travbrow
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| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi Timeltel, The Signet stylus you mention is the TK9E replacement stylus.I am not sure of the AT model you bought,but if it uses this same type stylus it will fit.I know you can swap the styli between the Signet TK9/10ML,the 10ML being the micro ... | |
| Moving from mm to mc You could always try a better MM cartridge and save some money.Plenty of models mentioned in the big thread about MM cartridges,lots of vintage models you could try might blow you away.But you have to spend a little time to find one via ebay or au... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi Raul,sounds like the AKG 100-LE was an all out attempt to produce the very best,the price(back then)indicates it was not easy to produce such a great cartridge,and only makeing 50 samples.It's a shame all these years later nothing is better at ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi Don,glad you gave us all your opinion.Why not be useful and tell us which high-end MM carts you have tried? | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? I just looked at my Empire EDR.9's specs and some are a little better then the Empire 4000D/III Gold version. The EDR.9 has lower I.M. distortion .08% vs .2% for 4000D/III Gold. Frequency response is the same. Channel separation comparison,the EDR... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi Raul and freinds,the Empire 4000D/III stylus replacement I have is a .2X.7 mil. Nude diamond(all it says)and it has that "black" colored diamond.I think these are Genuine Empire products,there is just two versions of the 4000D/III replacements,... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi Wrm57,yes both of my diamonds are black,I don't have a clue why.I hope someone knows the answer,it has me curious now.Also,I wonder how many hours these Paralinear type diamonds should last? | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi Raul,the specifications that the ebay seller wrote on the ad are for the older model like you own I think.Here are the specs for the Gold model. Freequency Responce 10hz-50khz Tracking Force 1+/-.25gm Seperation 15hz to 1khz 30db 1khz to 20khz... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi Raul,did you buy a Empire 4000D/III Gold version to try?The specs are a little different from the older model.The Gold has a Dynamic compliance of 30 and I believe the older one is 20.The Gold version uses a .25 X 2.5 Nude Paralinear stylus tip... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Thanks Raul and friends for recommending the Empire 4000D/III.Not many hours on mine yet but it sounds great.I think it will end up my favorite.This thing has incredible bass response,a beatuful midrange,nice clean extended highs,excellent soundst... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Just received my Empire 4000D/III.I also have a spare original stylus replacement.I noticed the cantilever is gold plated and my spare is not.Anyone know if the gold version is a superior version?I would guess this "Gold" version was the latest an... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Thanks Siniy,adelcom.com has some of these Jamo MF-10 models for sale.I just bought an Empire 4000DIII so I won't be trying the Jamo,unless I could find one for cheap. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Jamo MF-10,Anyone ever try one?The only specs I know are the stylus is a.2 X .7 nude Elliptical and freguency range is 20-30khz.Retail price was $380.00 and can be purchased for $280.00.Seems to be this model is priced like a top quality MM,but I ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? I own the Andante and the Azden.I think the Azden is the better sounding cartridge,in my system anyway.I have two other models,Technics 205CIIL and Signet TK10MLIII that I think are excellent performers and worth it to buy if you find one. | |
| Best Cartridge under $1000.00 for Rega 700 Why not try one of those MM models?IWhat do have to lose?Sell it if you don't like it.It seems the vast majority of audiophiles automatically assume those lower to mid line MC's wiil sound better than any MM cartridge.There are people who think th... |