Goldring is an

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that was established in 1906. In 1906, the Scharf brothers started manufacturing

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s in

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. The company moved to

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in 1933 and continued manufacturing cartridges and

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. The "Juwel Electro Soundbox" phonograph was their own creation and was released in 1926. The Goldring

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was as indication of

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. In 1954 they released the Goldring 500 magnetic cartridge. This was British-made. Goldring cartridges have been sold in the US since the 1950s and are sold all over the world. They range from budget to high-end. They also sold Swiss-made Lenco turntables in the 1970s. For example, the Lenco L75 was marketed via Goldring as a GL75. The Scharf brothers changed their name to Sharp and continued their family business until 1987. At this time, Gerry Sharp sold the company to the Goldring distributor, Veda-UK (which is now part of Armour Home). Even though Goldring was mainly known for their moving coil cartridges and moving magnet cartridges, turntables etc., they also manufactured later sound cones and headphones.

Current moving magnet cartridges

1006

Current moving iron cartridges

Current moving coil cartridges

Current headphones

* DR50 * DR100 * DR150 * GX100 * GX200 * NS1000

Goldring timeline

In 1906, the Scharf brothers began manufacturing in Berlin, Germany, and released their own phonograph, the Juwel Electro Soundbox, which had a Gold Ring logo to denote quality, in 1926. Goldring moved to England in 1933. In 1954, the company released 500 British-made magnetic cartridges; the 600 and 700 models followed in 1958 and 1960, respectively. The 1970s saw the release of the Lenco GL85 turntable (1973) and of the 900SE II and 900/E cartridges. In 1987, Goldring was sold to Veda-UK (Armour Home Electronics). Between 1987 and 1990, four more cartridges—Eroica, Epic II, Excel, and Elite—were released. In 2004, the Goldring released their digital GR1 turntable, followed by the GR2 turntable in 2005. In 2006, they launched their critically acclaimed DR50, DR100, and DR150 headphones.

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External links

Goldring.co.uk/history

Review of Goldring GX200 Earphones

Goldring Lenco gallery
Phonograph manufacturers Audio equipment manufacturers of Germany Audio equipment manufacturers of the United Kingdom Manufacturing companies established in 1906 1906 establishments in Germany 1987 mergers and acquisitions