vtglife
Responses from vtglife
| Recommendation for Cartridge for Technics SL-1200G? Use your dam ears. If it sounds good, and the arm is close enough as far as weight to match up kwth something relatively high compliance, you're fine. For christ sake | |
| Review: Empire EDR.9 Moving Magnet Cartridge There are a couple available on ebay for $500+. Still worth it imo as I'd put them up against a $1500 modern cart any day of the week. Once an awhile a stylus pops up for $350 range. NOS. Anyway they're out there. But not going to be cheap. 👍 | |
| Phono cartridge grading Well I disagree on the TRX ranking so I guess this convo is pointless. Anyone can say anything about standing high above something but that's an opinion. And usually biased. I've used empires and signets that will smoke most of that list | |
| Cartridge choice? Shure M97Xe, Ortofon 20, Empire Empire edr9 hands down. I'd take it over a MC too without hesitation. Absolutely beast. One of the best ever made. And no low priced MC is going to run circles around the MI edr9. | |
| Review: Empire EDR.9 Moving Magnet Cartridge Just realized again this post was 100 years old. Oops. Disregard. Still.l confused by the price comparison though | |
| Review: Empire EDR.9 Moving Magnet Cartridge Someone on here said a Clearaudio Aurum Beta S is five times the price of a Empire edr 9? Um what? Even at the time in 1979-80 this wasn't that far off of the clear, and nowadays it works out to about 700-800 bucks with inflation. Probably stomp a... | |
| Can't set rake angle right even lowest VTA (digital microscope checked) That is not 92 degrees to the last picture above me. Not trying to be rude but even with that cut, that line is wrong. That's like 95 easily |