Astatic Ceramic Audiophile Radioactive Phono Cartridge

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Astatic 45D Ceramic Phono Cartridge
1961
Astatic Corporation has been manufacturing ceramic phono cartridges since 1933. Primarily marketing to the juke-box and low-cost play-back systems not requiring pre-amplification.
The model 45D is one of a few ceramic cartridges designed for high quality audiophile systems with an extended frequency response and 1 gram tracking. The cartridge came supplied with a set of RIAA equalization adaptors for use with magnetic phono inputs. One controversial feature was the use of a radioactive element used to eliminate static electricity on the record surface.

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@denniseldridge2936 3 месяца назад

I have to say, when I see the word 'ceramic' in connection to phono cartridges I break out in hives and assume the worst. This after having had many cheap ceramic and piezo carts in my youth. I had assumed that electromagnetic units were the only way to get the best from records, but the sound on this cartridge is just stunning.

@G-ra-ha-m 3 месяца назад

Also tweeters: one or two of the piezo tweeters (Motorola etc) have amazing properties, very low distortion, very high frequency responses, most days I listen to a very sweet one.

@denniseldridge2936 3 месяца назад

@@G-ra-ha-m Ah yes, tweeters indeed. So many have a bad reputation, for good reason, but implemented correctly "solid state" transducers can be very good.

@jhonwask 3 месяца назад

It looks absolutely beautiful and sounds heavenly.

@ScottGrammer 3 месяца назад

Wow. Certainly never heard of this one. Thanks for showing it off!

@patrickguice 3 месяца назад

Thank you for sharing this information! While I knew of Astatic, I never knew of this model, let alone the radioactive foil for anti static removal.

@LeeBergerMediaProd 3 месяца назад

That's very cool. The playback is amazing for a ceramic cartridge!

@failman_hf 3 месяца назад

Fallout audiophile sh!t right here incredible that every period of time uses a lot a material that were banned in the following decades and this case made me think: which material we use now will be banned in the future?

@TheFibtastic 3 месяца назад

social media, probably.

@audioreparaciones8956 3 месяца назад

I think that's poisonous

@G-ra-ha-m 3 месяца назад

Jabs, most pharma, pesticides, herbicides, food additives, fluorides, and those trails in the sky, and the five-G etc towers, in ear wireless headphones etc.

@stamasd8500 3 месяца назад

Everything. Everything is known to the state of California to cause cancer.

@Baldieman1 3 месяца назад

In hifi terms,I should imagine beryllium,the current goto for tweeter material.I remember someone writing to a mag recommending the removal of the protective grill on sq grounds,only to be told by the editor to replace it straight away,due to the material being carcinogenic if disturbed!

@EElgar1857 3 месяца назад

I had no idea a ceramic cartridge could sound so good!

@richardwagner4460 Месяц назад

Sonotone made some really good ones I believe 8TA and 9TA.

@vivaelmillo 3 месяца назад

I HAD READ SOME OF THIS, BUT I NEVER SAW IT. CONGRATULATIONS FOR GETTING IT

@audioreparaciones8956 3 месяца назад

This was fantastic!

@cm2881 3 месяца назад

Sounds so great

@alanrogs3990 3 месяца назад

Since it is ceramic how many hours can it last? Also, I feel bad for the poor guy that had to remove the radioactive foil from all those cartridges.

@peterkendell5214 3 месяца назад

Crystal and ceramic cartridges playback response was only a loose approximation to the RIAA curve. It was good enough for portables, consoles and jukeboxes but perhaps not really up to audiophile standards.

@G-ra-ha-m 3 месяца назад

Every mix on my vinyl is slightly different too, FLoyd is quite close by many others are way off.

@igorb2908 3 месяца назад

wow, interesting

@newtronix 3 месяца назад

What a great idea. Time to open up a smoke detector for it's alpha source.

@ivansbacon 3 месяца назад

I could live a little nuclear radiation if means static free.

@faiauyoung1597 3 месяца назад

Interesting info on vintage cartridge and stylus, but sound is just ok; not spectacular

@CDJF1 3 месяца назад

you do realize YT uses heavy compression right? Sounds way better in person.

@robertspringer9477 3 месяца назад

This sounds exactly like my phone! Ideas, anyone???

@theclearsounds3911 3 месяца назад

@@CDJF1 YT's compression is subtle at the worst. Most people can't hear the difference at all. Most audiophiles (me included) can only hear the difference on high end equipment. In the early days of RU-vid, the compression was much worse, and anybody could hear it.