Moving coil type pick up cartridge assembly

A moving coil type pick up cartridge comprising a capsule body, a cantilever having first and second ends, a stylus located at said first end for tracking a sound groove of a record disk and said second end terminating in a coil and having a fulcrum therebetween, said coil vibrating in response to vibrations of the stylus, a dampener comprising a substantially disk-shaped body and a cylindrical extension emanating therefrom and extending towards said stylus, said cylindrical extension aligned with an opening through the geometric center of said dampener to facilitate said cantilever passing through said opening such that said stylus is on a first side of said dampener and said coil is on a second side of said dampener, said dampener and cylindrical extension comprised of a molded plastic, first and second magnets positioned within said cartridge body and spaced from one another to create a gap, a dampening fluid contained within said cartridge body substantially filling a volume created by said gap, said dampener and coil being positioned within said gap such that said fulcrum of said cantilever is located at said dampener.

A moving coil type pick up cartridge comprising a capsule body, a cantilever having first and second ends, a stylus located at said first end for tracking a sound groove of a record disk and said second end terminating in a coil and having a fulcrum therebetween, said coil vibrating in response to vibrations of the stylus, a dampener having an opening therethrough, said cantilever passing through said opening such that said stylus is on a first side of said dampener and said coil is on a second side of said dampener, first and second pole pieces positioned proximate said capsule body and coupled to a magnet and spaced from one another to create a gap, said dampener and coil being positioned within said gap such that said fulcrum is located between said stylus and coil and a dampening fluid substantially filling a volume created by said gap.