JP
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Dropping this here to get it off my desktop. The original list was posted on VE IIRC, though I've added a lot to it. All the original numbers were three decimals though I've never seen a manufacturer spec more than two, so I assume that was the original author's addition, likely for formatting.
Cartridge names with an asterisk are ones that I've verified the ETM value against product literature. The rest I've not been able to do so. If you can, please let me know, though I'll need to be able to confirm the literature myself (or I can't say that I've personally verified the data). Likewise, if anyone has any additions, please let me know.
Cartridge names with an asterisk are ones that I've verified the ETM value against product literature. The rest I've not been able to do so. If you can, please let me know, though I'll need to be able to confirm the literature myself (or I can't say that I've personally verified the data). Likewise, if anyone has any additions, please let me know.
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6.000mg ELAC STS-200 (1958, first stereo MM pickup?? 4-6g VTF)
6.000mg GE VR-II (1955, mono, variable reluctance, 4-7g VTF)
4.500mg Sonotone 9T (1960, stereo, ceramic)
3.000mg Philips GP316 (1958, crystal, mono, 5-7g VTF)
1.400mg Philips GP380/GP390 (1968, high fidelity ceramic cartridge)
1.200mg Shure V15 first generation (MM)
1.000mg Ortofon SPU (all classic and 'mono' models)
0.970mg Shure "bi-radial" (0.4x0.7mil, MM)
0.8mg *Technics EPC-270C-II
0.8mg *Ortofon VMS 3 MKII (spherical)
0.800mg (less than) Philips GP400, 401 1st gen (MM)
0.750mg Ortofon X1-MCP (p-mount, high output MC)
0.700mg Ortofon X5-MC (HOMC, nude FG)
0.65mg *Ortofon VMS 10 E MKII, VMS 5 E MKII (Elliptical)
0.600mg Nagaoka JT-555 (pseudo "carbon fiber" cantilever)
0.600mg (less than) Philips GP412 1st gen (MM)
0.6mg *Ortofon Concorde STD (elliptical)
0.5mg *B&O MMC5(R) (MMC, tapered alu, titanium bonded elliptical)
0.5mg B&O MMC 3000 (MMC, conical)
0.5mg Pickering XSV 3000 (1976 original)
0.5mg *Soundsmith Otello (MI, alu, bonded elliptical)
0.5mg *Ortofon MC10 Super, MCP 100 Super, SPU Gold, MC200 I, MC100 I, TMC200, TMC200U, MC100U, VMS20 E MKII
0.5mg Ortofon OM10 stylus (bushed elliptical, MI), Ortofon Red and Blue
0.5mg *Ortofon TM14 (elliptical), TMC200 (fine line)
0.5mg *Ortofon Stylus 40 Anniversary (nude elliptical r/R 8/18um)
0.500mg Philips GP922 (high end MC)
0.450mg Shure V15-II (MM)
0.45mg *Ortofon VMS30 MKII (nude fine line)
0.45mg *Ortofon TM20H (fine line)
0.4mg B&O MMC 4000 (MMC, nude elliptical)
0.4mg B&O MMC 5000 (MMC, shibata)
0.4mg *B&O MMC4(R) (MMC, tapered alu, titanium bonded elliptical)
0.4mg Pickering XLZ 3500E
0.4mg *Empire 4000D/I-III
0.40mg *Technics EPC-205C-II L
0.40mg *Technics EPC-205C-II H
0.40mg *Ortofon MC 20 Super (Van den Hul II Nude, 5/70uM)
