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| My Sonic Labs cartridges Mijostyn, I thought you were waiting for a Lyra Atlas or other high end Lyra, not a MSL. What gives? | |
| MM or MC cartridge for Mm input on Preamp 0.5 mV is no problem for the Steelhead even if your linestage adds zero gain to the phono signal. You previously suggested your cartridge puts out .01 mV, which I took to be a typo since there are no cartridges I know about that have such a tiny o... | |
| Classic Ortofon Cartridges: The MC2000 MK II or the MC3000 MK II? You’ve made your decision, and we have no real data on that MC2000, dirt vs corrosion, so any further debate is moot. Enjoy your MC5000, and let us know how it compares to the other Ortofons in the same series that you already own. | |
| MM or MC cartridge for Mm input on Preamp If you own a v2.0 Steelhead, which hasn’t changed in at least a decade, you should have its remote volume control, which of course is only relevant if you use the Steelhead as a full function preamplifier. Since you use it as a phono stage, the Ma... | |
| MM or MC cartridge for Mm input on Preamp Presumably the linestage section of your integrated adds gain to the max of 65 db gain you can get from the Steelhead. Incidentally don’t you have a remote for volume with your steelhead? Mine does. But it doesn’t control input, etc. | |
| MM or MC cartridge for Mm input on Preamp I am laughing at myself a bit for not realizing that you must have meant 0.1 mV. There are no cartridges I know of that have an output of only .01 mV. My orto phon MC 2000 is one of the lowest output moving coil cartridges ever made, and it puts ... | |
| Classic Ortofon Cartridges: The MC2000 MK II or the MC3000 MK II? Are you referring to photo #8? On my iPhone that could be grain due to low pixel count and hence poor resolution or it could be shmutz that typically accumulates on the underside of a cartridge that’s been in use. | |
| MM or MC cartridge for Mm input on Preamp What cartridge are you using that only puts out .01 mV? There are not too many where the output is that low. Also a very important factor is how are you using the Steelhead? If you use it add as a phono stage with an outboard line stage, then you ... | |
| Classic Ortofon Cartridges: The MC2000 MK II or the MC3000 MK II? Where do you see lots of cartridges with pitting and oxidation in Japan? Have you been there, and have you toured the various audio stores where used gear is sold? I’m just wondering. In my experience really good quality used audio equipment has g... | |
| Classic Ortofon Cartridges: The MC2000 MK II or the MC3000 MK II? I own both an MC2000 and an MC7500, both low hours and with OEM cantilever and stylus. MC7500 is possibly the most neutral cartridge I have ever heard, but I prefer the MC2000. | |
| Amazing Cartridge Repairs by Vinyl Audio Science! Ironically, I just recently had my Koetsu Urushi re-tipped (literally, the OEM boron cantilever was NOT replaced) by Expert Stylus, in the UK. The whole project, out from my home on the East coast USA and back, took barely a month, maybe less, an... | |
| MM or MC cartridge for Mm input on Preamp Houston, Just look at the selector switch. In the MM mode you can select any of many possible load resistances, from 47K on down. Since my own unit is not in front of me, I cannot recall the lower limit available. For fun, you might start at 47... | |
| MM or MC cartridge for Mm input on Preamp Rooze, the point is that max gain via either MM or MC inputs on the Steelhead is the same. Only difference is the range of load resistance available in each case. Using MM you can load an LOMC at 47K, if you like. Using MC inputs, the max R is 400... | |
| Brand new Lyra Delos - skewed cantilever Photos are nicely done but useless for evaluation of the stylus tip, nevertheless I’d suggest a cleaning. | |
| MM or MC cartridge for Mm input on Preamp The “MM” input on the Steelhead essentially bypasses the autoformers used to achieve low input impedances typically used for LOMC cartridges. Those low impedance autoformers are accessed via the two pairs of MC inputs. So if you want to load a LO... |