Wow. Thank you for the direction and questions. I am NOT adept at cartridge alignment. It was done by the installation crew when I bought the tt. I am guessing I have an avg. of two hours/wk. * 7 years of listening time. I will contact Macintosh for the information. The tt is stock and has not been touched in terms of changes...
Upgrading the stock cartridge on Macintosh’s MT5 turntable
Hi all,
I would like to replace and upgrade the Sumiko Blue Point No. 2 cartridge that was included with my Macintosh MT5 turntable. It sounds like the cartridge has lost some of detail when listening to my recordings. I have owned the turntable for about seven years. I clean the stylus after each play. I am very careful in my cleaning process. I listen to Classic Rock and Blues music. I have a Macintosh TT preamp connected to a Krell Illusion preamp. I have Krell Mono Blocks. The speakers are Sonus Faber IL Cremonese speakers. Any cartridge suggestions would be gratefully appreciated. Thank you
I would like to replace and upgrade the Sumiko Blue Point No. 2 cartridge that was included with my Macintosh MT5 turntable. It sounds like the cartridge has lost some of detail when listening to my recordings. I have owned the turntable for about seven years. I clean the stylus after each play. I am very careful in my cleaning process. I listen to Classic Rock and Blues music. I have a Macintosh TT preamp connected to a Krell Illusion preamp. I have Krell Mono Blocks. The speakers are Sonus Faber IL Cremonese speakers. Any cartridge suggestions would be gratefully appreciated. Thank you