Ceramic Or Magnetic Cartridge

Our web site references magnetic stylus ceramic stylus magnetic cartridge and ceramic cartridge part numbers not turntable part numbers.

Ceramic or magnetic cartridge.

A moving magnet mm cartridge is the most common type of phono cartridge. Canadian astatic 16775 yonge st. Moving magnet cartridge. L3y 8j4 p 905 836 6078.

Use the illustration number to obtain a cartridge number from the detailed listing. A magnetic cartridge more commonly called a phonograph cartridge or phono cartridge or colloquially a pickup is an electromechanical transducer that is used to play records on a turntable. As the stylus moves the magnets change their relationship with the coils in the body of the cartridge which generates a small voltage. 2 the moving magnet cartridge.

But the nostalgic type players of today persist in using ceramic cartridges. Magnetic cartridges moving coil and moving magnet work on this principle. Ceramic cartridge underside view showing stylus cartridge type no. This type works completely different than the ceramic cartridge.

Unit 307 newmarket ontario. The cartridge contains a removable or permanently mounted stylus the tip usually a gemstone such as diamond or sapphire of which makes physical contact with the record s groove. Unlike ceramic cartridges there is no or much less physical connection between the stylus the magnet and the wire coils. Match your cartridge up with the appropriate illustration below.

Fortunately magnetic cartridges look quite different in that they don t flip over to play 78 s. Unlike a ceramic cartridge the back end of the stylus in a magnetic cartridge is not embedded in a block of material. It has two magnets on the end of the stylus one for each channel located inside of the cartridge itself. The transition from ceramic to magnetic cartridge use generally took place during the 1970 s.

And some players started using magnetic cartridges in the 1960 s.