Dear Lewm: Pardon me, which difference makes the removable headshell design on the stylus guard subject with non removable headshell designs?
I agree that a stylus guard always is a safe way to handle cartridges but even that the no stylus guard improvement is small one I think that is worth to do it with any cartridge, of course that we have to take care about and agree that there is a higher risk. My cartridge experiences told me that no stylus guard is the way to go but like you there are different opinions about.
In my system set up ( three TT's and ten tonearms ) is really dificult to " work " not only changing cartridges but even when you want to hear/play with either cartridge set up, everything is to close each other and " accidents " happen. My Colibri goes four times to Van denHul for new cantilever/stylus because an " accident ", so I know what you mean but I think that all this dependen on each one cares with the cartridge handle/work.
Now, some cartridges like the Ortofon 20's are very easy to take out the stylus guard and return to its original place but there are other like some Empire's where is not so easy to take out the stylus guard and very difficult trying to put on place again. As a fact I think that it is here where we have to be extremely cares about.
Now the ones of us that are accustom to work with LOMC cartridges, that normally comes with out a fixed stylus guard, handling MM/MI cartridges with out stylus guard is not big deal.
Regards and enjoy the music, Raul. |
Dear friends: Take a look to this very old cartridge chart specs that I just find today, it is curious but the loading figures/values are the same I'm using:
http://usera.imagecave.com/afishe/DSC_5175.JPG
Regards and enjoy the music, Raul. |
Dear friends: This is a great cartridge and very hard to find:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Signet-tk10ml-Cartridge-and-stylus_W0QQitemZ320490819371QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item4a9ebdcf2b#ht_500wt_749
Regards and enjoy the music, Raul. |
Dear Raul, It is not that I am not used to handling MC cartridges, which generally tend not to have a stylus guards. As you know, I am only a recent convert to the MM faith, and for two decades I owned only MC cartridges. Never once did I have an "accident". In fact, I too have a Colibri, and I would burst into tears if I were ever to damage it accidentally. (Well, not really.) What I am not used to is a tonearm with a removable headshell, like the DV505 I have been using. Now that i have that, I also tend to have a few cartridges lying around mounted in headshells. This makes it much more likely that I will accidentally damage the cantilever. With the Colibri (or the Ortofon MC7500 or the Urushi), if I ever dismount it, it goes right into its wooden box where it is completely safe from any accident.
Anyway, I would love to know if anyone removed the guard from an M20FL or M20E and whether that made an improvement or indeed an audible difference in the sound. I certainly do not disagree that it could make an improvement and never said that I disagree with that idea. |
Dear Lewm: Now I see what you mean. Well time to time appear on ebay boxes especially made to have cartridges ( 3-5 ), mounted on its headshells, in " rest " and are very safe not only to keep the carrtridges but to go " around " with the box if you want to show something to an audio friend.
These kind of especial " boxes " were made by FR, AT, Denon, etc.
I own like 7-8 of these boxes , many individual plastic boxes and from Rubermmaid I buy plastic boxes that comes inside with individual separate sections.
Regards and enjoy the music, Raul. |
Dear friends: I was very busy these last days making many cartridge tests due that as I posted I receive my Azden YM-P50VL and want to hear it.
Well this cartridge is a P-mount design that comes already mounted in its universal adaptor, this people at Azden really take care on customer needs because ( only an example ) is the very first time that I saw a P-mount cartridge with a dedicated adaptor that comes with the screw headshell mount holes " coiled/threaded " where you don't need nuts/bolt only the screw, btw the other only " normal " mount cartridge with this facility is my AKG P100LE.
It is suppose that this Azden cartridge was made by Empire to Azden specifications and I have to say that this IMHO is the best looking cartridge that comes from Empire with very high build quality.
It is mounted in my AT 1503-III tonearm with a composite SAEC build material headshell, VTA/SRA a little higher than normal ( not to much. ), VTF 1.3ogrs, no antiskating, no stylus guard ( this is a removable stylus guard design ), loaded at 100K with no phono stage additional capacitance.
From the very beguining I know this was/is a very good cartridge and take it 4 hours to disappear a little brigtness that was unnatural, at six hours the cartridge almost settle down and shows its greatness, what I was hearing was so " intense " on quality level performance that I decide to make comparisons against the Empire 1000 ZE/X, Sonus Dimension 5, Dynavector XV-1s and Ortofon A-90.
