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| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Regards, Raul. Many thanks for your continued exploration of the high-end MM cartridge. The consequences have been rewarding and resulted in changes to my system and consequently, several conceptions. Having grown weary of aligning carts. with the... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Regards, Raul. All this interest in the 1000ZE/X has brought me to dig out my spare (in the box) stylus. The brochure included contains this information: Cart., 1000ZE/X, stylus S1000ZE/X-ERD. Freq. response, 4-40,000, output @ 5.0mv. Tracking 1/4... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Regards, Rual: As Axel observes, the V15-111 does indeed have "HF energy". As he notes, enough to overwhelm low and mid frequencies if not correctly set up. The JICO stylus makes this more evident. For those not familiar with this one, it should b... | |
| Cartridge Suggestions for a Black Widow Tonearm Original photos show the BW saddled with a Denon 103 of some designation. The Boston Audio Society, June 1980 issue, referenced it (among others) for the Dynavector Karat/Ruby: "(4) the Infinity Black Widow II -- so it is reported to us by reliabl... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Greetings, Toufu. If I may respond to your question: In regard to loading at 100K vs. 47K, differences will be subtle but rewarding. I found improvement in articulation and presence in insturments playing above 8kHz. Overtones of reeds, brass and ... | |
| Dual Turntables Follow this link for stats, pics: http://dual-reference.com., click "Products"Belt, idler or direct drive? I have had all three. The CS-5000 is a belt drive, a little finicky but sounds o.k. in my second system. Three speeds and nice to look at. A... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Greetings, Raul: Glad to hear you appreciate the JICO SAS N97HE stylus with your M97xE cart. The SAS retaind the warmpth of my Shure, bringing added detail and transients without the hard core "take no prisoners" accuracy of Axels' V15-111, still ... | |
| Shure ME97HE. Regards, Jakub61: The type 111, V15Vmr and the M95 have a more articulate response with lively transients: reeds, brass and cymbals sparkle. Bass fundamentals are very solid but these cartridges lack the warm (colored?) harmonics in the 3rd/4th oc... | |
| I need a turntable, only have $450 to spare... Mtandrews: You might consider keeping the V15 as a backup, and it could be informative to have a comparison available when you get your 2M. You may decide to keep the TOTL '70s Shure (it appears you obtained it free), or you can always sell it lat... | |
| I need a turntable, only have $450 to spare... Narrod, Mtandrews, a follow-up. I should have done the research first for a more informative answer. Currently, ebay Item number: 120449899517 shows a V15111/cart. carrier identical to the one supplied with the Dual 1219. The V15-111 was the suppl... | |
| I need a turntable, only have $450 to spare... Greetings, Narrod: This question I cannot answer, but it would eliminate the need for an amateur to align a cartridge. I recently moved on to my son my old Dual 1219, purchased in 1972, Stereo Warehouse in San Luis Obispo. Same set-up, except the ... | |
| I need a turntable, only have $450 to spare... Greetings: The V15t111 is perhaps the cartridge supplied with your Dual. The Shure, as well as several Ortophon cartridges were offered from the manufacturer. If so, the Shure was aligned and glued to the cartridge carrier at the factory, and will... | |
| Noob problems guys As a guess, you may need to realign your cartridge or double check vertical tracking force (VTF). Alignment can seem daunting at first but becomes easier with experience. Do some research on cartridge alignment, overhang, VTF, anti-skating and ver... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Greetings, Rual. I think you will be plesantly surprised with the SAS in your M97xE. Very articulate, it "punches above its' weight". I am still unable to say it is a lesser cart. than my favored V15-111/SAS. Please let us know your findings. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Greetings, Axel: >>>The SAS stylus did not change VTA noticeably<<<. I did adjust for VTA, always starting from down and then bringing it back up. Visually it settled in near the prior position for an elliptical stylus. I did not... |