It's official, the cartridge is dead. I ordered a 2M Black. Should I go ahead and swap the tonearm cable anyway? One of those 'while I'm in there' items.
Thanks,
Tony
Thanks,
Tony
Replacement recommendation
My Ortofon OM40 Gold appears to have finally petered out. I just received my new Primare R20 pre amp so I could get back into analog (purchased from a fellow AudigoNer), added to my Primare Pre & CD with B&K reference amp.
I put it all together, and have little to no output in one channel. I get very low bass extension, but zip everywhere else. I have read about tonearm cable issues with my Dual CS5000, so I swapped cartridges to start trying to pin point the issue. Different cartridge had good output from both channels. Only problem is, the OM Pro I used to test it sounds tinny and lifeless. The OM 40 Gold has a nice warm, open and breathy sound with good bass extension, dare I say 'tube like' compared to the Pro. I put the OM 40 back on, same thing, one channel dead. I touched the individual head leads with a good hum from both channels, so I definitly think it's the cartridge. Even at that, it still sounds better then the Pro with just one channel, but I know that's an apples and oranges comparo. I used Miles Davis Decoy as the test signal.
My question, as the OM 40 Gold is no longer offered, can anyone offer any ideas as to a replacement cartridge that will sound like the 40. I know that is very subjective, but I'm sure someone here has heard/owned the 40 and knows what I'm talking about. I also wonder if I need to stay with the slender nose style of the OM's or can I also use the more traditional 'boxy' look cartridge with my Dual?
Thanks a ton,
Tony
I put it all together, and have little to no output in one channel. I get very low bass extension, but zip everywhere else. I have read about tonearm cable issues with my Dual CS5000, so I swapped cartridges to start trying to pin point the issue. Different cartridge had good output from both channels. Only problem is, the OM Pro I used to test it sounds tinny and lifeless. The OM 40 Gold has a nice warm, open and breathy sound with good bass extension, dare I say 'tube like' compared to the Pro. I put the OM 40 back on, same thing, one channel dead. I touched the individual head leads with a good hum from both channels, so I definitly think it's the cartridge. Even at that, it still sounds better then the Pro with just one channel, but I know that's an apples and oranges comparo. I used Miles Davis Decoy as the test signal.
My question, as the OM 40 Gold is no longer offered, can anyone offer any ideas as to a replacement cartridge that will sound like the 40. I know that is very subjective, but I'm sure someone here has heard/owned the 40 and knows what I'm talking about. I also wonder if I need to stay with the slender nose style of the OM's or can I also use the more traditional 'boxy' look cartridge with my Dual?
Thanks a ton,
Tony
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