Of all these cartridges IMHO only the Sonus Dimension 5 was at its very high quality level performance the other nearest is the A-90 but can cope with the Azden/Sonus performance.
Right now I don´t want to hear anything but this Azden cartridge, is phenomenal!!!. I wonder why we can't have " access " to this kind of quality.
The A-90 return to his owner again, I like this cartridge too.
Now, after all those tests I have to re-rate the 1000 ZE/X to 8 level grade leaving the Sonus Dimension 5 and the Azden YM-P50VL alone in the 9 range level, this Azden IMHO is at the top of that 9 range level.
Yes, IMHO if you can buy it to that ebay seller who has too the next Azden model in the Azden line the YM-P50E that I don't hear it but that I can/could thing is a winner too.
Regards and enjoy the music, Raul. |
Regards, Lewm: Headshell storage suggestions and a DIY solution: Having numerous mounted cartridges and a curious feline in proximity, I saw potential for a catsasstrophy. A covered case (nom. 6x6x12") for displaying a trio of baseballs was obtained at an arts/crafts store, a removable figured maple platform was fashioned to fit inside. This was drilled for 3/8" inside, 5/8 o.s. diameter clear vinyl tubing, which was measured and cut to reveal 3/8" above the surface when glued into the maple. Twelve headshells, two rows of six, seat securely into the compliant tubing. Black frame, mirrored back, blond curly maple inside, functional and IMHO, attractive appearance. 1 1/2 hour from sourcing to completion and the cat Mandu is now free to contemplate the unobtanium Grace F9E and F9L styli. For out of sight storage or portability, more compact flat storage cases designed to secure five headshells are available online. Google 2Juki (appropriate disclaimers, no affiliation) for two examples. A pill bottle, slot cut for the lift arm and appropriately padded with cotton wadding is a simple and utilitarian solution. Many of these cartridges are approaching heirloom status, I applaude your concern to protect and preserve these MM/MI survivors. |
Dear Timeltel: Now that you name it four of my cartridge/headshell cases comes from 2juki.
Btw, don't miss those ebay Azden cartridges, highly recommended.
Regards and enjoy the music, Raul. |
Greetings, Raul: I was hoping you would review the Azden. I've been watching them sell quickly on that auction site and have been trying to restrain myself. Thanks for the detailed information: tonearm, headshell, capacitance, VTF. This one will probably work best with the EPA-250, for which I have been saving my last Sumiko-Lustre 9 gm. magnesium headshell for something special. If not, then the silky smooth Black Widow, with it's "nothing between the cartridge and phono section" character. Your post just tipped the "buy it now" switch.
2juki seems to know good stuff. I've just ordered more leads, silver plated this time, from him. It'll be interesting comparing plated leads with the solid silver, perhaps with the Azden/EPA-250? |
Salute, Raul. Just popped for the Azden. While at that auction site I saw a Glanz MFG-31 OLX offered, claimed NOS, in the box, documentation. Ends 2-21-10. I know some who post here enjoy the Glanz line, just thought I'd mention it. 0 bids, $99.00 to start. The stylus looks realy nice, perhaps fine-line? |
Dear Timeltel: Good for you, I'm sure you will be glad/happy with the Azden quality performance.
As you know Glanz was former Astatic cartridge models, the one you saw looks identical to the Astatic MF series but I can't say for sure which model in the Astatic line even that Glanz sample. The Astatic MF-100 was the top of the line and very good performer that I rated at 7 level range. Anyway the Azden you bought is a better cartridge.
Regards and enjoy the music, Raul. |
Dear friends: I posted that the Azden was made by Empire but I find this information on the net that seems to me was not Empire but Azden by it self whom build that Azden cartridges:
++++ " Azden This Japanese company was until recently one of the biggest OEM supplier of cartridges. " +++++ ( from Audio-tools. )
maybe Azden made some Empire cartridges to specific Empire design specifications. So this is the other way around, the main builder seems Azden.
Regards and enjoy the music, Raul. |
Hi All,
There is an Audiocraft AC 3300 tonearm currently available on eBay. It's not cheap but definitely worth the funds. I think Raul shares my appreciation of this wonderous arm and it does an amazing job with a wide range of cartridges. Also, various armwands can be easily obtained on-line. If further information is required, please feel free to contact me.
Regarding the Glanz MFG line, I would recommend one of the higher (MFG 51 or MFG 71) lines. The MFG-71L was in fact the cartridge that was felt to be the best moving magnet cartridge in a comparitive test conducted some while ago by recording engineers.
