neonknight
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| Classic Ortofon Cartridges: The MC2000 MK II or the MC3000 MK II? @edgewear Ah very enlightening! I wonder what they mean by "ceramic substance" and perhaps that phrase has given rise to the thought it was a ceramic body. I wonder if there are really any practical and real world improvements to the SLM techniq... | |
| Classic Ortofon Cartridges: The MC2000 MK II or the MC3000 MK II? @best-groove Oh that would be very cool indeed! In my searching I never found a reference to sintered aluminum for this cartridge, the best I could do is what Ortofon called black sapphire. The searches for information regarding the Ortofon X000 ... | |
| Classic Ortofon Cartridges: The MC2000 MK II or the MC3000 MK II? @edgewear Oh I think I crossed that bridge awhile ago. I only use one audio system and have taken over the living room as my audio room. My patient wife is fine with this, but if I were to try to install another audio system in a different room I... | |
| Classic Ortofon Cartridges: The MC2000 MK II or the MC3000 MK II? @best-groove That is interesting, and to be honest its difficult to find out what the body is made out of. Ortofon just calls it black sapphire. However I did locate this bit of info regarding developed by an Ortofon dealer in Australia I believe.... | |
| Classic Ortofon Cartridges: The MC2000 MK II or the MC3000 MK II? @rauliruegasI was unaware that the Ortofon bodies were fragile in any way. They look to be a high temperature fired ceramic body from what I can tell. Are the tabs for holding the bolts and nuts known for fracturing? I don't wrench my bolts down s... | |
| Classic Ortofon Cartridges: The MC2000 MK II or the MC3000 MK II? So the MC3000 MK II arrived earlier this week, and I had a chance to install it last night and fine tune the alignment this morning. I have old eyes, and I find that natural light coming through the window is the morning is great for aligning cart... | |
| Classic Ortofon Cartridges: The MC2000 MK II or the MC3000 MK II? @rauliruegas When in college I worked part time in an audio store. We were an Ortofon dealer and the owner was a fan of the MC2000. We always had one in the store, but very very few were sold. It was too expensive for most customers. But I got to ... | |
| Classic Ortofon Cartridges: The MC2000 MK II or the MC3000 MK II? This cartridge was purchased to be used as a daily player for more casual listening sessions. I listen to a lot of vinyl, and while I enjoy my digital rig its really the turntables that get played more. I need a cartridge that I can use up and not... | |
| Classic Ortofon Cartridges: The MC2000 MK II or the MC3000 MK II? @lewm I believe Mutech had a relationship with Transfiguration and is at least a source for refurbishing them.Well I am the owner of a MC3000 MK II. Should have it in 4 or 5 days and we will see how it works out. I have an OEM Dynavector head shel... | |
| Classic Ortofon Cartridges: The MC2000 MK II or the MC3000 MK II? @rauliruegas I have owned an A90 and a Winfeld, and enjoyed both cartridges. I am not as wild about the A90 as other cartridges, although it is a fine moving coil. The top end isn't as vibrant as I prefer, although it's remarkably free of colorati... | |
| Classic Ortofon Cartridges: The MC2000 MK II or the MC3000 MK II? Cartridges are small, and therefore easy to ship. | |
| Classic Ortofon Cartridges: The MC2000 MK II or the MC3000 MK II? I looked at those two MC2000 on eBay, and they do have issues with cantilevers. One also has surface corrosion. That unfortunately seems to be a common occurrence with audio goods from Japan. Neither one is of interest. I imagine obtaining a prope... | |
| Classic Ortofon Cartridges: The MC2000 MK II or the MC3000 MK II? @chakster Yes, this is the problem with a MC2000 or other classic Ortofon. It has to have the OEM cantilever. A diamond can be replaced, Expert Stylus will do this well, although you will have to accept differences between a Paratrace cut and the ... | |
| Upper Level Vintage DD Strenghts and Weaknesses @lewm So which head shells have you used with the table? I have one OEM Dynavector that is 15 grams, and two LP Gear Zupreme which are 12 gram that I can install. I notice that 2Juki has some Dynavector head shells for the DV 505 and 507 on his si... | |
| Which cartridge for Graham 2.2 arm? With a $500 budget I would look closely at the new Audio Technica OC9 family of cartridges. I believe there are four variants available, and they range from the mid $200s up to the $700s. Looks like the OC9XML would fit in your budget as it sells ... |