Audio Technica ART-1000 Moving Coil Cartridge - ex-demo 100 hours use

Whest Audio

£2699

ART-1000 Mk1 Direct Power MC Cartridge (image only for reference and does not show the actual item) See it playing on @whestworld Instagram The ART1000 takes the philosophy and design of the innovation of moving coil technology to a new level, with the Direct Power System for improved efficiency and enhanced bass reproduction. Developed and manufactured in Japan, utilising cutting-edge materials a

Whest Audio's own words, read from their page.

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UK company
Registered at Companies House as WHEST AUDIO LIMITED, number 03986880. Checked 2026-09-06.
Means the business is a British legal entity, not a British-sounding name owned elsewhere. It says nothing about where anything is made.
UK operations
Not yet checked.
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British-owned
No majority shareholding traced outside the UK. Companies House.
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Where it is made
The maker doesn't say, so neither do we.
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