Cheers |
Dear Dgob: ++++++ " to be the best moving magnet cartridge in a comparitive test conducted some while ago by recording engineers. " +++++
could you share with us the link to read about?, thank you in advance.
Regards and enjoy the music, Raul. |
Dear friends: I'm still testing the Azden cartridge and making comparisons with other cartridges.
There are several quality performance characteristics that overall put the Azden over the M20's, Empire's, Astatic, B&O, Nagaoka, etc, etc even the Sonus Dimension 5 share some of the Azden characteristics but can't cope the whole Azden performance.
The most stunning " characteristic " ( that is not in reality a stand alone one but the sum of other ones. ) is the COLORFUL of the music performance not only like a whole but the Colorfulness of each instrument that IMHO are nearer to the recording nearer to reality nearer to true music. This colorfulness is not only the capacity to differentiate ( space, layering, SPL , etc, etc ) in more easy way against other cartridges in the same recording but the capacity to discern the differences with the same instrument/same recording quality performance. An example could be the Firebird ( Mercury recording we all know ) where we can hear the " breath " of the timbals one an again like in no other cartridge I heard ( including the Sonus D5. ), the sound of the cymbals down on your " face/ears " with the fierce of the recording composition but like in a live event: agressive with out distortions and with a transient seepd that only if you hear it can understand it.
As you ask for more the Azden in response shows you that it has more, as more demanding is the recording as better is its quality performance even if you hear it at high SPL.
I don't have to try it in different tonearms or with different headshells, I take the headshell that I have on hand and choose for the AT tonearm, I even not fine tunning yet!!!!, certainly is an " easy " cartridge.
regards and enjoy the music, Raul. |
Raul,
Where would one get the mounting adaptor for the Azden YM-P50L since it is not a standard P-mount?
Rgds |
Dear Driveman: The Azden YM-P50VL is a standard P-mount and already comes with a universal mount adaptor.
Regards and enjoy the music, Raul. |
Dear friends: Different cartridges " paint " the music in different Colors.
The Azden has the capacity to Color the music with the right tone, with the right lights and shadows and with the right color intensity that the recording is asking for through the whole recording/music composition.
The recording is a paint in white and black and the cartridge ( well the whole audio system. ) the painter: from this " point of view " the Azden fullfill its Color on each single " space " in that paint where other cartridges/painters not only are less refined painters but leave " spaces " with no Color.
Through the Azden I can't find ( at least in my system ) any single area where I want to ask for more or where I would like to hear something different, it fullfill my music audio targets.
Could be other cartridges that can beat the Azden?, IMHO certainly could be but till today I don't hear other cartridge that beats the Azden performance. I'm still waiting for my AKG P-100LE and the Technics EPC-P100CMK4 returning from VdH and I have to test the AT- ML180-OCC, Technics EPC-205CMK4 and some one else that could be good contenders to the Azden. Next in my list is the Grado Amber that is very promise on that very high quality Azden performance.
I have to say that the Azden people made an exemplar job voicing this cartridge because IMHO is here, in the voicing, where mainly resides the cartridge performance other than the skills and knowledge to build/manufacture a cartridge.
I was reading some information about Azden and this company is not an unknow company but a company with very solid experience in audio and electronics for many years and with very solid and respectable name in Japan and other parts of the world:
http://www.azdencorp.com/new/pages.php?pageid=23
Regards and enjoy the music, Raul. |
Raul,
I looked for it online the other day and couldn't find nor fully remember where I'd seen it. I recall it seemed a fairly old (70's or 80's) article. I'll try again when I get a chance and let you know the outcome.
D |
Hi Raul,
I cannot find the actual review but I have a reference suggesting that it is in the publication: "Hi-fi News & Record Review" (August 1980, p,117).
I've recently sold my hifi magazine collection and so cannot confirm but I would appreciate it if anyone else can supply any added detail.
Cheers
D |
Incidentally,
My search for the Glanz review turned up a couple of interesting things. It appears that the Glanz, particluarly my G-7 has some common roots with the Astatic MF range as had been suggested earlier in this and my Glanz threads. However, there are clear differences, which might explain the real sonic difference in performance. A couple of references on Japanese sites make the following references:
"Mitachi Onkyo Seisakusho (brand name "GLANZ"),
Pickup cartridge called as "Moving Flux"(see also 4011417). Unique construction having merit of MM/IM/MC. Also see Design patent D266504(1982) assigned to The Astatic Corporation (cartridge model MF200). Also 4123067 about unique stylus pivot suspension (embodied in model G-7 cartridge), 1978"
"New type MM cartridge (coils fixed to the end of yoke) looking like mixture of MM, IM and MC, 1977"
I hope that is helpful/interesting to others as well as myself.
