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Upgrading from Dual 704 to Technics 1300G – Worth it for Sound Quality?

 

 

 

I’ve been using a Dual 704 with an Audio-Technica 440MLb cartridge for many years. I’ve been considering replacing the Dual with a Technics 1300G, but I keep going back and forth on the idea. Would I actually notice an improvement in sound quality?

One of the reasons I’m looking at a different turntable is that the Dual limits my options when it comes to cartridge choice, while the Technics offers far more flexibility in that regard.

What are your thoughts?

naish

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kofibaffour
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The SL1300 is the better turntable but the crux of sound quality in vinyl playback is the cartridge compliance quality, frequency response at a given capacitance and VTA.

the Audio-Technica 440MLb is good for compliance with the SL1300 tonearm but its frequency response is tilted bright for most capacitance loadings

So, you need a new cart with the SL1300 regardless - https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/introducing-the-phono-cartridge-measurement-library.46108/post-1819037

 

This cartridge is what to get in addition to the SL1300 @naish  - Shure V15 Type V-MR MM Phono Cartridge - Complete Kit

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