Cartridge was developed to ensure faithful pick up of the mono signal that is cut into the record groove and to bring the music to life with breath taking clarity and presence

Every element of the design was considered and refined — from the telescopic aluminium alloy cantilever, only horizontally active generator coil, Shibata III stylus profiles to its mass-tuned aluminium alloy body — all in pursuit of unlocking more detail, more emotion, and more music from the groove

The cartridge, a beautifully machined aluminium alloy housing with Vertere’s signature 4-point fixing system, is designed to enhance mechanical integrity and vibration control.

To ensure perfect synergy with the bespoke low-mass moving coil generator, cartridge mass and structural balance has been fine-tuned to the new Cantilever/Coil suspension.

This combination allows the lateral modulations in the groove to be captured and every nuance of the music to be replayed with exceptional realism, from the subtlest string decay to the full bloom of a grand piano and emotionally recorded vocals

What truly sets Vertere SOLO apart is its ability to resolve detail without a hint of any exaggeration

Its generator is engineered to ensure almost no vertical movement in the groove has a component in the mono signal — minimising distortion while delivering ultra-low noise, outstanding resolution, lifelike dynamics, and precise ‘spatial’ imaging of the mono recording.

More than a cartridge,SOLO is an experience — revealing not just sound,but the full emotion present in every performance

SOLO doesn’t just meet expectations;it redefines what a Mono moving coil Cartridge can achieve

At The Heart Telescopic Cantilever – Nude Diamond Stylus Technology for Enhanced Performance and Precision.

Mono Coil generator engineered for precise Lateral Mono Signal cut into the Groove with No Vertical signal component.

Aluminium Alloy Cantilever precision fitted with Shibata III Nude Diamond stylus tip

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Mono Coil generator engineered for preciseLateral Mono Signal cut into the Groove with No Vertical signal component.

Blending the inherent strength of the telescopic aluminium alloy cantilever with the precision of the ‘single’ cross coil generator and fine-tuned synthetic rubber suspension to achieve the remarkable dynamic control, unwavering tracking stability, and impressive frequency extension

The Shibata III stylus profile provides a highly responsive interface that maximises signal integrity and dynamic performance

The Special Three-Point Contact design is precision machined into the top surface of a single-piece aluminium alloy body to provide the required contact with the tonearm head shell and cartridge alignment accuracy

Specifications Vertere Solo

Generator Type _ _ Moving Coil

Output _ _ 0.4mV (1kHz @ 5cm/sec.)

Recommended Input Load _ _ 850_ – 1k_

0pF – Max. 470pF

Recommended Tracking Weight _ _ 2.15g (2.00g – 2.40g)

Frequency Response _ _ 10Hz – 45kHz

Coil Resistance _ _ 24_ – DC Single Coil

Dynamic Compliance _ _ 8.0 x 10__ cm/dyne (@ 100Hz)

Magnet Type _ _ Samarium-Cobalt

Mounting To Stylus _ _ _ 8.3mm

Headshell To Stylus _ _ _ 17.0mm

Stylus  – Shibata III, Nude Diamond r x R (7 x 40 _m)

Cantilever – Aluminium – Telescopic

Headshell Mounting – Special Vertere Tri-point

M2.5 Threaded Fixing Holes

Generator Fixing – Special Quad-Point Contact

Four Stainless ‘Spike’ Screws

Weight 11.4g

Brand

Vertere Acoustics

Vertere Acoustics Reducing engineering to its fundamentals, to get you even closer to the original recording

When aiming to reproduce the complexities of music, it’s all too easy to introduce even greater complication in the engineering of audio equipment, putting in place one element to solve the problems of another until the whole design escalates into something fiendishly intricate – and expensive!

That’s not the Vertere way: coming at the whole problem with decades of audio and mechanical engineering experience, plus close collaboration with the recording and mastering industry, they step back, take a long hard look at the fundamentals, and look for simple, elegant solutions.

That may sound like a simple ‘less is more’ philosophy, but they prefer to look at it this way: the best audio equipment shouldn’t add anything to the original recording. Rather it should affect it as little as possible; bringing the listener ever closer to what the artist, producer and mastering engineer wanted you to hear.

Working with music industry professionals, they have access to master tapes and the acetates made in the production of records, and can compare the way the engineers heard them with the way they sound on their record players and via their cables. Vermeer Acoustics are constantly learning about how records are mixed, mastered, cut and pressed, and applying that knowledge to the way we design and build Vertere products.

The fundamentals of a record player are pretty much set in stone, in that a record needs to turn at a certain speed, and the stylus needs to follow the groove and allow the cartridge to convert its undulations into electrical signals with what is literally microscopic accuracy. However, just because those are the basics, that doesn’t mean there’s only one way to achieve them – which is why we take a long hard look, apply our ‘do no evil’ way of thinking, and endeavour to develop simpler, innovative solutions.

That’s why you’ll find their record players look different, both outwardly and in some of the engineering solutions you’ll probably never see. It’s all a matter of stripping down the engineering to those fundamentals by considering the absolute essence of how a record player works – from re-examining the way a cartridge gets its energy to ensuring it extracts maximum information from a groove that’s trying to throw it off track over a thousand times a centimetre.

So yes, the way they design and build their products is unique, but it’s not all about being eye-catching (even if we have to admit we think they look rather good): we hope you’ll find they sound just as unique, too, simply by bringing you even more of the music

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