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Built in Japan by Audio-Technica, Voice by VPI: Goldy Dual Moving-Coil Phono Cartridge Plays with High Separation, Wide Responsiveness, Enticing Presence, and a Natural Midrange
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 |
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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 |