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.

VPI Goldy Cartridge

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”.

Ms Goldy herself

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.