davev
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| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Raul and others,I got my Empire 4000D/111 sometime around 1990 and it came in a turntable that I bought.The stylus guard is attached to the cartridge body via a brass hinge assembly and there are there are dark spots on each side of the stylus ass... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? I just wanted to report on my new Garage-A-Records Empire 1000 ZE/X replacement stylus.My Empire Cartridge is a 1000ZE with no X on the label. The new stylus from Garage-A-Records has a thinner cantilever but the length seems the same as the stylu... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Siniy123: In case you haven't noticed, the cartridges mentioned here are going for more on E-Bay and that probably means that more people are reading this thread than are posting. But what else is new? That's the story of supply and demand like wh... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Axelwahl: I'm not surprised with your finding on the Shure V15 Type lll. Before the renewed interest in vinyl, not all that many years ago, I bought a Fidelity Research cartridge carrier from E-Bay for $50 that contained 5 cartridges mounted in he... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Opps. I see that Timeltel posted the link to the Boston Audio Society literature on 1-24. That must be where I got it!Not getting any younger here and the brain farts certainly verify that. LOL | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? NOW CONFUSED: The HiFi Mag test report says they tried the Empire 1000ZE/X in an SME arm and the arm of a Lenco L-75 to see what VTF was needed but they didn't say what arm it was in when they called the performance "Superb."An SME 3009 S2 Improve... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Raul: I'm happy that the old Hi Fi Magazine test report I posted was of some value. In my recollection and experience, back in the 60's and 70's there wasn't a consumer knowledge or concern about input resistance and capacitance for MM's until CD4... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? My Empire 1000 cartridge label reads 1000 ZE without the X. The stylus assembly is black and reads EMPIRE with the little round logo under it. The cantilever is rather broad with no real noticable taper to the eye. Compared to the cantilever in my... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Montepilot: I have one turntable that sometimes receives a radio station in the evenings. It's a Thorens TD147 and I have an Empire 4000 D/111 cartridge mounted in the arm. The cartridge hangs out pretty much in the open away from the headshell so... | |
| Is it worth upgrading a Thorens TD125 I should mention that I did "upgrade" my TD125's if you can call it an upgrade because it's really just fixing normal wear.I have a new thrust plate or metal disc dropped into the bearing well for the end of the platter bearing to ride on and ther... | |
| Is it worth upgrading a Thorens TD125 What makes you think that a good stock TD125/SME3009 can't give you good bass, mids and treble? Don't forget that what your asking for is also cartridge related, how well it's suited to the tonearm and how good the setup is not to mention the elec... | |
| Cello Cartrige Help Please I forgot to mention the VTF.If you look at Ikeda cartridges on the Cartridge Database there are several models that look like the Cello Ikeda yet the tracking force is different. It's a Model 9 but 9 what?I'd start at 2 grams and go down slowly fr... | |
| Cello Cartrige Help Please There were two Cello Cartridges.The Maestro is an Ikeda and it had a rounded front, straight sides and flat back. The stylus is like that of a Decca cartridge with no cantilever.The Chorale is a Miyabi. It's round and it has the conventional canti... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? The 1.5 grams VTF is what the E-Bay seller of NOS M20FL Supers claims but there is no Ortofon paperwork with the cartridges.The Cartridge Database on the Vinyl Engine also says 1.5 grams VTF.If anyone has the original paperwork for an M20FL Super ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Lewn,I'm confused about the effective mass issue too.The info in the below link says that the 3012 has an effective mass of 14 grams but I don't think that includes the headshell.There's also a chart showing expected resonace with different compli... |