Goldring Eroica HX High-Output Moving Coil Cartridge Announced

Goldring's new Eroica HX moving coil cartridge is happy in a moving magnet input stage.
Eroica HX from Goldring is the newest moving coil (MC) cartridge and sits aside the Eroica LX in the audio specialist's heroic range (Eroica being 'heroic' in Italian).
The Eroica HX's superpower is that this high-performance high-output cartridge promises to deliver "a stunning moving coil performance from a moving magnet input" and even shares the price point of a decent moving magnet cartridge.
Thanks to a new pure-iron cross-armature wound with numerous ultra-fine enamelled-copper windings, the Eroica HX boasts a 2.5 mV output. This, alongside the matched impedance, are sufficient for the MC cartridge to work with a standard 47 kΩ MM phono input without compromising the low crosstalk that moving coil designs are prized for. Additionally, according to the brand, the cross-shape design can separate left and right stereo channels (better than 25 dB @ 1 kHz quoted channel separation) far more effectively than the moving magnet alternative.
The stylus is tipped with a Gyger II diamond sporting a tiny five-micron playing radius. Goldring says that the upshot is that it can trace frequencies as high as 50kHz (low-frequency range stated as 10 Hz) without distortion, and thanks to the cross-armature's low mass, it can react to musical transients with absolute precision.
The cartridge body is constructed from Pocan, a light, rigid material with no input into the sound and brings the cartridge mass to 5.2 g (without fixings). The body is also a standard size enabling it to be mounted using common fixings above or below the headshell.
Goldring says that all you have to do is install it in place of your old moving magnet cartridge, set the tracking weight between 1.5 and 2.0 g (1.75 g nom.) and enjoy improved dynamics, enhanced stereo imaging and controlled, distortion-free high-frequencies immediately. Best of all, you won't need additional equipment or system adjustments.
The Goldring Eroica HX moving coil cartridge is available in June, priced at £549/ €699 and will be demoed at the High End Show 2022 in Munich (May 18th-22nd) at the Q Acoustics stand (A 4.1, F110) alongside the Concept 50 loudspeakers.
Visit Goldring for more information

Jay Garrett
StereoNET’s resident rock star, bass player, and gadget junkie. Jay heads up StereoNET as Editor for the United Kingdom and Europe regions. His passion for gadgets and Hi-Fi is second only to being a touring musician.
Posted in: Hi-Fi
JOIN IN THE DISCUSSION
Want to share your opinion or get advice from other enthusiasts? Then head into the Message
Forums where thousands of other enthusiasts are communicating on a daily basis.
CLICK HERE FOR FREE MEMBERSHIP
Trending
applause awards
Each time StereoNET reviews a product, it is considered for an Applause Award. Winning one marks it out as a design of great quality and distinction – a special product in its class, on the grounds of either performance, value for money, or usually both.
Applause Awards are personally issued by StereoNET’s global Editor-in-Chief, David Price – who has over three decades of experience reviewing hi-fi products at the highest level – after consulting with our senior editorial team. They are not automatically given with all reviews, nor can manufacturers purchase them.
The StereoNET editorial team includes some of the world’s most experienced and respected hi-fi journalists with a vast wealth of knowledge. Some have edited popular English language hi-fi magazines, and others have been senior contributors to famous audio journals stretching back to the late 1970s. And we also employ professional IT and home theatre specialists who work at the cutting edge of today’s technology.
We believe that no other online hi-fi and home cinema resource offers such expert knowledge, so when StereoNET gives an Applause Award, it is a trustworthy hallmark of quality. Receiving such an award is the prerequisite to becoming eligible for our annual Product of the Year awards, awarded only to the finest designs in their respective categories. Buyers of hi-fi, home cinema, and headphones can be sure that a StereoNET Applause Award winner is worthy of your most serious attention.