Simaudio Moon 310LP phono preamp
Simaudio Moon LP3 phono preamp
How can Simaudio replicate the success of the LP5.3 for a thousand bucks less? There are fewer settings, there's no balanced output, and the power supply is a "wall wart." Yes, it still has MM and MC settings, and it's still both music and silent. We don't know of anything near that price that can compare. You can read our review of the LP3 in PDF form).
On request, we'll preset it for your choice of cartridge, MM or MC. Add a Quadstar interconnect cable, in either kit or assembled form at a tremendous bargain price, if ordered at the sale time as an LP3.
ORDER LP3, Moon phono preamp, $599
ORDER AQS-1, Kit ,1 m Quadstar, $124.95, for $59.95 with LP3
ORDER AQS-1A, Fully assembled Quadstar, $199.95, for $99.95 with LP3
The Goldring 1012GX phono cartridge
The 1012GX is a moving magnet cartridge we have selected for its relatively low inductance (the Achilles heel of most MM cartridges), and its Gyger-2 stylus. This is a line contact stylus, which plays the groove walls, not just one tiny point on each wall. It gives smooth extended high frequencies, low distortion and reproduces a highly detailed and dynamic sound.
ORDER 1012GX Goldring MM pickup, $379
The Goldring 1042 phono cartridge
The 1042 is a moving magnet cartridge. The extended groove contact of its Gyger-S line-contact gives the 1042 unsurpassed resolution of the fine groove modulations, producing an exceptionally detailed, smooth and musical sound. It's difficult to find better without moving up to an MC pickup (of course we have those too). Note: MM cartridges have easily interchangeable stylii, which are available from us. An MC cartridge with a damaged or worn stylus must be factory-rebuilt.
ORDER 1042 Goldring MM pickup, $475
The Goldring Eroica H phono cartridge
The Eroica is a moving coil cartridge with a powerful rare earth Neodymium magnet. This construction allows a shortened magnetic path, which helps reduce the amount of iron in the cartridge, keeping the mass down to just 5.5 g. The Pocan body of the cartridge enables it to be clamped solidly to the headshell, keeping energy losses to an absolute minimum. This cartridge uses a Gyger II line contact stylus. This "H" model is high output, so that it will work with a conventional MM phono preamp, and does not require a transformer or a high-sensitivity MC preamp. Note: the Eroica LX low-output cartridge can be special-ordered for $539.
ORDER Eroica H MC pickup, $599
ORDER Eroica LX MC pickup, $539.00
The Goldring Elite phono cartridge
This is Goldring's best cartridge, a somewhat detuned version of the superlative Goldring Excel which remains one of our two reference cartridges (when it was discontinued it cost $3000. The Elite is a low-output (0.5 mV) MC type, with (of course) a line-contact stylus. The coils are wound from pure silver wire. Its very low inductance gives it extended frequency response to 30 kHz It is, we believe, a bargain among high end cartridges, and can be used to good advantage with even the best arms and turntables.
ORDER GEC, Elite pickup, $749
The ultimate: the London Reference phono cartridge
Based on the original Decca cartridge, the Reference is neither moving coil nor moving magnet. It has no cantilever, and its generating elements are just 2 mm above the elongated line contact stylus tip. The result is a level of direct contact with the music that is unmatched. We liked it so much when we reviewed it (read the review here in PDF) that we bought it. Can you believe we get paid to listen to products like this?
The Reference works well in most arms (except straight-line tracking arms that are very short). It tracks between 1.6 and 2 grams (we suggest 2 g), and in our tests it tracked even the most modulated test discs.. It has 5 mV output, suitable for a standard MM phono input. List price US$5295.
