{"product_id":"vertere-ruby-one-reference-mc-cartridge","title":"Vertere - Ruby One Reference - MC Cartridge (Indent Only)","description":"\u003ch1\u003eVertere Ruby One MC Moving Coil Cartridge\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eReference Moving Coil Cartridge with Ruby\/Aluminium Cantilever\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eVertere Ruby One MC\u003c\/strong\u003e is a flagship moving coil phono cartridge engineered for exceptional groove tracking, resolution and musical transparency.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDeveloped over more than five years, the Ruby One combines a bespoke low-mass moving coil generator with a \u003cstrong\u003etelescopic ruby and aluminium cantilever\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003enude Micro Ridge diamond stylus\u003c\/strong\u003e, precision-machined aluminium alloy body and Vertere’s specialised cartridge mounting architecture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery part of the Ruby One has been developed to control unwanted vibration while transferring the delicate mechanical information contained in a record groove as accurately as possible. 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