chakster
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| Cartridge upgrade for vintage TT - MM or MC? So here’s something interesting. In my search for new TTs in the same price range I came across some good reviews of the Fluance reference series.The RT82 ships with the Otofon OM 10 and lists the following specs:Tonearm effective weight: 28.2gHea... | |
| Grace Level ll And now i need your help, pleaseI have one virtually unknown stylus for Grace LEVEL II and F8, the stylus index is RS-8US and you can see it on my cartridge (on the right), the plastic insert is clear, "US" written in white on the front side. I ca... | |
| JVC MC1 Moving Coil Cartridge - Heritage? I've heard that Lumière DST is a terrible cartridge | |
| Cartridge upgrade for vintage TT - MM or MC? I have no idea how a conical tip with 2g tracking force can last more than 300-400 hrs not being worn out, elliptical can be used a bit longer, but they are all inferior compared to a proper profiles like Shibata, LineContact, MicroRidge ... that ... | |
| Cartridge options for current gain phonostages (47 Labs) BTW @lewm did you notice that a 90dB version has been made for extremely low output carts (standard version is 75dB). | |
| SME and OL tonearms.... I would highly recommend you to look for good used Reed 3P tonearm, because no other tonearm will give you full adjustment of your cartridge (not only VTA on the fly, but an Azimuth on the fly). Unique modern design and superb quality from Europe.... | |
| JVC MC1 Moving Coil Cartridge - Heritage? Yeah, thanks @edgewear it is very interesting, because i also enjoyed my MC-L10 (at least half the price of MC-L1000) without lack of bass on Victor UA-7082 tonearm. Glad you like your Victor, the company made so many great MM and MC cartridges. | |
| Cartridge upgrade for vintage TT - MM or MC? Forget MM cartridges! None of them sounds as good as even the venerable Denon 103 (and its variants)! This is funny, ever heard Denon DL-107 MM that was a broadcast standard before they designed DL-103 MC ? Same brand, just MM, no need to pay for... | |
| Should I get an SL-1200G @abill I'll look for a nice Sp10 MK2 and make a plinth Good idea, i bought teak wood plinth from Asia for my ex SP-10 mkII and it was great until i bought Luxman PD-444 which is a better turntable. If you have money for Luxman PD-444 look for ... | |
| Should I get an SL-1200G One problem: New 1500c made in China, but the SL1200GR and G made in Japan. | |
| Cartridge upgrade for vintage TT - MM or MC? It depends on the turntable design, many vintage turntables are crap too, some of them are amazing in comparison to the more expensive turntables made today. I am using only vintage turntables, i hate belt drive turntables (no matter new or old). ... | |
| Cartridge options for current gain phonostages (47 Labs) "The Miyabi Standard has an output voltage of 0.2mV and an internal impedance of 2.0 ohms, while the Miyabi/47 has 0.3mV output voltage and an internal impedance of 2.0 ohms". Pretty much as nearly all my favorite MC cartridges, they are all low i... | |
| Grace Level ll Took some pictures of my LEVEL II with RS8 RUBY Designed made this cartridge so attractive, love the shape of the old RS8 in red. And this is the close up on my macro with focus on Ruby Cantilever. | |
| Cartridge upgrade for vintage TT - MM or MC? Any vintage MM from the "cartridge of the month" in our old thread, your digital will always be completely different until you will upgrade the turntable and tonearm, not only the cartridge. it is also depends on the record pressing. You need a hi... | |
| SME and OL tonearms.... SME have a knife-edge bearings, it is not good for many cartridges. Look for Reed tonearms or Kuzma if you’re looking for something really great and new.Reed 3p is my favorite modern tonearm (available in 9 inch, 10.5 or 12 inch) |