Magnetic cartridge
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A magnetic cartridge, more commonly called a phonograph cartridge or phono cartridge or a pickup, is an electromechanical transducer that is used to play phonograph records on a turntable.
An Audio Technica AT-F3 moving coil phono cartridge
Diagram of moving coil cartridge, showing essential parts
Phonograph record
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A phonograph record or a vinyl record is a disc-shaped analog sound storage medium with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove. The groove usually starts near the outside edge and ends near the center
Magnetic cartridge
…more commonly called a phonograph cartridge or phono cartridge or (colloquially) a pickup, is an electromechanical transducer that is used to play phonograph records on a turntable. The cartridge contains a removable or permanently mounted stylus, the tip - usually a gemstone, such as diamond or sapphire - which…
Three vinyl records of different formats, from left to right: a 12-inch LP, a 10-inch LP, a 7-inch single
Technicians recording aviator Amy Johnson, Sydney, 1930
Emile Berliner with disc record gramophone
Hungarian Pathé record, 90 to 100 rpm