EMT JSD Pure Black cartridge and STX-5/10 step-up transformer

There are a lot of brands with a long-standing reputation in the vinyl world, but few of them have quite as commanding a standing as EMT. Founded in Germany in 1940 as a maker of high-performance transducers for broadcasters (at a time when high-quality broadcasting in Germany wasn’t just a ‘given’ – it was a key propaganda tool). From those early days, the company has maintained a ‘sans pareil’ reputation as a maker of moving coil cartridges and accessories. The cartridge makers of the original German side of EMT decided to call it a day and retired in 2014. Fortunately, …