ELAC Model 322
Documentation on the ELAC Model 322 is thin. The period record that survives points to a stereo phono cartridge. An equipment profile in Audio (November 1967, p.78) lists an ELAC STS 322 "Studio Stereo Professional" Cartridge and quotes the manufacturer's frequency-response spec of 20-20,000 Hz ± 2 dB. The surviving excerpt keeps the spec sheet. It doesn't include the reviewer's own measurements or verdict.
The rest is ELAC's own advertising. A 1963 campaign asked "Compliance: can there be too much of a good thing?" and answered with a cutaway view of a cartridge in a mu-metal casing. The cutaway shows a replaceable stylus assembly, a diamond stylus, a resiliently supported cantilever, and a magnet. The argument was that low stylus mass and carefully controlled compliance beat an extreme compliance number on paper. The campaign ran in several magazines, including High Fidelity (September 1963, p.46) and Audio (April 1963, p.13).
No production dates, original price, or market context have surfaced. The 322 remains a model known mostly through its own claims. If you have a sample, a manual, or a later review, the archive would like to hear about it.
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