On Fri, 15 Dec 2006 13:53:09 -0000, jasee wrote:


Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
jasee wrote:
It contains the Numark Groovetool cartridge (or similar) 'A high
value, adjustable cartridge in a traditional headshell mount design
-- great sound, great tracking! 6 mil spherical diamond cartridge
with 2.5g to
3.5g tracking force.' which should do wonders for your record
collection :-)

Must be a ceramic as the output of anything else wouldn't be high
enough, I think.

If it's USB surely it has a built in preamp and A-D convertor?

Yes, of course. (I'd forgotten USB) But at about £12 for the cartridge, I
can't imagine it would be even moving magnet.

Considering the millions (billions?) of MM cartridges made since the 60's, I
can't imagine ceramic being cheaper to make. A MM cartridge can be made for
about the price of a cheap pair of headphones.