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Vintage MONO Cartridge Question ?

I am about to create a dedicated Mono TT system (I have the table and arm), and now need a cartridge.

Which would you choose as your dedicated Mono cartridge:

Ortofon ESL C60 or Concert
Fairchild 225a
Grado Mono Moving Coil

Why ?

I understand that all would need to be rebuilt before I can expect to use reliably.

Thanks !




iopscrl
fleib
1,124 posts
 

Iopscri,

You might find the answer to your specific question at Lenco Heaven. I saw a number of threads there about those carts.

Regards,

be_audiophil
1 posts
 
Ok, I know, this is a very old discussion. Nevertheless I´m wondering if anyone ever made a comparism of the pickups in questions.

I´ve done that with AT-3LP, AT-33 Mono, Denon DL-102, EMT OFD 15 Mono, Ortofon CG25i, GE RPX Single Play, Triple Play as well as Pierre Clement EB-25 and Fairchild 225-A. And I´ve gamed that out on Audio Technica ATP-12P, Audax KT-16, Livingstone as well as Fairchild 280-A tonearms. Furthermore I´ve pairde those pickups with Fidelity Research FR-64s and Schick 12".

Consequently some of those carts got also a run with a vintage Gray Research 602C Phono EQ.

When asked for a ranking I´d go with:

Fairchild 225-A
Pierre Clement EB-25

now nothing comes for a long time 
Ortofon CG25i
EMT OFD 15
GE PRX Single Play
GE RPX Triple Play

again nothing in here for a long time
AT-3LP, AT-33 Mono, Denon DL-102


iopscrl OP
192 posts
 
Old thread indeed.   

"  be_audiophil1 "  Your ranking is interesting.  How did you arrive at your conclusions, and in what ways did the Fairchild 225a exceed the Ortofon DG25 ?   Is your Fairchild cartridge rebuilt (original stylus, cantilever, suspension) or rebuilt ?

Thanks !
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