Cheers
D |
Dear Dgob: +++++ " the cartridge that was felt to be the best moving magnet cartridge in a comparitive test conducted some while ago by recording engineers. " +++++
I ask for the link because it is important/interesting to read/see the whole environment where the cartridges tests was made.
We want to know: who are and what " represent/means " those recording engineers ? which was the room/audio system on subject? was a controlled overall test? which were the cartridges under test? which tonearms/headshells were used to achieve the best on each cartridge under test? which track recordings were used on the test?, etc, etc.
I hope some one else can put some real light on this.
Regards and enjoy the music, Raul. |
FYI, the supply of Azden cartridges sold out while I waited for a confirmation from the seller that it included the standard mount adapter. My caution meant I missed getting one. |
Raul, that Signet cartridge still has no takers. The seller states that he used it on his Rabco straightline tracker. For this reason, I would be worried about the cartridge; the Rabco depends upon the stylus/cantilever to drag itself across an LP. (The cartridge has to move laterally to activate a small motor that then drives the pivoted end to catch up with the cartridge position.) You can see that the cantilever is slightly bent in the photos.
Which model of Azden are you liking? |
Dear Pryso: Good luck next time if that next time comes. Btw, I stated in my first post on Azden that the cartridges comes with its own mount adaptor, maybe you don't read it.
regards and enjoy the music, Raul. |
Dear Lewm: Don't worry about, there is a source of NOS stylus replacement on that Signet, as a fact you can find the MK3 !!! stylus replacement.
Azden YM-P50VL but I think the seller already sold all the cartridge samples he had on this top of the line model.
Regards and enjoy the music, Raul. |
Raul,
From memory, I'm not really sure if the noted review (or any other really) will give you the level of detail you desire but it will at least increase the available perspectives and information, I suppose.
Cheers |
Has anyone tried the P20E version of the Azden? There are some still for sale. Raul? Remember that you and others were surprised at the performance of the elliptical version of the Ortofon M20, compared to the exotic FL stylus.
Whither the poor old Andante P76, dream-maker of the past? I haven't even listened to mine yet; it became passe' while still in the box. |
Dear Lewm: Well if the E version is a better performer then maybe I can't imagine in what way could be better due to the high quality performance on the 50VL, but could happen again.
Now that you point out maybe I buy an E stylus replacement.
Regrads and enjoy the music, Raul. |
Dear Dgob: Agree.
regards and enjoy the music, Raul. |
Raul, I have clear audio virtusuo and Soundsmith SMMC-2 and SimAudio LP5.3 phono pre. I do not see a 100K ohm option on the LP5.3. It has the 47K, 1K,470R,100R and 10R options. What an I missing here? |
Well talk about being behind I am just mounting the 20fl now and it has been so long ago that it was in vogue that I have forgotten the vta, was it up in the back? Thanks Richard |
Dear Sgunther: Really nothing. Normally the phono stages comes with 47K as a standard on MM stage but things are that some of us find out that some cartridges loaded at 100K performs better.
You can ask to SimAudio how can you change the impedance to 100K maybe changing the input resistor, I don't know for sure: you have to ask.
Regards and enjoy the music, Raul. |
Dear Rnadell: Yes. it is up in the back.
regards and enjoy the music, Raul. |
Yes, Rich, up in the back or "positive VTA" as we say. Don;t be afraid to raise the pivot of your tonearm by quite a bit, but listen as you go up to find the sweet spot for your own ears. You are not at all "behind", or at least you are not more behind than I am. I am still happily listening to the M20FL Super and comparing it on a daily basis to my Colibri. For one thing, I am lucky if I get more than an hour a day to do any listening at all. The M20FL is still very excellent by any standard. Just enjoy it and forget this thread for a while. When you come back to it, the world will have changed yet again, no doubt. None of us can have the Azden that Raul now likes so much, anyway. They are all sold. |
Lewn wrote :
The M20FL is still very excellent by any standard. Just enjoy it and forget this thread for a while. When you come back to it, the world will have changed yet again, no doubt. None of us can have the Azden that Raul now likes so much, anyway. They are all sold. Great advise. Still enjoying the out of fashion M20FL while the "COW" rages on.. ;) |
My m20fl is up and making music. I am very pleased with the initial start up. The best part is that my wife is home sick today and commented favorably about the sound. I still have to install an arm rest as I changed arms as well. Then comes the break in and serious listening. Thanks to all who have given advice so freely. Richard |
Dear Lewm: Yes you are right. Any one must enjoy what their have because what they have ( MM/MI alternative. ) is really good.
