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Is my cartridge the problem?

Being a man of modest means, I have a modest system consisting of a NAD 320BEE, a Music Hall mmf5 with the standard Goldring 1012GX cartridge, connected to a NAD PP2 phono stage, and an old Sony CD changer, (a relic from a previous system).
I am increasingly disappointed in the depth of the music reproduced by the analog section as compared to the product from the old Sony CD player!
I would like to try a different cartridge but there are too many choices on the market and I don't want to take a blind chance on some thing so expensive! Any suggestions?
jay_w
wc65mustang
524 posts
 
The cartridge is not the problem, it's the arm. Your tonearm is basically an entry level unit; although it may track the Denon 103 and other more expensive cartridges,it will not track them well enough to fully realize their potential.
Save your pennies and upgrade the table/tonearm. Look for a nice used combo. All of course IMO.
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r_f_sayles
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Wc65mustang is on to something. Jay w I am afraid your journey as a mid-fi to Hifi guy has began. Your ears have out grown your wallet. Join the club! Jump in, the water is fine! Enjoy
jay_w OP
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I think I will try optimizing the T/T and see what Newbee’s advice can produce; although, I do understand what you other fellows are saying. Perhaps it will come to opening the wallet again.

It seems one thing always leads to another in this quest. This is a perfect pursuit for my addictive personality while feeding my compulsions. What have I gotten myself into?
wc65mustang
524 posts
 
What have I gotten myself into?
A neverending search for the elusive Holy Grail.
:-)
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