Stanton Magnetics Record Player Cartridge

Turntable cartridges are set on the end of a record player’s tonearm. This cartridge includes a needle or stylus that, when lowered onto a vinyl record, reads the modulations on the groove of the record to produce music.

Founded in 1946 by Walter Stanton, Stanton Magnetics helped create a market for audio equipment. Stanton Magnetics was one of the first American companies to make and sell magnetic cartridges. Stanton’s slide-in stylus made it possible for users to replace the needle assembly when it wore out instead of having to send it back to the factory. Audiophiles snapped them up for home use and the invention became one of the basics in phonograph cartridge design.