Now that I test the Azden I made brief tests with the Ortofon 20's and are really good and if I don't have or don't know any other cartridge name I could live with: no doubt about, but my thread " concern "/compromise is to " discovery " what are out there and how performs, so I will follow on this road, even I have 30+ cartridges that I have to hear because I even never mounted!!!
Regards and enjoy the music, Raul. |
Dear Raul, I am glad you are out there investigating these cartridges. You are doing the work for the rest of us, or at least you are leaving good ideas behind you. I, for one, do appreciate your efforts, but I cannot hope to keep up with you. That's perfectly OK by me. Carry on. I've got 3-4 cartridges that I have not yet heard, as well. |
Regards, all. Pardon me, Raul, another long one. The weather here in the Bluegrass State turned cold, snow again. After spending Sunday evening being warmed by the Grace F9-E, I came to the conclusion the bass line was so forward that it eventually induces listener fatigue. Monday morning, leads from 2juki arrived. The silver plated ones went on the Grace F9-L, The cartridge is superb, jury still out on the plated leads. These extended both bass and highs but there may be a race between the conductivity of the two metals, the highs seem to get to the speakers first. I'm hearing some dissonance from the F9-L that wasn't there before. Still a great sound. The F9-L is more articulate and better balanced than the F9-E, more refined and with pure highs and a liquid like mid. Grain is totally absent, the bass is pleasurably enveloping.
The Orto M20FL was strapped on Tuesday morning. 1.1 gm. VTF and 200 pF total capacitance. The solid silver leads bring the mids and highs up, the bass is even warmer with the silver leads. Very nicely balanced for listening to Rickie Lee Jones, she can do amazing things with her voice but can sometimes be too "hot", the Ortofon eliminates the gravel without dropping a note anywhere. Tonally ballanced and a gracefull presentation, I could stay with the Orto (or the F9-L or Shure V15-111) and never look back, then today---
The Azden YM-P50VL arrived. The V15VxMR I never listen to anyway was evicted from it's ADC magnesium headshell. The pre-formed OEM leads steered the Azden to Baerwald allignment easily. Balanced at 1.25gm and VTA left 3mm positive, a carry over from the M20FL. Steely Dans' Aja was already on the platter, followed by Vangellis' China, the Cars' Heartbeat City, Susanne Vegas' Solitude Standing and then the soundtrack from Cat People. The Azden settled in before the first side of Aja finished, VTF reduced to 1.1 gm for side two. With Vangelis, capacitance was reset for 300pF. The Cars, then Solitude Standing, where VTA was settled in at arm dead level. This is the first cartridge I've ever listened to that went noticably dull after the first half of a lp's side. This cleared up when skating was reduced from .75 to 0. The sonics in "Cat People" are attention riveting. After six hours, the cartridge was so good I made myself stop listening to the music and began evaluating the Azden. The high end is clear and transients linger through the natural decay of the insturment. Upper mids and female voices are crisp with no evidence of confusion or distortion. Sibilance is extinguished. Mids are warm and susinct, nothing glares. The bass takes the prize. Bass attack is precise, punchy even. Body is convincing and the lower bass is strong and defined, while avoiding any hint of bloat. The Azden lacks (for now) the soundstage of the F9-L but the presentation is linear through the audible range and nothing distracts through dominance. Altogether, the most pleasing MM presentation I can remember. Thanks for the referance, Raul.
Reading through the info. included, the Azden with the elliptical stylus shows similar figures, the difference is in separation and freq. response, both attributable to the change in stylus. YM-P50E, like being at a buffet, think I'll have that, too. Before Lew(m) buys it out, that is.
Retired is good! |
I have no intention of buying any more cartridges for now. I stopped a while back. And in fact I think the Azden seller on eBay has only P20E's remaining. I did not see the P50E for sale. The 20 series seems down a notch in specs from the 50 series. However, based on the table shown on eBay, it looks as though the model numbers are applied based on post-manufacture test results, except for the VL which has a unique stylus and cantilever. So you are safe, from my acquisitive nature at least. But there are others here to worry about. Carry on. |
Lewm: Just a tease, the only thing I "worry" about regarding vintage cartridges is the law of entropy. You are the sensible one. |
Dear Timeltel: I posted that the Azden YM-P50VL is an " easy " cartridge because with the first tonearm/headshell I mounted performs great after 4 playing hours.
