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| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? I was thinking, there might not be much interest in phase as it relates to a phono cartridge. People seem to want cart recommendations and have little interest in technical matters so I'll just say this:I base my conclusions on Ortofon measurement... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Thanks Tom,780DC is pretty close to those other Signets.I think virtually all AT V magnets are paratoroidal. It's the TK9, 10, and AT22 - 25 that are supposed to be true toroidal.The difference is in the way they are wound. Toroidal are donut shap... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi Timeltel,I guess the database threw me another curve. 550mH and impedance 750Kohm?? Is that a typo? The 5Ea, 7Ea, 7LCa are all 5mV, 550mH, 800DC, 900 impedance. That's from a Signet spec sheet. Apparently nice relationship between DC and impeda... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Regards Timeltel, Halcro,I bought the TK10ML II new in the '80s before I knew anything about loading. My MM phono input was 47K and I could select from three capacitance settings which seemed to do nothing with this cartridge. I played with VTA, c... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi Nandric,You must have been angry when you wrote your last post because it's semi coherent. Once again you have me saying things I didn't say. Yes, I was somewhat embarrassed by that last set of exchanges between you and I on a public forum. Now... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi Dover,The Koetsu Black is within 2dB, 20 - 20K ?That's the Goldline? The older Black seemed to have more bass than + 2dB, made it sound "mellow/lush". Their redesign really made a difference. The Ruby was loaded at 100K and that's less rise tha... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi Lew,It seems to me that VTA/SRA has more to do with harmonics and loading is more about bright/dull. Of course they're interrelated. Wondering what conclusions await.Regards, | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Regards Timeltel, Thanks for the specs, most interesting. It seems that the neighborhood of 240mH is the practical limit for AT inductance lowering. Beyond that it gets too bright for the mandatory 47K load recommendation, but that doesn't entirel... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Lew, Interesting arm. The sub arm is like the Souther linear tracker. I see no reason other than tracking warps, why you can't stray from maintaining perfectly horizontal arm tube. As mentioned previously, the SRA orientation of the OCL tip might ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi Lew, I just read the 505 manual or part of it. I see what you mean. Have you ever tried it with the sub arm not horizontal? If it doesn't function properly like that, your only recourse for SRA is to use an angled shim in the headshell. Not exa... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Regards Timeltel,The database has the 150 w/berrylium and the 170-180 w/boron. Maybe it's a mistake. I was hoping you knew inductance. I'm guessing it's 370mH, but that's just a guess based on the 150MLX - 2.3Kohm, 350mH. But they might have stron... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Timeltel,I forgot to ask the specs of the ML150? I thought I had it written down somewhere, but it eludes me. The database has it listed as 2500 ohms, 4mV. It looks to have the same generator as the 170, 180 with only the cantilever being differen... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Greetings Timeltel,I have one manual for six F9 models including the F, E, and L. Ruby is not included. All have impedance of 2.4K and same output except L is +2mV. I naturally assumed it has stronger magnets. Thanks for confirmation.I also assume... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Lew,This is a public forum and it's not your place to give permission to hang out. If Raul were to come back, it wouldn't be his place either. If Storyboy wants to comment on the current relevance of this thread, his comment alone is a contributio... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Storyboy,I think you might be right. There is a finite number of great vintage MM carts and once every major manufacturer is examined, where do you go from there? There may be one or two that fell through the cracks (was Jico MM discussed?), but t... |