Turntable Cartridges & Stylus

The phono cartridge is where vinyl playback begins. It reads the physical grooves of your record and converts that mechanical movement into an electrical signal. Everything downstream, from your phono preamp to your speakers, depends on what the cartridge extracts from the groove. Our cartridge collection covers both moving coil and moving magnet designs from HANA, Rega, Goldring, and other trusted manufacturers, along with replacement styli to keep your current cartridge performing at its best.

Choosing a cartridge involves matching compliance to your tonearm mass, output level to your phono preamp, and stylus profile to your listening priorities and record condition. Higher-end stylus shapes (elliptical, microline, Shibata) trace more groove detail but require more precise alignment. We walk customers through these decisions for their specific setup. At The Listening Room, cartridge selection and turntable setup are some of our favorite conversations. Browse our turntables, tonearms, and phono preamps to build a complete analog front end.