MC versus MM. Which to choose.

I agree that the vintage MM's are a lot of fun and some do sound really great, however most of them just sit in my draw not being played. I have the technics EPC1000 Mk4 and it is a great cartridge and that does get played.

However, for the ultimate performance I prefer my more expensive Dynavector, Lyra or Ortofon. I get a larger, more dynamic, transparent realistic performance from these.

I wish Raul's cheap MM's did sound better as it would save me a lot of $$. But now,ultimately I prefer listening to the music than constantly changing cartridges for best cartridge of the week status. I guess that way you never really get sick of any cartridge.

I think the tonal signature of the system may lead some to like MM or MC's more. Perhaps if my system was brighter or leaner I would prefer more MM cartridges?.

BTW T-bone and Jonathan - The vintage Pioneer HZ-1 really is a great MC headamp. Does superb things to every MM stage I have tried it with and that is quite outstanding indeed.

In the end, it is all music, so it does not really matter what you play as long as it encourages you to go out an buy new music.

cheers

Dear Downunder: I agree and IMHO: with out software " we are nothing ". At the end software is all about.

Rergards and ennjoy the music,
R.

Dear Raul, Your 'brainstorm' is sometimes difficult to
understand. 'Software' is is a pretty recent expression
while I think that 'we' the humans deed pretty good before.
Anyway according to Darwin. Will you be so kind to express
your thoughts in a more elaborate way? To me: 'we are nothing without software' is not as evident as it is to you.

Regards,

He means LPs, Nikola. He means LPs are more important than the gear we use to listen to them. If one is an audiophile, one must always be careful to say that lest the listener were to think one is merely a gearhead.

You guys want vintage? I will give you vintage; I just took delivery on a pair of Beveridge 2SW loudspeakers and their Beveridge direct-drive amplifiers. As a lifelong ESL-ophile, I have finally reached Mt Olympus. (That's Olympus with a "U".) But a listening test will have to await moving the darn things from their shipping crates in my garage to my basement.

I for one consider it to be a personal deficiency to admit that I have not heard either Raul's preamp or JCarr's phono stage. Has anyone else in this little discussion group heard either (besides Raul and JCarr)?

Thank you Lewm.

R.