neonknight
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| MM or HO MC Cartridge Choice-Input Please While Linn is a company that elicits strong emotions from people in this hobby, I think there is a lot of value in their analog hierarchy. Table is the cornerstone of the analog system, then tone arm, and finally cartridge. I would add a corollary... | |
| Received The MC2000 Back From Expert Stylus Today @lewm Yes the midrange has a purity that is exquisite! I have decided I want another so that I have a spare when one goes in for service. These are indeed special. Do you suppose it's possible to run the MC2000 on a SME V? The V is reported be... | |
| Received The MC2000 Back From Expert Stylus Today Have spent some time listening to the MC2000 for awhile now. Just a few things to note. The upper registers are as transparent and detailed without being harsh or grainy, this is the best I have heard to date from analog. Granted my experience wit... | |
| Received The MC2000 Back From Expert Stylus Today @nandric Yes that is the box I am referring to. I don't think I can be any clearer, its ALL the OEM packaging that was provided when you bought it new. I even have the lapel pin. The only item I do not have is the Ortofon RCA cables that were pr... | |
| Received The MC2000 Back From Expert Stylus Today @nandric By box I mean the entire OEM packaging for the cartridge. The outer box, the inner hinged and velvet lined box....basically everything you would get with the new purchase of the cartridge that owners seem to lose over the years. I als... | |
| Received The MC2000 Back From Expert Stylus Today @nandric I am not a vintageophile, but I certainly have a respect for the classic components. The MC2000 is one of them. When I was in college I worked part time in an audio store and the owner was a huge MC2000 fan. I could never afford one, but ... | |
| Received The MC2000 Back From Expert Stylus Today @nandric Oh Mr. Hodgson had something to say about that, I just did not figure it was relevant to a post about the repair. He did try to caution me about prceeding with a service. At the time I had not acquired the T2000 transformer. I am very g... | |
| Received The MC2000 Back From Expert Stylus Today @lewm To be honest I did not ask for detailed descriptions of why the cantilever was damaged or what its likely occurance was. As I mentioned when I first received the cartridge I set it up and cued it down and got rewarded with the sound of no di... | |
| 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. |