The 10×5 Mk2 may not be the “best” at anything, but it has earned its reputation as a workhorse cartridge that manages to survive expensive table and tonearm upgrades. Vocals and brass have impressive ...

This reality is not lost on companies that manufacture phono cartridges. Japan, Denmark, and New York produce the vast majority of phono cartridges mounted to the millions of headshells in ...

In either case, the arm acts like a vibrating magnet. Earlier phono cartridges were ceramic and used the piezoelectric effect to create the electrical signal. The cantilever end of the stylus arm ...

If your home audio system includes a turntable, you will always need a phono preamp in the chain. Also called a phono stage, this component is essential for the playback of vinyl records. It raises ...