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| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi Timeltel,"concerning the 415/420, much of this "splashy" character is diminished with extended use, bass overshoot tightens up too."I wholly agree with this and with your noting that "some" of the detrimental effects will diminish with extended... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi All,Just tried the Acutex 420 on a Nagoaoka magnesium headshell. Early days but the performance is far better: lower-mid problems appear to have absconded. Time to reassess while awaiting some suggestions on the ideal set up. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? If the body of your 420STR is grey then it is the correct model: body colours being the easiest way to distinguish. | |
| Glanz moving magnet cartridges "Its undoubted potential" alludes to the fact that the Glanz might indeed outperform the Technics if the (still sought) ideal set up is achieved. Any medium mass arm that places the stylus tip precisely 50mm from the collar of the arm wand where t... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi Acam3,Thank you for the kind words and I was definitely 'lucky' in finding my Technics and Alex's services (the latter with Raul's initial and recently renowned suggestion that I look into whether the technician could assist). I do think that i... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi Timeltel,"I keep five, now six, carts in rotation. Like Danny, I've yet to find the perfect cartridge but there's a lot to like about the Acutex."I wholly agree but, as I've noted before, I think a lot depends on what one determines the word "p... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi All,One last comment on the 420. It does remarkably well at tracking: even on the torturous cannon shots of Tchaikovsky's '1812 Overture' (Kunzel/CSO, Telarc), which gives my Technics a real tough time. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Timeltel,I really do appreciate your comments and accept your view of the time needed for acclimatisation to a typically BBC presentation: should that fact not have come across. However, I never thought these were features of IM's but could be wro... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi Mab33,I'm not certain what arrangement you are running your renewed Technics in. However, I think that if you can try it with a Morch DP6 red point Precision tonearm, it will reward beyond expectation. Failing that, it seems to appreciate an al... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi Griffithds/Timeltel,I have now given the 420 around 35 hours run in and varied VTF. It has improved noticeably. However, the lower-mid still lacks the inner detail that I enjoy with my Technics 100 Mk4. I don't think this is a feature of IM's.N... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi Griffithds,I'm following your lead and giving it more running time. It definitely deserves perseverance I feel. Maybe someone will chance upon a set up that brings the missing x-factor to the 420, or maybe a wave of Alex's wand can transform go... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi All,The Acutex 420STR surely is great at imaging and separation. However, I'd like to hear others' feedback on their experience and perception of its performance in the lower-midrange. I'm still not certain but the impact on inner detail seems ... | |
| Jazz Recommendations Baka1969,Good on you. I've also found it a great source of education. | |
| A Copernican View of the Turntable System Raul,As though to prove the point, following your review, I've recently tried the Technics 100Mk4 on my Audiocraft AC3300 with a 13g aluminium headshell and finally found an alternative set up (other than my Morch DP6) on which that particular car... | |
| A Copernican View of the Turntable System Dertonarm,That should have read: "guest". |