0.400mg Ortofon OM20 stylus (nude elliptical, MI)
0.370mg Shure Elliptical (0.2x0.7mil, MM)
0.35mg *Victor MC-L1000 (MR, tapered beryllium cant)
0.35mg *Ortofon TM30H (nude fine line)
0.35mg *Soundsmith Carmen MKII (MI, alu, nude elliptical)
0.35mg *B&O MMC3(R) (MMC, tapered alu, nude elliptical)
0.35mg *Technics EPC-205C-II S
0.35mg *Ortofon/SME 30H (nude fine-line)
0.330mg Shure bi-radial on V15-III (MM) (beryllium control rod)
0.33mg *Ortofon MC 30 Super (FG Type I 4.5/80uM)
0.32mg *Van den Hul The Crimson (MC)
0.32mg *Soundsmith Zephyr (MI, sapphire, selected nude contact line)
0.3mg *B&O MMC2(R) (MMC sapphire tube, nude line contact)
0.30mg *Soundsmith Aida (MI, sapphire, selected nude contact line)
0.30mg *Soundsmith The Voice (MI, ruby, nude contact line)
0.30mg *Soundsmith Paua MKII (MI, alu, selected nude contact line)
0.30mg *Soundsmith Sussurro MKII (MI, ruby, nude contact line)
0.30mg *Soundsmith Hyperion (MI, cactus, selected contact line)
0.3mg Pickering XLZ 4500S
0.3mg *SAE 1000LT/E (HOMC, alu)
0.300mg Ortofon OM30 stylus (nude Fine Line), OM40 (nude FG), MI
0.300mg *Shure Ultra 300 (telescopic alu tube)
0.29mg *Technics EPC-P202C/P22/P22S (p-mount, MM, boron pipe cant)
0.290mg Shure HE on V15-IV (MM) ("telescopic shank")
0.28mg *Soundsmith Zephyr MKII (MI, new alu, nude high profile contact line)
0.27mg *Denon DL-301 (MC, amorphous boron pipe)
0.27mg *Ortofon MC2000 (Symm contact line)
0.25mg Yamaha MC-1X/MC1-1S (MC)
0.25mg *B&O MMC1 (MMC, sapphire tube, nude line contact)
0.25mg *Denon DL-207 (MC, amorphous boron pipe)
0.24mg *Van den Hul Colibri (MC)
0.23mg Pickering XSV 3000 (improved)
0.23mg *Technics EPC-P310MC (p-mount, MC, boron pipe)
0.23mg *Technics EPC-100CMK2 (MM, boron pipe)
0.22mg B&O MMC 6000 (MMC, beryllium, 7 µm/2 x 50 µm Pramanik)
0.220mg Ortofon Jubilee (MC)
0.2mg Elite Electronic Industries/EEI 747 Prelude, 700 Pacer (MM)
0.2mg Stanton 880S/881S/980LZS/981LZS (MI)
0.2mg Pickering XLZ 7500S (MM)
0.200mg *Empire 2000-Z (shielded moving iron, stylus 0.2 mil x 0.7 mil diamond)
0.190mg *Shure Ultra 400 (MM)
0.18mg Empire Golden Touch 1000 GT
0.18mg *Denon DL-303 (MC, alu, special elliptical)
0.170mg Shure Micro-Ridge (V15VMR, V15VxMR) (0.15x3.00mil, MM, beryllium cant)
0.168mg *Denon DL-305 (MC, amorphous boron pipe)
0.167mg *Yamaha MC-5 (MC)
0.165mg *Shure Ultra 500 (MM)
0.149mg *Technics EPC-(P)205CMK3 (MM, boron pipe)
0.145mg *Yamaha MC-3 (MC)
0.139mg *Technics EPC-P310MC2 (MC, boron pipe)
0.109mg *Technics EPC-(P)205CMK4 (0.2x0.7mil, MM, boron pipe)
0.105mg Yamaha MC-1000 (MC)
0.098mg *Technics EPC-(P)305MCMK2 (MC, boron pipe, 0.2x07mil)
0.098mg *Technics EPC-100CMK3 (MM, boron pipe)
0.077mg *Denon DL1000A (MC, amorphous boron pipe)
0.059mg Yamaha MC-2000 (MC, beryllium pipe, special elliptical)
0.055mg *Technics EPC-(P)100CMK4 (MM, boron pipe, 0.2x0.7mil)
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