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MM Vs MC

I am an idiot and I accidentally busted my Sumiko Blupoint Evo iii. Anyhow, I was shopping for a new cartridge and an "expert" told me that MC cartridges were only necessary on older tables with heavier tone arms and that since my tone arm is made of carbon fiber I'd do just as well with a MM cartridge. He says they will both retrieve the same amount of info from the grooves of your record. Is this true? I've always been told that MC cartridges are the higher fidelity.
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syntax
2,193 posts
 
I've always been told that MC cartridges are the higher fidelity.

Only when your Phonostage is one of the better ones you can hear the advantage.
MM can make the life quite easy with real world Mid-Fi Systems, so don't worry. A lot of Users are very happy with those.
mt10425
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I moved from a ZYX R-100 to a Grado Sonata a while back. Although he ZYX had a nicely detailed sound, there wasn't enough meat on the bones for me. I've been happy with the slightly less detail and more warmth, especially with vocals. They both have strengths.
hifitime
715 posts
 
Your Sumiko Blupoint Evo III, is a high-output moving coil cartridge. That means you can run it into a moving magnet phono preamp. Regular moving coil cartridges are low-output. These need extra gain. If your phono preamp doesn't have the capability of running, or have enough gain for a low-output moving coil cartridge, a moving magnet may be the way to go, or another high-output moving coil. Check to see what your phono preamp/stage can run first.
tbromgard
814 posts
 
I'm an idiot too so you dont want advise from me...
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