Why mono?

Can someone explain why the need for a mono cartridge when all I have to do is throw the switch on my preamp in the mono position?
Thanks
Yogiboy

yogiboy07-18-2010 7:37pm

macdadtexas Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,794 posts 07-18-2010 at 10:30pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Wow, that was a great explaination, well played. How on earth would you learn about that unless you are in that business? I always wondered that as well.
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yogiboy OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 5,724 posts 07-19-2010 at 12:41am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Thanks again, I really don't have that many mono records to take that kind of plunge! I was just curious why Grado makes one.
yogiboy OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 5,724 posts 07-19-2010 at 01:07am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Hi Elizabeth, Just one more question, if you use a mono cartridge would only one channel work?
jazdoc Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 365 posts 07-19-2010 at 03:22am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I have a Miyajima Premium BE mono cartridge mounted on a Triplanar tonearm and it is terrific on mono recordings. It sounds better on the vast majority of my ~300 mono recordings when compared to my Dynavector XV1-S stereo cartridge on a Talea tonearm. Great explanation Elizabeth.