Music Hall 9.3 vs 11.3 Turntable

You can love a great 'deal' but you cannot hear it. You will be listening to your choice for years.

I prefer a removable headshell, for optional cartridges, both of these are fixed arms. Also an arm with easily adjustable arm height.

I would first buy this Acos Lustre GST-801 Tonearm

Then find a table to put it on.

Then pick a cartridge or two, spare headshells ...

A few tools and skills are DEFINITELY REQUIRED, to properly align a cartridge. Initially, a dealer, friend, yourself. If you acquire these skills yourself, you have the advantage for the rest of your life! 

You will need to replace worn stylus/cartridges and thus probably try other cartridges in the future, they will need to be aligned.

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I have my friend's nearly new Goldring Eroica LX here, (he cannot play MC), and it is very nice sounding, (perhaps a bit polite).

Strangely, playing same LP, new, clean, comparing to other cartridges with my other arms, Shure V15Vxmr with Jico SAS on Boron; AT33PTG/II with Line Contact on boron, I frequently find the Goldring's Gyger II line contact stylus 'gummed up'.

Frequently enough to make me think it's unique shape heats up/hangs onto debris differently. I wonder if others have any comments about this? 

someone ought to buy that gst-801, this listing has great photos of it.

https://yahoo.aleado.com/lot?auctionID=g1049219749#enlargeimg

used once, maybe twice

I'm tempted just because one in this condition is extremely rare

@elliottbnewcombjr I have the Music Hall MM7  and  4 Phono Cartridges (all low hours like new) (Installed now Dynavector 20x2 H) and in storage a retipped Dynavector 10*5; Goldring Elite, and Goldring Eroica  LX.  I agree the Goldring sound very good if not outstanding but too polite with my hybrid 65 dB phone stage but appear to loose something in a short amount of time and I suspect things are gumming up. I have no way to verify this is the case. My next step was going to try to give the Goldring a good as I can cleaning and try again.

ronald_p

you are a great example of the need for a removable headshell.

I don’t know about the Music Hall TT’s. Can you order a different arm? without an arm? have a seller install your own arm?

Live near Plainfield, NJ, I'll help you figure it out, I've got some tools of mass destruction.

Gunked up Gyger II, now thete’s II of us.

I bought the 9.3 when it first came out with the goldring cartridge. I eventually  upgraded to a Koetsu black which was nice bump up. I immensely enjoyed the 9.3 and only recently traded table for AMG Giro and then to the Viella. I auditioned the Giro side by side with the 9.3. The Giro was better so that’s why I made the trade but it’s not oh my god, this is so much better. I like to trade up when I can so waste lots of money in the process but fortunately can afford it. That being said you will be very pleased with the 9.3 and should be a forever table for you.