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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
