mono lp replay?? do you set up another TT for it?


i have many mono lp and like them. I was told mono lp should be reply on mono cartridge for its best result??
I am using linn LP12, so only one arm is used for this TT, any suggestions on how to set up this mono replay systems? (i do have another spare TT at home)

thanks a lot

Tim
timchen
I too have many mono LP's and enjoy them very much. I think a stereo cartridge is fine for modern mono pressings.

78 RPM mono records are another story. They are cut vertically and require a different cartridge to play properly. Benz Micro manufactures a mono 78 cartridge designed especially for the purpose.

If you decide you must have two cartridges and do not wish to give up your Linn, consider a tonearm with a detachable wand. Careful planning with cartridge mounting, spacing and weights allow that second cartridge and wand to "plug and play" with only volume adjustment.
I agree with Albert on both points. If you want to try it out, you could get a Lustre GST-801 tonearm w/detachable headshell, and get a Denon DL103 for stereo, and the Denon DL102 for mono. The DL102 is a mono-only version of the 103. There may be other carts out there for mono only, but the Denon is the one that I know about.
Personally, I find my stereo cart to do a fine job with the mono recordings.
Lyra makes a cartridge specifically for mono:

http://www.lyraaudio.com/HelikonMono.htm

I enjoy mono recordings with my stereo cartridge. In fact, I find some sound better, in many ways, than stereo. I read somewhere recently that jazz, in particular, is made for mono (or was it, mono is made for jazz?). My original mono LP of "Time Out" has a much more focused sound. The instruments have much more weight and tonal quality.