ADCOM HC/E II cartridge mothballed 25 years ago.

There is no harm in testing the cartridge using recommended VTF, etc. If it appears to work at all, give it many hours of playing time before you judge it. If you own the Cardas test LP, side1 has tracks that are very useful for reviving cartridges. Tracks 2a,b,and c, I think. Truth is you can never know if it’s good as new, you can only judge it as it performs now.

ADCOM was never known for great sounding phono cartridges, thats not their forte'. Time to get a real cartridge for that DUAL :-) Ortofon, Grado, Audio Technica, come to my mind real quick.

Matt M

Matt M:

Is the Ortofon 2M Red or Blue possible contenders?

Thought on the AT?

jasonbourne52:

I have the AT stylus cleaner on order.

Back in the day, I used RCA's Discwasher for record care. Still have it. I even have the photon blaster, ZeroStat. I managed to light up my finger with it. LOL

Poking around "Jeff's Place," I found a kinds of vinyl traps and so on. Few are known to me. I figure if AT puts their name on it it may be a good product. The record washers look intriguing but I don't have any ideas about them.

I will order vinyl covers for both sleeves and pressings. are there covers for CD cases?

Thank you for your advice!

elliottbnewcombjr:

I'll look into the MG Chemicals 408C Rubber Renue product.

Thanks.