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VPI Goldy

$1,300.00

The Goldy is another VPI - Audio Technica partnership product. Using the award winning AT-OC9 series as a base with VPI’s voicing, the Goldy is a line contact stylus on a boron cantilever. The Goldy has the same internal and dampening modifications as the Shyla cartridge in addition to other material changes as well.

Technical Specifications

  • Body Material: Aluminum
  • 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