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| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? To All,"By the time this gets posted, the cartridge will already be on its way." I was wrong! It will ship tomorrow.I guess miracles do happen!Regards,Don | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Timeltel,Hi Tom,The Mission Solitaire had been on my "try to find" list for quite some time. I will not rule out suspension problems with it but as I stated in the review, I looked very carefully at the cantilever/suspension for anything out of th... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hello Tom,Your post to Stltrains (our latest CLa member), asking for it's SS# got me off my butt to look at mine.It is SS# 306. Regards,Don | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Raul,Your statement "Welcome Nagaoka again!", got me thinking about all the great cartridges that we have reviewed and no longer discuss. When reading my discussion of the Mission Solitaire, you will recall that I dismounted 3 cartridges of the 5 ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi Mike,Let me be the first to welcome you to the club. If it's in as good of shape as he said, then you got a hell of a bargain. I was surprised it went that cheap. I guess with it being Easter, people are not paying attention. You will find it h... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Mission Solitaire, (Raul, per your request)I scored 2 cartridges that week. The Mission Solitaire ($45), and a Nagaoka MP11 Boron ($41). There is know doubt, the Nagaoka is a winner! The Mission, well, I'm not so sure. First, I also own the Garrot... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Indieroehre,There is only one bid on the Glanz. I will assume that the bid is yours. I do not want to tell you how to bid, but I will say this, ask yourself "just how bad" to you want that Glanz. Then enter your highest bid amount accordingly.Rega... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Indieroehre,While on the Vinylenginge web site, also look up Astatic MF 200 instruction/owner manual download. You might laugh when you start to read and notice the wording and pictures in the Astatic manual is the same as what is in the Glanz man... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Indieroehre,There is a Astatic MF300 up for bid on ebay. It is my understanding that the Glanz and the Astatic line of cartridges were the same. It sounds like from your description, that you have a good stylus but need a body. With the 300 body,y... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Nandric,You are a good and thoughtful comrade. You did not reveal my soon to acquire styli source so you are still held in high regard. I will know soon if I am rewarded with riches.If I do, I will contact Indieroehre.RegardsDon | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? I think we all have hit upon why there is so many different opinions about what a piece of equipment sounds like. Lets take for instants a phono cartridge that has a slight rising mid range frequency. You give that phono cartridge to someone my ag... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Raul,Do you by any chance keep notes on the cartridges you audition? I ask because I have picked up a Mission Solitaire. I had/have it on my try to find list in which I have gleaned from this forum over the years. I can't get over how much it remi... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Well Harold-Not-the-Barrel,I guess now we all have to delete the JVC watch item from our eBay site. Or is this some evil ploy of yours to get the rest of us to drop out???? Ha Ha Ha, we're on to you!Regards,Don | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Raul,I am not understanding how a cartridge such as the Pioneer PC550E with the old school 15 degree SRA, is considered to be a NCG type? What is it that I am missing in your definition of this NCG term. Thanks in advance.Regards,Don | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Comrade,Your quote:"I just listened again to my Goldring 800 and asked myself: why should anybody NEED a 'better' cart?"I have also wonder the same thing about it. I also as you know, have a Goldring G800. I refer to it as a G800A because it has A... |