VPI Goldy Cartridge
VPI ANNOUNCE GOLDY MC CARTRIDGE IS NOW AVAILABLE
VPI Goldy MC cartridges are now available for purchase and shipping. The Goldy is another VPI and Audio Technica partnership product.
Using the Audio Technica AT-OC9 series as a base with VPI’s voicing, the Goldy has a line contact stylus on a boron cantilever.
VPI GOLDY CARTRIDGE
The Goldy has the same internal and dampening modifications as the Shyla cartridge in addition to other material changes as well. And of course it is no secret the VPI Goldy cartridge is named after Mat and Jane Weisfeld’s second daughter, Goldy.
MAT WEISFELD
Mat Weisfeld told us: “The goal is to create a more cost-effective option that still punches above its price point while being decently easy to set up. When voicing the Goldy, as with the Shyla, our main focus was to hit the midrange while still having a strong punch on the base and detail on the highs”.
VPI GOLDY CARTRIDGE SPECIFICATIONS
Body Material: Aluminium
Frequency Response: 20-50,000 Hz
Channel Separation: 28 dB (1 kHz)
Vertical Tracking Angle: 20°
Vertical Tracking Force: 1.8-2.2 g (2.0 g standard)
Recommended Load Impedance: Min. 100 ohms (when head amplifier is connected)
Coil Impedance: 12 ohms (1 kHz)
DC Resistance: 12 ohms
Coil Inductance: 25 mH (1 kHz)
Output: 0.4 mV (at 1 kHz, 5 cm/sec)
Channel Balance: 0.5 dB (1 kHz)
Stylus Shape: Special Line Contact
Stylus Type: Nude rectangular shank
Stylus Curvature Radius: 1.5 x 0.28 mil
Cantilever: 0.28 mm diameter nude boron
Static Compliance: 22 x 10-6 cm/dyne
Dynamic Compliance: 18 x 10-6 cm/dyne (100 Hz)
Wire Used for Coil: PCOCC
Terminal Pins: Brass
Mount: Half-inch
Weight: 7.6 g (0.3 oz)
Dimensions: 17.3 mm (0.68″) H × 16.8 mm (0.66″) W × 25.7 mm (1.01″) D
VPI GOLDY CARTRIDGE PRICE
The VPI Goldy will retail for 1,300 USD
HiFi PiG Says: VPI keeps it in the family with the new Goldy cartridge joining Shyla.
