Personal turntable/cartridge evolution


I just ran across the two year old personal speaker evolution and personal amp evolution threads. I am amazed that so far nobody has ever posted the question with respect to turntables/cartridge combinations.

Same deal as the other threads. I will start with my short odyssey through the worl of turntables:

1993 Linn Basik/Akito/K9
1998 Rega Planar 3/RB300/Elys
2000 Rega Planar 3/RB300/Denon DL103
2004 Michell Tecnodec/RB600/Ortofon Kontrapunkt A and Denon DL103R

Enjoy!

Rene
restock
I now use the Magic Diamond cartridge(purchased from freakyvynil.I guess he is the main man for this cartridge).The best cartridge I ever heard.This cartridge will let you see what the microphone sees.It will tell you if the recording is lean or fat or in the middle.I have listened to a few master tapes during my time working at EAR(UK)and the Magicdiamond reminded me of that.Extremely detailed with superb balance and easy to listen to.You will need a state of the art phonostage and turntable to hear(see)what it can do.
1964 Gerrard Type A
1964 Fairchild 412/Fairchild 500 arm
1967 Acoustic Research XA
1970 Miracord 50 H (bad move)
1972 Phillips semi automatic (worse move)
1976 Acoustic Research
1978 Thorens 125/SME
1981 Ariston R11/SME
1983 thru 2002 CD players
2002 to present Rega P25 and restored A R XA and Fairchild 412
Hi,
since 1996 i restart hearing analog.
1. Thorens 147 with a denon 110 Cart.
2. 2002 Scheu Cello with RB 250 and Scheu Benz High Output MC
3. 2003 Scheu Premier with Cantus tonarm and Scheu Benz Ruby 2
4. 2004 Scheu Premier with Tacco Tonarm and Ruby 3
5. 2005 TW Acustic Raven with Fidelity Research FR66 FX and Shelter 301 MC. later Dynavector XX2
6. 2006 TW Acustic Raven AC with FR 66FX and MSL The Eminent and as second tonearm Feickert DFA 10.5 with Shelter 201 MM.
regards Thomas
www.ravenac.de
KLH 20/?,
BIC 981/Shure?,
Denon DPL40/Grado X,
Ariston RD-80/Grado Signature 8M,
Well Tempered/Spectral,
WTT Reference/Spectral Reference,
WTT Reference/Benz Ruby 2,
WTT Reference/Benz LP Reference
1973-78 a BSR changer
1978-1992 BIC 960
1992-present Thorens TD-318 MKII w/ Grado Signature MCZ

I also have 248,495 miles on my 1988 BMW 325i !!
I still use my beautiful black AT&T rotary phone
I still use my 1973 Panasonic AM/FM "digital" clock radio. The radio is dead, but the clock is a machine!

I drive everything until the wheels fall off and burn. Thinking about a VPI Scoutmaster.