Capsulas

We carry a range of superb cartridges that will really dig deep into those grooves on your records. We have a range of MM/MC to suit your turntable and budget.
There are two main types of stylus tip:
Conical-Shaped Needles. This tip shape:
resembles the tip on a ball point pen. Because of the symmetrical design, needles with conical design are the least costly to manufacture.
produces the lowest level of fidelity and the greatest record wear. Conical needles are not great at accurately retrieving the smaller groove modulations that represent the higher frequencies.
are best used when ruggedness and economy are the deciding factors.
minimizes the amount of surface noise, ticks, and pops that you will hear and is a good choice for those who are playing very old and beat up records.
Elliptical Cartridges: Also called 'bi-radial', this tip shape:
presents a knife-edge to the record. This very popular tip shape provides a good balance between performance and cost.
has a diamond's contact area elongated vertically and made narrower front to back. The greater vertical contact area distributes the tracking force over a larger area of the groove wall.
results in less pressure per square inch -- hence less record wear compared to a conical shaped tip.
has narrower front-to-back facing, providing the diamond with a shape better suited to recovering smaller high frequency groove modulations.
And, there are two types of cartridge assembly:
Moving Magnet (abbreviated MM) cartridges are more common in normal usage. Here are some characteristics of this cartridge:
MM's create a very small electrical signal by moving a magnet within the gap of fixed wire coils in the stylus body.
This is accomplished by mounting a small magnet to the end of the cantilever (small metal tube) holding the needle. When the needle is vibrated by the record groove, this moves the magnet, within the gap of tightly-wound coils of wire.
The motion of the magnet within the stationary coils induces an electrical signal into the coil -- hence the term moving magnet.
Moving magnet cartridges have user replaceable styli and some can be used successfully by even the most nervous newcomer to the turntable.
Moving magnets are the most popular design today as they offer a good value between performance and cost.
Moving Coil (abbreviated MC) cartridges are more expensive to manufacture than moving magnet cartridges.
Because of the precision manufacturing required and inherently superior in design, they are capable of greater performance than moving magnet cartridges.
They tend to sound more "transparent" than moving magnets.
They generally have a lower output than moving magnet cartridges and some moving coils (called low-output moving coils) require extra amplification to boost their signals to an audible level.

Another factor to consider: If your cartridge is getting on in life,much of the following may not have the sonic impact it should. There is even a small chance that a worn stylus is damaging your records. Cartridges are one of the most difficult purchasing decisions in hifi because it is impossible to get them on loan

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