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| Best Budget Phono Cartridge? Update for anyone still interested: the Stanton/Pfanstiehl combination is very disappointing. My best guess is that the rubber in the cartridge has hardened, but it's possible the stylus is just not that good. Either way, I think I'll wait until... | |
| Best Budget Phono Cartridge? Thanks @czarivey -- I hadn't heard much about them. I'll check them out. | |
| Best Budget Phono Cartridge? @viridian -- thanks again for your response; I had forgotten about your recommendation of the MP110, and will probably try that if the Stanton replacement stylus doesn't sound good. The reviewer at the link you sent was certainly very enthusiast... | |
| Best Budget Phono Cartridge? @viridian -- thanks for your opinions, as always. I have a few follow up questions:- I'm tempted to return the AT440, since a) the sound is not blowing me away, and b) it will probably be a year before I'm ready to buy a new TT. Your post makes ... | |
| Best Budget Phono Cartridge? @czarivey -- I can't find anything by Googling "ADS Type III and type IV cartridges" -- are you talking about Shure cartridges? If not, please send me a link to ADS cartridges, as all I've come up with is advertisements ("ads") for cartridges! | |
| Best Budget Phono Cartridge? PS to @viridian: I meant to ask you earlier in this thread when you brought it up -- how does the tone arm mass enter into the setup equation? Could you provide some rules of thumb for different tone arm masses, or send a link to a relevant artic... | |
| Best Budget Phono Cartridge? @williewonka -- thanks for your post on the Denon 103 -- it does sound like a strong contender in the budget cartridge category. I initially decided against it because one of the Agon replies said my Parasound 2100 would not provide enough output... | |
| Best Budget Phono Cartridge? @viridian -- thanks for following up! After you and cleeds got into it, I decided to bow out and let tempers cool; sounds like the two of managed to find some common ground. Soooo... it's been an interesting jaunt; I ordered the 440MLB, despite ... | |
| Best Budget Phono Cartridge? Sounds like I missed an interesting post- @viridian and @cleeds obviously disagree on how to refer to VTA, so I will read up, and draw my own conclusions. Nevertheless, thank you both for trying to educate a newbie. | |
| Best Budget Phono Cartridge? VTA adjustment -- I think I was confusing my phono with my VCR... | |
| Best Budget Phono Cartridge? What a great thread on Stanton 681 replacements -- thanks viridian! One of my concerns (in addition to that body ageing thing, with which I totally relate), was that the JICO replacement stylus is $167, and I didn't see any point in spending that... | |
| Best Budget Phono Cartridge? Thanks viridian -- I had heard that replacement styluses for the 681 were not worth it, as the body doesn't age well; have you heard otherwise? Regarding the VTA, you are right that the turntable doesn't have an adjustment, but I thought that coul... | |
| Best Budget Phono Cartridge? It looks like I should add the AT 440MLb to the list of possibilities... any comments? | |
| Best Budget Phono Cartridge? @mesch and @reubent — thanks for the Red/Blue suggestions – I like the idea of having two needles, as some of my vinyl is pretty ratty, and I would hate to ruin the better needle with it. | |
| Best Budget Phono Cartridge? @viridian I don’t know the mass of the tonearm, but the turntable is an old Aiwa AP-B21 unit, with the following specs:Platter: aluminium alloy die castDrive system: belt drive, auto returnMotor: 4-pole synchronousSpeeds: 33 and 45rpmWow and flut... |