Pt. 4.: How to choose the perfect cartridge? The 9 must-know tips.

There’s a lot to take into consideration when choosing a phono cartridge. Regardless of price, its technical compatibility with your system can have a much bigger impact on how it will perform than you might ever imagine. In this video I will talk about the nine criteria that you should consider, or at least be aware of before making a purchasing decision.

Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
03:29 - Moving Magnet or Moving Coil?
05:30 - Output Voltage
09:00 - Load Impedance
11:17 - Load Capacitance
14:23 - Compliance
21:10 - Stylus Type
24:01 - Weight & Tracking
27:19 - Vertical Tracking Angle VTA
30:51 - Sound & Looks
33:34 - Conclusion of the Series

Content Links:
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Intro & Outro Music: (Spotify Link) : ‘Philia’ taken from The Four Loves, by Stefan Meylaers: https://open.spotify.com/track/2vaU6l...

Equipment featured in this video:
Playback (where applicable):
Loudspeakers: Pearl Acoustics SG
Preamplifier LTA MicroZotl
DAC: Denefrips Venus 15th.
Amplifier: Pearl Acoustics 170 / 7040
CD Player: Lyngdorf CD-2
Cables: Loudspeaker cables: Pearl Acoustics Sibelius Neutral Balance
Interconnects: Mogami & AudioQuest (various)
Listening Room acoustic panels: GIK

Video recording:
Sony FX30
Sound Recording:
Sennheiser ME-2 lavalier microphone with XSW-D wireless kit, coupled to a Zoom H6 Essentials. Post production monitoring: Neumann KH120 / 750 with SMSL D400EX Dac fed by an SPL Phonitor 2

More about Pearl Acoustics:
Pearl Acoustics website: https://pearlacoustics.com/
Our loudspeakers: https://pearlacoustics.com/loudspeakers/
Our 7040 amplifier: https://pearlacoustics.com/products__...
Our 170 amplifier: https://pearlacoustics.com/products__...
Email us: enquiries@pearlacoustics.com
Social media links:   / pearlacoustics     / pearl.acoustics  

Disclosure: All comments and claims in this video are the opinion of the presenter and are given independently of any external company or organisation. Unless otherwise explicitly stated, the presenter does not receive any payment, gifts or other incentives from any of the musicians, producers or companies featured in this video. All equipment in this video has either been purchased by the presenter or is on loan to him expressly for the making of this video.
All facts, figures, prices and technical specifications are quoted on a best-efforts basis for accuracy, no liability can be accepted for any errors therein.