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| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi Nandric, A cantilever that is not broken and can still be used, is intact. This is usually an exotic type on a MC. He says that it's better to retain the existing cantilever if it's still usable. The price is higher because he says the job is m... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Peter's $350 ruby cantilever tip is described more like a micro type - optimum contact, I believe. He will also re-tip an intact cantilever - $450. Regards, | |
| A Copernican View of the Turntable System Hello Halcro, **As you say Nikola.......claiming the existence of phenomena without scientific proof places this hobby of ours in the same realm as 'religion'.Statements of faith reign supreme with non-believers labelled as heretics?**Since you us... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi Audpulse, I thought you said $1700 MC. It's a $7K MI. That changes everything. Obviously Joe Grado has collaborated with Peter Ledermann and came up with a new MI with a laser cantilever/tip. Peter is a Denon dealer and does extensive mods to 1... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi Lew, It's interesting to imagine what a completely new type of moving coil could be. Seems like there could be a lot of different magnet configurations, but you have coils connected directly, or indirectly depending how you look at it, to the c... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi Audpulse, So far you've said nothing to contradict my statement, there's nothing new in cart design, only refinements. If this is something new, it should at least be interesting. I'm sure you've peaked our curiosity. Is this ground breaking go... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi Raul, perhaps your 150ANV needs more hrs to realize the potential compared to the 440LC, which you've had longer. ATs in general seem to need long break-in. Most TOTL ATs are excellent trackers. I wonder if this is the complete picture.Hi Nandr... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hello again, Okay I found verification of your info, even if you don't actually have the owners sheet. It's not that I doubt what you're saying, sometimes I misunderstand.Half way down this page is a copy of the PC440 owners sheet. The 440 has a n... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi Raul, If the owners sheet for the PC440LC says it's shibata, then I guess it is. As you know, over the years AT has made about a million different models. It seems like extra letter designations can mean slightly different things, depending on ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi Aceman3, Does an ATN15/20 stylus have to be modified to fit Precept body? I thought it was the other way around.I haven't gotten to it yet. Those 220 bodies seem to be dried up - as in no longer available.Hi Raul, I can't figure out where the s... | |
| Hum decreases with tonearm position. Huh? Agreed, The Rega is lower quality than the rest of your system. It's a budget entry level piece made for starving Brits who want to play records. The list of upgrades is endless, and by the time you pay for it all, you could have had something goo... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Raul, Lew, I think 5 cm/sec is the standard now. If you go to Ortofon, AT, Grado, site, they're all rated at 5 cm/sec velocity. When I saw the sheet for the PC440, I didn't notice the velocity. I haven't looked at my 550 stylus yet. I don't have t... | |
| Good sub $100 cartridge for Thorens TD 160 Agree with the AT solution, but not the 440. Even loaded properly with < 200pF, it has a tendency for brightness. The 95 is more neutral and available with different tips, but they are all bonded diamonds and further upgrade is impossible. Ther... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Timeltel, With the bit about separate grounds on each channel, I thought it might refer to balanced. I thought the cap to ground they were referring to was on the tonearm ground? If the cap is on the signal ground but not the hot, would it add cap... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Raul, That's interesting about the output level. I saw a copy of an owners sheet for the 440 and it said 4.2mV, same as yours, so that must be the spec. This was from an old post in a tape forum by someone who bought 2 in 1981. He seemed pleased w... |