neonknight
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| Calling all Sota fans. One thing worth mentioning is that many of the experiences posted above are based on the vintage tables originally produced in the 1980s and 90s, which are not representative of the current generation of tables. Over the years SOTA has undergone a... | |
| Calling all Sota fans. I use a SOTA Cosmos Eclipse and have a SME V on it, it's a very capable table. | |
| Assistance Identifying an Ikeda Cartridge @lewm Yes at this time the Ikeda is performing properly, and I get the good fortune of listening to it. However, I do not know its history, when it was built, how many hours were on it, and to be honest if it really is performing properly. The que... | |
| Assistance Identifying an Ikeda Cartridge @nandric So Expert will do a stylus repacement, but no other work? I was wondering if the suuspension or other damping materials in the cartridge can be adjusted or refurbished when the cartridge gets serviced. Mine happens to be playing well, but... | |
| Classic Ortofon Cartridges: The MC2000 MK II or the MC3000 MK II? Yikes, I didn't think body materials would lead to such a lively discussion. Given the hardness of the body used on the MC3000 MK II, which the Stereophile review says almost 9 on the Moh Scale of Hardness, while that scale shows titanium being 6.... | |
| Classic Ortofon Cartridges: The MC2000 MK II or the MC3000 MK II? @best-grooveAh thank you so much. Yes it certainly is informative reading, and provides a good deal of insight. It is my thought that Ortofon always seems to make level headed design choices that are aimed at the performance of the cartridge rathe... | |
| Classic Ortofon Cartridges: The MC2000 MK II or the MC3000 MK II? From what I read somewhere the MC3000 MK II uses the same body as the original MC300, so I went back to that review to gather some construction info. That info tracks what the owners manual says."The magnet material was changed to a more powerful ... | |
| 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... |