Installing a new cartridge is something of a rite of passage for turntable owners. It’s a skill that once was common, but now seems to be considered some kind of black art by many. In reality, it’s ...

Few people could have noticed the incredible resurrection of vinyl as a format for playing recorded music. Vinyl’s return to health is nothing short of a miracle and sales are booming of a format that ...

Struggling with poor vinyl playback? Your phono cartridge setup—or those filthy records—might be the reason. Here’s how to fix it. Unlike digital audio, which is basically plug, play, and pray your Wi ...

Many years ago I discovered an enduring truth about turntables: it's all about the stylus, the cartridge and the arm. Get those three components right and you can get a great result even if all the ...

You don't have to break the bank to give your turntable a quick hi-fi upgrade.

The phono cartridge is the audio component that sits on the end of a turntable’s tonearm and holds the stylus. But that description doesn’t quite cover how important it is. It’s actually a complex ...