chakster
Responses from chakster
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? The jump from mm to mc requires a significant investment in both turntable and system. Believe it or not, but some of us returned to the vintage MMs (say $300-900) from the very expensive MCs (up to $4500, not to count the SUTs etc) with no regre... | |
| Looking for a Phono pre around 1K Look for JLTi mm/mc phono stage with plug-in rca resistors to change loading of the cartridge quickly. This is high gain phono stage based on diamond transistors. Absolutely amazing! From Australia. | |
| Experiences buying used cartridges @vegasears Buying a used phono cartridge for me would be like buying a used Tooth Brush! Do you feel the same about used records? | |
| Experiences buying used cartridges @harold-not-the-barrel I bought 3 HQ MM carts from V. Simakov of grgaudio, very happy with all. Bought two as well, no problem with communication, used to talk over the phone a few times, my cartridge is still OK after 4 years, but the one i boug... | |
| GLANZ MFG 610LX @hymanroath none of these cartridges are close to the Glanz 61, because the cantilever and stylus tip on 61 is absolutely different. I’ve owned all of them, when i received Glanz 31L i was very impressed, this model is equal to Astatic MF-200, the... | |
| GLANZ MFG 610LX @enginerd1960 Great, if this model is equal to the earlier and mega rare MFG 61 then it's absolutely amazing cartridge. | |
| Experiences buying used cartridges @vegasears untill you will find a used vintage cartridge that outperform your new $5000 cartridge for 1/10 of the price. Or do you believe NEW is always better performer? Sadly new products from the legendary cartridge designers like Takeda San is... | |
| Experiences buying used cartridges When people talking about SoundSmith retiping service It sounds like his cartridges/cantilevers are "the best in the wolrd" and if you retip your original cartridge you will get a better one, but it is not true. This statement is very strange and ... | |
| GLANZ MFG 610LX I know a person who has bought glanz cards from ebay and happy about purchase from this japanese seller, they are nos, but without boxes in a bulk stock. | |
| GLANZ MFG 610LX It’s on ebay right now along with many other glanz and astatic cartridges (NOS) from the same seller. He’s got multiply stock and actually it’s on ebay for a long time (unsold). So the hype is over?61 is the best Glanz so far, special stylus tip a... | |
| GLANZ MFG 610LX This model might be different from the older Glanz MFG 61, but i'm sure it's better than all others and it looks close to my MFG 61 which is fantastic cartridge. | |
| Cartridge reccomdations? @masterplan it’s very personal and system dependant when you are asking for a cartridge recommendations, i don’t think the genre of music play any imporant role for the cartridge to reproduce what’s on the record. The most important is you and you... | |
| Looking at upgrading to a new MC cartridge any thoughts? @jakecanada i think the whole universe of beautiful vintage MM cartridges is missing if you only tried those two modern ortofons. I'm going to the oppisite direction from very expensive modern MCs to less expensive vintage MMs. Those cartridges li... | |
| Looking at upgrading to a new MC cartridge any thoughts? @jakecanada my first moving coil cartridge to see what all the hype is on MC. So what's the hype, Jake? Which MM did you tried before? | |
| Experiences buying used cartridges I would recommend to buy used cartridges from ebay to get buyers protection for those who’re not sure about the seller reputation. The price may be 15% higher than in the private agon listings, but at least there is no chance you will be ripped-of... |