I have to disagree slightly with chipcalzone. Proper setup is very important but because of that anyone serious enough about this hobby to come here for advice ought to take the time to learn how to do it himself (or herself). Decent tools are a nominal one time expense, and there are excellent YouTube videos on the subject , see especially M Fremer’s. Also, the choice of alignment algorithm (Lofgren vs Stevenson vs etc) is not likely to per se be the cause of a thin” sound, whatever thin may mean to the OP.
Warm sounding phono cartridge
Hello all. I recently upgraded the phono cartridge on my Marantz TT15S1 from the Clearaudio cartridge that came with the table to a Hana Umami Blue. I'm overall happy with the purchase. However, while the Hana has made my well cared for and well recorded LP's sound excellent many of my albums now sound thin to me and noisy. Clicks and pops have been exacerbated to the point that I do not want to play some records even after a run through my Degritter ultrasonic.
I'm looking for a phono cartridge MM, MC or MI in the $1,000 range or less that is warm sounding and less revealing than the Hana. Any thoughts?
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I don't know what causes this kind of sound but it shouldn't be like that for sure. I'll just mention Goldring 1042 as well because that's what I have for my Nottingham Spacedeck/Spacearm. I used to use Acoustech phono stage but now use VAC Avatar's SE phono. This is not a warm cartridge, it is on the warmer side of the range. To my ear it sounds balanced and just right. Of course, one can do significantly better even with the same set-up but at much higher cost. I once wanted to replace it with Nagaoka MP500 but changed my mind, I just see no good reason to replace it. |
@lewm One can be serious and enthusiastic about something without personally executing the technical aspects. I can be a car enthusiast who loves driving without needing to tinker with the engine. I’m fully capable of setting up a cartridge, but if someone with decades of experience, superior skills, and better tools can do it more precisely, I’m happy to pay for their expertise to achieve the best possible sound and mileage from my system.
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