Ceramic Vs Magnetic Cartridge

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Ceramic vs magnetic cartridge.

Hi well i ve sort have been repairing an older record player cabinet by morse and would like some help determining if i can change the ceramic cartridge into a magnetic one. This type works completely different than the ceramic cartridge. 2 the moving magnet cartridge. Unlike a ceramic cartridge the back end of the stylus in a magnetic cartridge is not embedded in a block of material.

These typically have an output voltage of between 0 5v and 1 0v and this is not sufficient to replace crystal cartridges originally having outputs of 2 volts and above. Ceramic cartridge underside view showing stylus cartridge type no. As the stylus moves the magnets change their relationship with the coils in the body of the cartridge which generates a small voltage. The cartridge contains a removable or permanently mounted stylus the tip usually a gemstone such as diamond or sapphire of which makes physical contact with the record s groove.

My record changer is a bsr c129r2h3 i m not sure if the cartridge on the tone arm is the original it says tc 8h1 i believe this is a tetrad tc8h1 cartridge not sure. It has two magnets on the end of the stylus one for each channel located inside of the cartridge itself. Moving magnet cartridge. Magnetic cartridges require a special preamp to be used in place of a ceramic or crystal cartridge.