ORDER LRC, London Reference cartridge, C$4695
 Here it is, the successor to the LP5.3 phono preamp, with even lower noise. How good is this phono preamp? In our review in UHF No. 83 (which you can read in PDF form), we called its performance magnificent, and we said it was a serious challenge to our reference phono preamplifier. What's more, it's quiet. No, not quiet, silent!Now you can order your own 310LP from our Audiophile Store. It's switchable between MM mode (for high-level cartridges) and MC (for low-impedance cartridges. For MC, the impedance and capacitance can be adjusted to suit your cartridge. This is done internally with jumpers, but on request we will ship yours already adjusted to your specifications. We show the silver version, but the black one is available on special order. Add a suitable high-quality interconnect cable, balanced or coaxial, at the same time at a bargain price. ORDER 310LP, Moon phono preamp, silver, $1799  ORDER 310LP, Moon phono preamp, black, $1799 Add one of these warmly-recommended interconnect cables from Atlas, at 55% of normal price, only if ordered at the same time as the LP5.3 (for full information, see our Cable page). ORDER ANA-1 Navigator All-Cu, 1m, $405, for $260 ORDER ANA-2 Navigator All-Cu, 2m, $495 for $350 ORDER ANAB-1 Navigator balanced, 1m, $675, for $475 ORDER AMI-1, 1 meter Mavros, $1195, for $895 ORDER AMI-2, 2 meter Mavros, $1895, for $1495 |
| Power supply for the 310LP |
 Make it even better,by adding the 320S external power supply. Want stronger dynamics and a deeper soundstage? The 320S catapults Simaudio's best preamp into super preamp territoryORDER 320S, Moon power supply, silver, $1399 ORDER 320S, Moon power supply, black, $1399 |
Simaudio Moon LP3 phono preamp
How can Simaudio replicate the success of the LP5.3 for a thousand bucks less? There are fewer settings, there's no balanced output, and the power supply is a "wall wart." Yes, it still has MM and MC settings, and it's still both music and silent. We don't know of anything near that price that can compare. You can read our review of the LP3 in PDF form).On request, we'll preset it for your choice of cartridge, MM or MC. Add a Quadstar interconnect cable, in either kit or assembled form at a tremendous bargain price, if ordered at the sale time as an LP3.
ORDER LP3, Moon phono preamp, $599
ORDER AQS-1, Kit ,1 m Quadstar, $124.95, for $59.95 with LP3
ORDER AQS-1A, Fully assembled Quadstar, $199.95, for $99.95 with LP3
The Goldring 1012GX phono cartridge
The 1012GX is a moving magnet cartridge we have selected for its relatively low inductance (the Achilles heel of most MM cartridges), and its Gyger-2 stylus. This is a line contact stylus, which plays the groove walls, not just one tiny point on each wall. It gives smooth extended high frequencies, low distortion and reproduces a highly detailed and dynamic sound.ORDER 1012GX Goldring MM pickup, $379
The Goldring 1042 phono cartridge
The 1042 is a moving magnet cartridge. The extended groove contact of its Gyger-S line-contact gives the 1042 unsurpassed resolution of the fine groove modulations, producing an exceptionally detailed, smooth and musical sound. It's difficult to find better without moving up to an MC pickup (of course we have those too). Note: MM cartridges have easily interchangeable stylii, which are available from us. An MC cartridge with a damaged or worn stylus must be factory-rebuilt.ORDER 1042 Goldring MM pickup, $475
The Goldring Eroica H phono cartridge
The Eroica is a moving coil cartridge with a powerful rare earth Neodymium magnet. This construction allows a shortened magnetic path, which helps reduce the amount of iron in the cartridge, keeping the mass down to just 5.5 g. The Pocan body of the cartridge enables it to be clamped solidly to the headshell, keeping energy losses to an absolute minimum. This cartridge uses a Gyger II line contact stylus. This "H" model is high output, so that it will work with a conventional MM phono preamp, and does not require a transformer or a high-sensitivity MC preamp. Note: the Eroica LX low-output cartridge can be special-ordered for $539.ORDER Eroica H MC pickup, $599
ORDER Eroica LX MC pickup, $539.00
The Goldring Elite phono cartridge
This is Goldring's best cartridge, a somewhat detuned version of the superlative Goldring Excel which remains one of our two reference cartridges (when it was discontinued it cost $3000. The Elite is a low-output (0.5 mV) MC type, with (of course) a line-contact stylus. The coils are wound from pure silver wire. Its very low inductance gives it extended frequency response to 30 kHz It is, we believe, a bargain among high end cartridges, and can be used to good advantage with even the best arms and turntables.ORDER GEC, Elite pickup, $749
The ultimate: the London Reference phono cartridge
Based on the original Decca cartridge, the Reference is neither moving coil nor moving magnet. It has no cantilever, and its generating elements are just 2 mm above the elongated line contact stylus tip. The result is a level of direct contact with the music that is unmatched. We liked it so much when we reviewed it (read the review here in PDF) that we bought it. Can you believe we get paid to listen to products like this?The Reference works well in most arms (except straight-line tracking arms that are very short). It tracks between 1.6 and 2 grams (we suggest 2 g), and in our tests it tracked even the most modulated test discs.. It has 5 mV output, suitable for a standard MM phono input. List price US$5295.
ORDER LRC, London Reference cartridge, C$4695
*Sales tax applies in Canada. Shipping free within Canada, 5% extra to USA, 10% extra to other countries
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