NEW GOLDRING EROICA HX MC CARTRIDGE LAUNCHED

Goldring has introduced the latest member of its moving coil (MC) cartridge family, the Goldring Eroica HX.

‘Eroica’ translates as ‘Heroic’ in Italian and this new high output cartridge joins the LX model in the Eroica range.

Goldring Eroica HX Moving Coil Cartridge

MM TO MC CARTRIDGE

Goldring says that the Eroica HX makes upgrading from a moving magnet cartridge to a moving-coil model straightforward as this cartridge delivers moving coil performance from a moving magnet input.

GOLDRING EROICA HX MOVING COIL CARTRIDGE

The Goldring Eroica HX is designed to work straight from the box, and slot into your existing system. Simply install it in place of your old moving magnet cartridge with no additional equipment or any system adjustments required.

The Goldring Eroica HX Moving Coil Cartridge is an easy MM cartridge upgrade

The Goldring Eroica HX Moving Coil Cartridge features a new, pure-iron cross-armature design for correct impendence matching. Ultra-fine, enamelled-copper windings for higher output and low crosstalk. It is equipped with a Gyger II diamond stylus that can trace frequencies as high as 50kHz without distortion. The housing is made from lightweight Pocan® composite material, chosen for its anti-colouration properties.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

By using numerous ultra-fine enamelled-copper windings, so fine they literally float, the Eroica HX has output sufficient to work with moving magnet phono inputs without compromising the low crosstalk that moving coil designs are known for.

And by deploying a new pure-iron cross-armature, the copper windings have a permeable path for the parallel magnetic field in which to operate, resulting in greater output and correct impedance matching. In addition, the cross-shape design is said to separate left and right stereo channels far more effectively than the moving magnet alternative. Eroica HX’s Gyger II diamond stylus has a tiny five-micron playing radius, which means it can trace frequencies as high as 50kHz without distortion.

This is, unsurprisingly, a delicate mechanism. So Goldring has ensured it’s fully protected by enclosing it in a light, rigid and housing formed from Pocan®. As well as the benefits of its lightweight and stiffness, Pocan® has no input into the sound the cartridge makes.

TONEARM

Eroica HX is compatible with virtually all tonearms, no matter if they’re straight, S-shaped or J-shaped, and no matter if they’re made from aluminium or carbon fibre. Its standard size fitment means it can be mounted using standard fixings, from above or below the headshell.

GOLDRING EROICA HX MOVING COIL CARTRIDGE SPECIFICATIONS

Frequency Response 20 Hz – 20 kHz ± 3 dB

Frequency Range 10 Hz – 50 kHz

Channel Balance within 1 dB @ 1 kHz

Channel Separation better than 25 dB @ 1 kHz

Sensitivity 2.5 mV ± 1 dB, 1 kHz @ 5 cm/sec

Static Compliance 25 mm/N

Trackability 85 um (@ 315 Hz)

Equivalent tip mass 0.4 mg

Vertical Tracking Angle 22 °

Stylus Radius Gyger II

Stylus Type Non-Replaceable (re-tip service available see website)

Load Resistance 47 kΩ

Load Capacitance 100 – 500 pF

Internal Inductance 0.13 mH

Internal Resistance 35 Ω

Cartridge Mass 5.2 g

Cartridge Mass (inc. fixings) 6.6 g

Fixing Centre 0.5 ” (12.7 mm)

Playing Weight 1.5 – 2.0 g (1.75 g nom.)

GOLDRING EROICA HX MOVING COIL CARTRIDGE PRICE

The Goldring Eroica HX moving coil cartridge is available in June priced £549, €699, $899.

HIGH END MUNICH 2022

The Goldring Eroica HX will be demoing at the High End Show 2022 in Munich (May 19th-22nd). Visit the Q Acoustics stand at A 4.1, F110.

HiFi Pig Says: A very cool and pocket-friendly idea from Goldring!