Goldring E1

Goldring E1: moving magnet with a carbon-fibre cantilever

The E1 is Goldring's entry-level moving magnet cartridge, designed to replace the stock one on a budget or mid-priced turntable. It has a carbon-fibre reinforced cantilever, light and stiff, and a 0.6 mil spherical stylus bonded to a round shank.

Magnetic Duplex Technology

Like the whole E series it uses Magnetic Duplex Technology: a two-magnet generator with the same geometry as the head that cuts the record, which reads the two channels more precisely and improves stereo separation. Alignment is set at the factory with an adjustment screw, and the stylus can be replaced without tools.

Fitting and matching

It has the standard half-inch mount and fits most tonearms of medium to high mass (10 to 30 g), like those on budget and mid-priced turntables. It connects to an ordinary MM phono input, with a 47 kΩ load. Tracking force should be kept between 1.75 and 2.25 grams (2 recommended). As with any cartridge, after fitting it you should set alignment, tracking force and anti-skating following the tonearm instructions.

• Type: moving magnet (MM)
• Stylus: bonded spherical, 15 µm (0.6 mil) radius, replaceable
• Frequency response: from 20 Hz to 20 kHz (± 3 dB)
• Output voltage: 3.5 mV (1 kHz, 5 cm/s)
• Cartridge mass: 6.8 g