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| Turntable isolation platform Recommendations? We now return you to your regularly scheduled program. | |
| Classic Ortofon Cartridges: The MC2000 MK II or the MC3000 MK II? The Ortofon M20FL Super is a superb contender in the MM category. And really "cheap" by any standard. Was once discussed on the old MM thread. | |
| Technics SP10 MK3 Restoration solypsa, There are many aftermarket plinth makers who can remove an SP10 Mk2 or Mk3 motor assembly from its square-ish surrounding escutheon and mount only the motor assembly in a plinth specially designed for that purpose. I think OMA can do tha... | |
| Anyone with Manley Chinook use a custom Power Cord? JB, On the subject of changing capacitors, the basis for choosing the value of the output coupling capacitors is to provide for the best possible extreme low frequency response, first of all. (f = 1/2*pi*R*C, where R is the net impedance seen by ... | |
| Classic Ortofon Cartridges: The MC2000 MK II or the MC3000 MK II? For the record, I meant to write "fine cartridge", not "find cartridge" in my summary of the 7500.My impression of the two cartridges, 2000 vs 7500 is just the opposite of yours, in two different tonearms on two different systems. I found the 2000... | |
| Classic Ortofon Cartridges: The MC2000 MK II or the MC3000 MK II? edgewear, I never found the MC7500 to sound "edgy" or harsh at all. In fact, I would characterize it as remarkably neutral, almost to a fault, which is to say that if anything it fell a bit short on bringing out the drama and contrasts put into t... | |
| Classic Ortofon Cartridges: The MC2000 MK II or the MC3000 MK II? ihco, I don't know how Raul would answer your question about the 4-digit Ortofon cartridges, but from the MC2000 up to the MC7500, those were their flagship, "best", most expensive cartridges. After the MC7500, they continued development but aban... | |
| Upper Level Vintage DD Strenghts and Weaknesses I would guess they’re made mostly of brushed aluminum and stainless steel, here and there. The obvious improvements available in the 507 are magnetic vs string anti-skate and a superior mechanism for VTA adjustment. There could be more improvement... | |
| Classic Ortofon Cartridges: The MC2000 MK II or the MC3000 MK II? Edgeware, your comments on the MC7500 vs MC2000 intrigue me. Maybe I need to try harder with my MC7500, but so far in my systems the MC2000 is best. Besides paying attention to azimuth, what else? What tonearms have you used? Thx. | |
| Classic Ortofon Cartridges: The MC2000 MK II or the MC3000 MK II? In my opinion, the remarkable thing about the MC2000 is that it does use an aluminum cantilever and a line contact stylus. Neither is really very exotic. Yet the sound is sublime in either of my two audio systems. This is evidence that one ough... | |
| Turntable isolation platform Recommendations? I think the point might be that your Luxman turntables do have spring-loaded and damped feet. So yes, the Luxman should need nothing more than a solid rack, and sand is an excellent isolating material under such a turntable as yours. In fact, an... | |
| Classic Ortofon Cartridges: The MC2000 MK II or the MC3000 MK II? Who is able to supply a beryllium cantilever these days? I thought beryllium was verboten. Regardless, the MC2000 came with an unusual aluminum cantilever, and it might be best to stick with the OEM cantilever in order to preserve the original SQ,... | |
| Turntable isolation platform Recommendations? Does the Clearaudio Ovation contain its own integral suspension system, of any kind? | |
| Classic Ortofon Cartridges: The MC2000 MK II or the MC3000 MK II? I own both an MC2000 and an MC7500. I cannot recall what is the difference between an MC2000 Mk2 and the original MC2000, but it may have to do with the signal voltage output, 0.05mV for the MC2000. I rank the MC2000 as one of the two or three bes... | |
| Technics SP10 MK3 Restoration For looks alone, the Dobbins plinth is gorgeous. It looks like slate (which Chakster likes to call "graphite") but I think it is made from a synthetic material that has some of the properties of slate/graphite. For what it's worth, Rich, and I th... |