neonknight
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| Received The MC2000 Back From Expert Stylus Today @lewm So if the MC2000 you have indeed has the factory stylus, do you have any idea of hours? The cartridge is now pushing 40 years old. Ortofon states their diamonds start to show wear at 1000 hours and are definitely done at 1800 hours. If you ... | |
| Received The MC2000 Back From Expert Stylus Today @lewm If there is epoxy it is very little, I pretty much see the tiniest spot of black diamond, and since diamond is typically clear I assume that has to be epoxy that is being used. But it is nothing like you see when a diamond is mounted to a so... | |
| Received The MC2000 Back From Expert Stylus Today @nandric No, I kept the factory cantilever in place, this cartridge was considered among the top of the world when it was produced, I want to hear what it sounds like in stock form. The tapered aluminum alloy cantilever is critical to that sound. ... | |
| Looking For A Dialogue Around Using An Ortofon MC2000 In My Current System So far I have used the T2000 SUT with the MC3000 cartridge since its installed and aligned on a headshell. The MC2000 is at Expert Stylus getting a new diamond put on it and a general cleaning and tune-up. I need a set of headshell wires to instal... | |
| Looking For A Dialogue Around Using An Ortofon MC2000 In My Current System So I got an email yesterday from the gentleman who sold me the MC2000. He was ready to sell the T2000 now. Its in excellent condition with all packing materials. So I paid the man, and its on the way here. The cartridge is still at Expert Stylus g... | |
| What Would You Expect The Value Of An Ikeda 9 Rex(Kawami) To Be? @pindac Funny you should mention VAS, as my Proteus is on its way back from them with a new diamond installed. Steve has done an A90 for me in the past, and so I sent him my Proteus and a ZYX 4D as the diamonds needed replacing. Steve will not... | |
| What Would You Expect The Value Of An Ikeda 9 Rex(Kawami) To Be? Ikeda has passed away. The company has no techs who work on this type of cartridge. | |
| Ikeda 9 Cartridge Squeaking Since I started this thread I eventually moved the Ikeda over to a Dynavector DV505 arm that is on a Scheu turntable I have. The cartridge performed well, and had no tracking issues at all, with a balanced sound and low noise floor. However, sin... | |
| Looking For A Dialogue Around Using An Ortofon MC2000 In My Current System So I sent the MC2000 off to Expert Stylus along with my Ikeda 9 Kawami. They are reporting a 3 to 4 week turn around time, must have caught them at a good time. VAS has my Transfiguration Audio Proteus and ZYX 4D, hopefully I will get them back ... | |
| Looking For A Dialogue Around Using An Ortofon MC2000 In My Current System @rauliruegas Afraid I don't see the point. No one has ever claimed it to be competitive with the finest cartridges of today. I have a Transfiguration Audio Proteus and ZYX 4D that satisfy me in that category, and have owned and sold several o... | |
| Looking For A Dialogue Around Using An Ortofon MC2000 In My Current System @dover @lewm Thanks guys, having confirmation that both of you have had no ill effects of the higher horizontal mass of the DV505 with high compliance cartridges sets my mind at ease. My plans will be to use it on the DV505 when the cartridg... | |
| Looking For A Dialogue Around Using An Ortofon MC2000 In My Current System @rauliruegas I am afraid I am just a bit simple, as I am not understanding the point of the previous post. I do understand the reference back to the MC3000 post I made earlier this year when I acquired that cartridge. When I purchased that c... | |
| Looking For A Dialogue Around Using An Ortofon MC2000 In My Current System @lewm The phono stage has MM and MC settings. with 40 dB of gain in MM mode at 47K. I would have to input the SUT with the Esoteric set in MM mode, so I need 30 dB of gain out of the SUT. The Esoteric has 66 dB of gain in MC mode. But I ... | |
| Looking For A Dialogue Around Using An Ortofon MC2000 In My Current System @lewm Yes it certainly makes sense, and since I own multiple low output Ortofon cartridges, the reality is I am going to need more than one gain device. So if I find one now I can wait for a T2000 to become available, and then move this devic... | |
| Looking For A Dialogue Around Using An Ortofon MC2000 In My Current System Afraid it is not that easy, quite a bit of work has to be done before that can occur. Have no idea of the number of hours on the diamond, so it needs to be evaluated. I have a package slated to go to Expert Stylus with my Ikeda 9 for refurbishment... |