IF you like Jazz, there are a heckofalotta great MONO LP’s out there.
I was convinced here to try a real mono cartridge. It is definitely better: a bit, some, a lot.
Thus, you want a tonearm with removable headshell, and an alternate MONO cartridge mounted, aligned, ready to switch.
Removable headshell opens the possibility of having a MM stereo cartridge and a MC stereo cartridge, now or in the future.
A friend I met here saw/heard my setup (3 arms) and decided he wanted the potential for 2 tonearms specifically for the Mono Jazz LP’s he had and would be buying. We researched, he settled on a used Luxman PD-444 with two arms. It’s an elegant looking TT IMO, and the technology can compete with new equipment.
Point is, he was all set to buy a new TT, single arm, fixed cartridge until he saw the true ease of switching stereo/mono in a listening session.
btw, that Luxman has a built-in Junction box to select which tonearm goes to your phono, so you do not need more than a single input on your SUT or phono stage. I need a SUT with 3 inputs and PASS for MM.
here’s a nice one
used is always a bit of a risk, but I bet it works wonderfully. Chakster, our missing analog friend, had two of them in his system, that’s when I learned they existed.
Check for any used item: this seller takes PayPal, accepts returns, and use your best credit card to fund PayPal.
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NOTE: Dust Covers. Many TT’s that allow two or more arms do NOT come with Dust Covers. The Luxman design includes a hinged dust cover. The JVC Plinths CL-P1, CL-P2 (mine), and CL-P3 come with OEM lift off dust covers. They start on top of the Plinth, thus not too tall.
Custom dust covers for other TT’s can get quite large and unwieldly.