Even that our audio systems are different and that each one Azden set up is different we attain extremely similar experiences, this speaks a lot on the Azden " friendly " performance.
I posted too that today the Azden is " the best ever " ( like many other cartridges that I tested and that in that time was the best too. ), I don't know if there are other cartridges that can even or beat its performance but I think that there are some strong contenders other than the Sonus Dimension 5 that shares many Azden characteristics: Audio Technica AT-ML160-LC/OCC, Signet TK10-ML2, AKG P100-LE, Technics U205CMK4, Grace F9-Ruby, Audio Technica ATML-180 OCC, Technics EPC-P100CMK4, Grado Amber, Grado RS2 or Micro Acoustics MA830.
These are 10 contenders that I have to test against the Azden!!!, I need a lot of time to do it because at this quality performance level that we are talking about things can't be so easy to " understand " each cartridge performance and rate all those great cartridges.
We will see, in the mid-time have fun! and Lewm don't give up this is the time to enjoy the best cartridges ever made and maybe the last opportunity that we have to do it!!!
Regards and enjoy the music, Raul. |
I am looking for MM recommendations for a Rega RB300 arm. I read one of Rauliruegas previous email where he talked about the importance of matching the cartridge to the arm/headshell. I have a Townsend Rock Mk III turntable with a Rega RB300 arm. This also is a table with a silicon-filled trough which damps the tonearm/cartridge resonances with the help of an outrigger assembly. Thanks |
Lewm - I am, disappointed.
How can you have worlds best MM cartridge of the week without having a different cartridge for every week :-)
me, I'll save up for another A90. |
Dear Franklin: Normaly the MM/MI's are tonearm friendly so I don't think you can have problems with your tonearm other than some of these MM/MIs likes to ride with a high positive VTA/SRA and if I remember in the RB300 you can't change the VTA, corect me if I'm wrong.
From these MM/MI's perhaps the one that needs less change on VTA/SRA is the Nagaoka MP-50 that is very good performer and will mate very good with your analog rig. Now, if you can make changes in the VTA/SRA then I can recomend the Ortofon M20E Super.
Regards and enjoy the music, Raul. |
Regards, Raul: The Azden is a great listen. Please do find something better. If possible.
Concerning the Grace F9-E and perhaps your F9-R, I had thought to save my last Lustre headshell w/silver leads for the Azden, but during the recent "shut-in" weather, I fiddled the F9-E from its' 7 gm. skeletonized Grace headshell and hung it on the heavier Sumiko-Lustre/silver leads. The F9-E was never a daily driver, reserved instead for warming recordings to CD-R. A-B'ing the CD/Lp shows better tonal balance and soundstage with the F9-E on the lighter headshell/Litz wire leads. Bass is lush and proportionate, smooth mids and highs clear. "Grace"ful music again.
This reenforces the importance of two concerns: (1) Matching cartridge compliance with tonearm effective mass, and, (2) One should ALWAYS start the brain before engaging the enter key. Having erred in both, I've corrected the first and hope this post addresses the second. |
Dear friends: Every day is a learning one.
I was unaware that all the P-mount cartridge design share by manufacturers convention some cartridge characteristics that permit to interchange a cartridge in the same headshell with out make changes on overhang or VTF even the mass and compliance are also standardized.
I aware of this reading ADC papers about and I can confirm this because I just receive my Technics P-mount cartridge ( I own 7-8 P-mount type cartridges. ) and I mount it in the headshell where my Empire 1080LT was and the set up was perfect with out changes, great!!!!
Regards and enjoy the music, Raul. |
Dear Timeltel: Yes it is!!!!
Btw, as you know the cartridge comes pre-mounted in its P-mount adaptor: do/did you check that the adaptor/cartridge screw was tight? because in mine comes a little loose so I have to tigth it.
Regards and enjoy the music, Raul. |
Dear friends: Please don't lose this time:
http://cgi.ebay.com/AZDEN-YM-P50VL-MOVING-MAGNET-STEREO-CARTRIDGE-W-STYLUS_W0QQitemZ170451759620QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item27afb77204#ht_2316wt_1165
Regards and enjoy the music, Raul. |