Dyna 20X?


Hi guys I have a Scoutmaster/Dyna 20X S.V. 1mv, I am wondering if I can get a big increase in detail by getting a step up transformer and a dyna 20XL? Or is the difference marginal?
jsman
Jsman
If you are looking for more gain from your turntable and cartridge setup, I think you should check out the ModWright 9.0 SE phono stage. I am using one with my VPI scout and Dynavector 20XH. This phono stage have MM and MC gain switch which provide a lot of gain without distortion or any noise or hum. I am very pleased with this phono stage.
Not looking for more gain, just more detail. My original question was to compare the low and the med. output 20X cartridges.
I stepped up from a 20X-H to an older XX1-H (got a great deal since it was sitting unused in a drawer and hardly even broken in). The XX1 is the predecessor to the XX2.

To backup Thom's statement, the XX1 is far more refined and nuanced, but I defintely am missing some dynamics that the 20X had. Some of that may be due to the age of the cartridge or its 12g mass (it is a big beastie). I'm sure they addressed some of this in the XX2 upgrades.

Bob