Goldring Ethos
Ethos
is a truly high-end cartridge featuring a vital-shank, nude-diamond
stylus. This polyhedral, line-contact profile was chosen because it has a
very low tip-mass and a large contact area whilst being very narrow
from front to back; even enabling the undistorted retrieval of
ultrasonic frequencies in a recording. In order to properly process
this information, at the heart of the Ethos cartridge is Goldring's
hand-built GOL-1 moving-coil generator. Featuring a hand-wound
cross-shaped, soft-iron armature and married to a low resonance aircraft
aluminium chassis, each one is precision tuned by our expert craftsmen
to achieve our best ever level of performance. The result is that one
becomes simply immersed in the musical experience ...and that's our
whole Ethos.
“…as a long-term vinyl partner it is extremely adept and should be on any audition shortlist at the price.”
Hi-Fi Choice, 5 Stars, Recommended Award
“It sounds like the here and now, clear and balanced and full of
beauty. If you haven’t considered a Goldring cartridge in a long time,
you need to hear the Ethos.”
Part-Time Audiophile
“The Ethos is a serious performer…It has the potential to unseat some
of the more revered cartridges and give them a real run for their
money.”
The Ear, Best Buy Award
“I’m deeply impressed by the Goldring Ethos.”
Hi-Fi +
“Goldring’s Ethos is a moving coil cartridge unlike most else. It
offers moving coil clarity and stage depth but has a lullingly smooth
sound, as we know it from vinyl days of yore. A good performer
all-round, with fine tracking, it’s an alternative to the more
challenging sound of today’s current crop and worth considering.
Outstanding – amongst the best.”
Hi-Fi World, 5 Globes
Line-Contact Stylus
The line-contact diamond profile provides a large contact area with the
groove wall, improving the retrieval of high frequency detail and
reducing groove wear. Its vital-shaped shank has a low tip mass giving
the design exceptionally good trackability.
Alloy Cantilever
The stiff and lightweight alloy cantilever tube has been tuned to the
ideal length for cartridge stability and ride height. Its length has
been optimised to reduce inertia in the suspension system and improve
trackability.
Cross-Shaped Armature
The coils are wound around a cross-shaped armature of pure,
high-permeability, Swedish iron. The reduced unsprung mass improves the
ability for the stylus to track the groove wall and the coil separation
minimises cross-talk, improving the stereo image.
Optimised Suspension
The new damper pad uses a bespoke butyl rubber compound to keep the
system critically damped. Combined with an expertly tensioned tie-wire,
the cartridge remains ultra-stable even during the loudest and most
complex passages.
Neodymium Magnet
A very light and powerful neodymium magnet is clamped between two pole
shoes creating a perfectly uniform magnetic field gap, within which the
cross armature is suspended. This gives Ethos its typically flat and
extended frequency response.
Aluminium Body Shell
The body is precision-milled from a low density, rigid, aircraft grade
aluminium which helps to maintain a low effective mass and enables it to
dissipate unwanted resonances into the tonearm where they are
effectively 'grounded'.
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