chakster
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| Want to upgrade my cartridge from 2m blue to black I am told the black is very critical in picking up noise from dirty vinyl. That's not true. First of all i assume you play NEW vinyl, not a 40 years old vintage vinyl or not? So why do you expect noise on a new vinyl and why do you think a new ... | |
| Vinyl vs high def audio i.e. 24bit / 96 or 192khz If you have no passion for records why do you need a turntable? It’s never too late to start, but it’s not about quality as much as you may think (especially with entry level turntable), it’s about record collecting, digging, it’s more like a life... | |
| Woot! Decca cartridge bargain @bimasta haha, nice, you can't go wrong with Doug Sax's disc mastering monitoring cartridge. | |
| Want to upgrade my cartridge from 2m blue to black You need to be wary of NOS old cartridges; the stylus suspension can / will deteriorate and become stiff over time. It happended only with 2-3 cartridges out of 60 that i've tried, and those carts with bad suspension are Technics EPC-100 and E... | |
| Want to upgrade my cartridge from 2m blue to black @bsmg he could ask any Ortofon dealer about it online. @tubelvr1 If the Black stylus is so expensive i would recommend Ortofon M20FL Super with nude FineLine diamonds. Great cartridge that can be find NOS for about $200-300 or even for a lower pri... | |
| broken dreams - new cartridge help please! @rykk999 It’s a metaphor, nothing personal. You can ignore my statement (i don’t own a car and i don’t design cartridges), but read what a Lyra Cartridge designer (Jonathan Carr) posted long time ago, he is one of the most knowledgeable person on ... | |
| Woot! Decca cartridge bargain Garrott Brothers own P77 MM cartridge is also superb | |
| broken dreams - new cartridge help please! @vasaudio I understand the point you are trying to make about retipping not being original but if I can get it 95% of the way there With all my respect, i think it depends of the exact cartridge model. I’ve owned refurbished cartridges, i wish to... | |
| Grace F14 MONO cartridges and styli @lewm what is the correct way of hooking it up then? Each headshell designed for stereo and has 4 pins, Mono cartridge has 2 pins. The "Y" type leadwire is original Grace, and the headshell for this MONO cartridge is also original Grace.Not every ... | |
| broken dreams - new cartridge help please! It’s funny to see our Mexican posts when he’s contradict with himself.Once he told us that only Ortofon can do the job to refurbish Ortofon cartridges, because they are so special and have an access to their own exclussively made materials, now he... | |
| Want to upgrade my cartridge from 2m blue to black @naromance Chakster, Where is the OP gonna get a used 881s with a good stylus? It was not an advice to buy Stanton 881s, but just an illustration of how this particular turntable (or any turntable) benefit with a better cartridge. Turntable just ... | |
| Want to upgrade my cartridge from 2m blue to black I’m definitely an analog lover but am budget constrained. Any feedback will be greatly appreciated. It seems like other folks ignoring your statement about " budget constrained", cartridge is the most important in your situation, change the s... | |
| broken dreams - new cartridge help please! @uberwaltz Not everyone has the love or trust for vintage carts as you do.I have a few and pretty happy and comfortable with buying more and learning but it is not for all types. Of course, but destroying ultra High-End cartridges (voiced by wo... | |
| broken dreams - new cartridge help please! @johnto If you’re getting a $2400 cartridge fixed for under $500 its $2000 cheaper than buying a new one. If you’re sending your High-End cartridge to a third-party vendor you have no idea what you will get. You digits means nothing. If you can’t... | |
| Want to upgrade my cartridge from 2m blue to black If is has a better stylus profile then it will be an upgrade for sure.The styli are interchangeable between Blue and Black ? If yes just go for it (just the stylus) |