Goldring Ethos
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Goldring Ethos
Ethos is a truly high-end cartridge featuring a vital-shank, nude-diamond stylus. This polyhedral, line-contact profile was chosen because it has a very low tip-mass and a large contact area whilst being very narrow from front to back; even enabling the undistorted retrieval of ultrasonic frequencies in a recording. In order to properly process this information, at the heart of the Ethos cartridge is Goldring's hand-built GOL-1 moving-coil generator. Featuring a hand-wound cross-shaped, soft-iron armature and married to a low resonance aircraft aluminium chassis, each one is precision tuned by our expert craftsmen to achieve our best ever level of performance. The result is that one becomes simply immersed in the musical experience ...and that's our whole Ethos.
Audiograde, Best Turntable Cartridge 2024 Award
"This little beauty was more than able to punch above its weight on turntables costing the same as a family saloon. For the price it’s an absolute corker."
Audiograde, Recommended Award
"With its spec sheet and performance, this cartridge by any other brand would be coming at you with a much bigger price tag. I can think of few, if any, moving-coil pick-ups at this level that can provide the musical detail, dynamics and overall consistency of the Ethos, while also being so easy to live with across a wide range of musical genres – highly recommended."
Stereophile
"Goldring’s Ethos moving coil plays like a cartridge costing much more than its $1599 asking price. Not only that, it’s built like one…Just to be clear I keep repeating my praise for the Ethos’s tracking abilities because that’s how it sounds: like its line-contact rock stays locked in the slot. Goldring’s overachieving Ethos delivers a bright, extra-quiet clarity that lets the sounds and attitudes of music come out fresh, full, distinct, and robust."
Hi-Fi World, 5 Globes
"Goldring’s Ethos is a moving coil cartridge unlike most else. It offers moving coil clarity and stage depth but has a lullingly smooth sound, as we know it from vinyl days of yore. A good performer all-round, with fine tracking, it’s an alternative to the more challenging sound of today’s current crop and worth considering. Outstanding – amongst the best."
The Audiophile Man, 9/10, Deeply Groovy award
"When you buy the Ethos, you’re given a promise. A promise that your hi-fi life will improve slowly and steadily over time. The Ethos is for the long haul. Rejoice in the aural gains that you will hear, immediately. Then prepare yourself for new joys to come as a host of information is fed to you over a long period of time. The Ethos? It’s the gentleman’s gentleman of cartridges."
Part-Time Audiophile
"It sounds like the here and now, clear and balanced and full of beauty. If you haven’t considered a Goldring cartridge in a long time, you need to hear the Ethos."
Hi-Fi Choice, 5 Stars, Recommended Award
"Its ability to generate an unforced and completely believable soundstage of the performers involved is impressive. The Goldring manages to sound consistently ‘right’ in a way that makes it a very easy device to listen to for extended period…as a long-term vinyl partner it is extremely adept and should be on any audition shortlist at the price."
Hi-Fi +
"The stereo separation is exceptionally good...The Ethos is also a beautiful tracker...I’m deeply impressed by the Goldring Ethos."
The Ear, Best Buy Award
"The Ethos is a serious performer…It has the potential to unseat some of the more revered cartridges and give them a real run for their money."