Q. I bought a Technics SL-1200GR turntable and need a cartridge for it. I would like to stay under $1,000 and use it with the phono input on my receiver. What do you recommend that will work well with my turntable?
—E.M., Kansas City, Missouri
A. The $899 Goldring Eroica HX is a high-output moving coil cartridge and is my top recommendation for you. Fine-sounding cartridges are Goldring’s specialty, and the Eroica HX is one of their very best. The high-output moving coil design will work with the standard moving magnet input found on most turntables, and the sound is very transparent, musical and engaging with just the right amount of pleasing warmth. It uses a rare and expensive stylus shape to pull every last detail out of the record grooves, and should please most anyone looking for a high-end cartridge for their turntable.
