02-09-04
I stated a love / hate relationship with a newly purchased London Maroon in 1977 or so when I lived in South Africa. I used an Audio-Design damped murcury contact unipivot (early Keith Monk's), with success until it died from stylus abuse (partying!). I then moved on to various moving-coil cartridges.
until the mid 1980's, when I couldent resist the offer of a secondhand early 'Gold' FOR 20ukp. I used it for an few years until I destroyed it in a fit of rage due to its increasing mistracking, and after realising it was damaging my records. I think that over-use of stylus cleaning fluid weakened the glue holding the internal magnet structure and tie-back cord (beware!). Even after that, and many years using a Linn Asak, I still yearn for another (am I mad - maybe the years of cleaning the murcury conacts on that arm addled my brain??), but cannot afford a new one), especially since the recent purchase of an old Counterpoint SA3.1 Preamp without MC input means I cannot continue to use the Linn Cartridge direct.
(The rest of my system currently consists of Apogee Scintilla (1 Ohm),Apogee Dax3 x-over, Musical Fidelity A370-2 X2 + MVT Pre, Michell Electronic Ref T/T with Fidelity Research FR24-2 arm and glass mat, Linn Karik+Teac T1 Dac)
I stated a love / hate relationship with a newly purchased London Maroon in 1977 or so when I lived in South Africa. I used an Audio-Design damped murcury contact unipivot (early Keith Monk's), with success until it died from stylus abuse (partying!). I then moved on to various moving-coil cartridges.
until the mid 1980's, when I couldent resist the offer of a secondhand early 'Gold' FOR 20ukp. I used it for an few years until I destroyed it in a fit of rage due to its increasing mistracking, and after realising it was damaging my records. I think that over-use of stylus cleaning fluid weakened the glue holding the internal magnet structure and tie-back cord (beware!). Even after that, and many years using a Linn Asak, I still yearn for another (am I mad - maybe the years of cleaning the murcury conacts on that arm addled my brain??), but cannot afford a new one), especially since the recent purchase of an old Counterpoint SA3.1 Preamp without MC input means I cannot continue to use the Linn Cartridge direct.
(The rest of my system currently consists of Apogee Scintilla (1 Ohm),Apogee Dax3 x-over, Musical Fidelity A370-2 X2 + MVT Pre, Michell Electronic Ref T/T with Fidelity Research FR24-2 arm and glass mat, Linn Karik+Teac T1 Dac)