rauliruegas
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| Classic Ortofon Cartridges: The MC2000 MK II or the MC3000 MK II? Dear @neonknight : Good that you like it. The MC3000 was not really up to the task after been a MC2000 owner but the MK2 that you own is really good.Take care with the fragility of the cartridge body.R. | |
| Who needs a Diamond Cantilever...? đź’Ť Dear @best-groove : " with electric pen on the body all the cartridges that pass through his hands..."Certainly not all. VDH fixed around 10-12 non VDH cartridges with success and only on one of them used an easy to take out stiker. VDH fixed to m... | |
| Who needs a Diamond Cantilever...? 💍 Dear @halcro : """ WHY we are able to hear such differences between cartridges, tonearms, turntables, drive-systems, solid state vs vacuum tube.....should make it obvious that we are in the hands of ’Artists’, ’Creators’...""""""" This state ... | |
| Stylus Wear Question Dear @whart : Years ago Ortofon made it its own research about and the results showed that a good stylus tip starts to have signs of playing degradation at early as 500 hours even that the lisrteners can't be aware of any single anomaly down ther... | |
| Who needs a Diamond Cantilever...? 💍 Btw, that Talisman aluminum/magnesium cantilever alloy ( for what I remember ) was unique and did it to make the resonant aluminum less resonant through the magnesium combination.@dover if you own two samples that could means that you like it.R. | |
| Who needs a Diamond Cantilever...? 💍 Dear @dover : What you did not mentuioned yet is that the Sumiko Talisman ( all 3 models ) are truly good quality performers.I was not aware that were a Sony design/builder in those old times. I still own two of them and really like me.I don't kn... | |
| Stylus Wear Question Dear @stringreen : In the last 2 months did you listen, on LP tracks that you know very well, some anomalies that you never listened before?If not then you have not to worry about but by the contrary then the JC advise is the best one.A microscop... | |
| Classic Ortofon Cartridges: The MC2000 MK II or the MC3000 MK II? Dear @best-groove : "Â Â I use one of them without the body; the sound is much better without a body;Â "I did it with my Allaerts MC2 Finish Gold and you are rigth: betterquality performance.VdH knew and knows about and that's why the Colibri is a... | |
| Who needs a Diamond Cantilever...? 💍 Dear @best-groove @intactaudio : Today and in the past ( too. ) I don't know how many cartridge buyers check how the stylus tip is atached to the cantilever before buy that cartridge.Maybe not one because who cares about ! !.Like in other kind ... | |
| Classic Ortofon Cartridges: The MC2000 MK II or the MC3000 MK II? Dear @best-groove : The MC-30 manufacturer spec was 0.08mv but each sample was tested in its main specs that is what you received in the card certification. The MC 20 spec was even lower 0.07mvSomething that I can’t explain is why ( from 1948. ) i... | |
| Classic Ortofon Cartridges: The MC2000 MK II or the MC3000 MK II? Dear @ihcho : "" compared to other LoMC Ortofon cartridges, like MC20, SL15, SL20? I've used them with MCA-76, T-20 and T-30, and they all sound fantastic, but never had a chance to use MCx000s.I used MC100 briefly, but it was not as good as oth... | |
| Classic Ortofon Cartridges: The MC2000 MK II or the MC3000 MK II? Yes, to expensive at 1K in those times when the Ortofon top of the line set you back only 0.6K but additional to that 1K you need to buy the T2000 for other 1K.R. | |
| Classic Ortofon Cartridges: The MC2000 MK II or the MC3000 MK II? Dear @neonknight : The A95 is better than the 90 and I agree with you about but these cartridges not only were designed for the 90 and 95 Ortofon anniversary as limited edition where some Ortofon collectors are and were really happy with. But thos... | |
| Classic Ortofon Cartridges: The MC2000 MK II or the MC3000 MK II? Dear @neonknight : I owned 3 MC2000 and owned/own/listened almost any Ortofon cartridge in my system, so certainly I like Ortofon designs."" It has to have the OEM cantilever. ""Not really, it was not that aluminum cantilever what makes the rea... | |
| Who needs a Diamond Cantilever...? đź’Ť Dear @edgewear :Â ""Â what has been the reason of your decision never to use diamond as cantilever material. Just curious! ""It's obvious that he has very good reasons not use that material in the cantilever.He is a cartridge designer but it's no... |