Description
SOLO
The Vertere Acoustics SOLO Moving Coil Cartridge was developed to ensure faithful pick up of the mono signal that is cut into the record groove and to bring the music to life with breath-taking clarity and presence.
Every element of the design was considered and refined — from the telescopic aluminium alloy cantilever, only horizontally active generator coil, Shibata III stylus profiles to its mass-tuned aluminium alloy body — all in pursuit of unlocking more detail, more emotion, and more music from the groove.
The cartridge, a beautifully machined aluminium alloy housing with Vertere’s signature 4-point fixing system, is designed to enhance mechanical integrity and vibration control.
To ensure perfect synergy with the bespoke low-mass moving coil generator, cartridge mass and structural balance has been fine-tuned to the new Cantilever/Coil suspension.
This combination allows the lateral modulations in the groove to be captured and every nuance of the music to be replayed with exceptional realism, from the subtlest string decay to the full bloom of a grand piano and emotionally recorded vocals.
What truly sets SOLO apart is its ability to resolve detail without a hint of any exaggeration.
Its generator is engineered to ensure almost no vertical movement in the groove has a component in the mono signal — minimising distortion while delivering ultra-low noise, outstanding resolution, lifelike dynamics, and precise spatial imaging of the mono recording.
More than a cartridge, SOLO is an experience — revealing not just sound, but the full emotion present in every performance.
Features
- Tri-Point Contact Design
- Shibata III Nude Diamond Stylus
- Excellence In Moving Coil Mono Reproduction
Specifications
- Generator Type: Moving Coil
- Output: 0.4 mV (1 kHz @ 5 cm/sec.)
- Recommended Input Load: 850 – 1 kΩ, 0 pF – Max. 470 pF
- Recommended Tracking Weight: 2.15 g (2.00 g – 2.40 g)
- Frequency Response: 10 Hz – 45 kHz
- Coil Resistance: 24 Ω – DC Single Coil
- Dynamic Compliance: 8.0 x 10-6 cm/dyne (@ 100 Hz)
- Magnet Type: Samarium-Cobalt
- Mounting To Stylus: 8.3 mm
- Headshell To Stylus: 17.0 mm
- Stylus: Shibata III, Nude Diamond, r x R (7 x 40 μm)
- Cantilever: Aluminium, Telescopic
- Headshell Mounting: Special Vertere Tri-point M2.5 Threaded Fixing Holes
- Generator Fixing: Special Quad-Point Contact, Four Stainless Spike Screws
- Weight: 11.4 g
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