dean_man
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| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Downunder, regarding "trying to make easy cash..."Well I've been listening to my mounted P-76 for many weeks, joining my Empire 1000ZE/X, Astatic MF-200, 3 other Empires (600LAC, 900GT, 888TE), and Pickering TL-2S along with my Ruby/LC/Wooded DL10... | |
| Fixing Up Old Thorens Tomjacksons, the lack of bass likely means that the platter is now too close to the top plate and you need to adjust the springs. There is a good tutorial at the analogdept site, and this post at Vinyl Engine from a former Thorens employee will al... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Axel, that 1000ZE/X is beguiling...and it still seems to be improving as the hours click away. Maybe mine is still breaking in (about 25 hours of use on a NOS stylus, swapping it in and out with a few other cartridges)? I have to also acknowledge ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Raul and others, like Lewm I'm hoping for some opinions or observations of the M20FL Super's performance as compared to some of the other wonderful performers that have been discussed since Raul began this thread (such as the Andante P-76, or the ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Since acquiring an Astatic MF-200H (H meaning a headshell is included) for $9.99 on that auction site, listening for a few dozen hours, and acquiring a spare stylus from Ed Crockett, it’s probably time to sumbit a few observations. Made by Mitachi... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Raul, from what I've learned in the past 18 months I agree with you. One of the things I have learned/experienced is that the combination of arm effective mass, arm construction material, headshell material and headshell mass can have an obvi... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Raul, I have used the 1000ZE/X with and without the spacer, mostly without. My Unitrac arm is fully adjustable and the 1000ZE/X works beautifully to my ears when mounted in the usual way. To my eyes however the Unitrac-ZE/X-table combination ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? To Raul and Axelwhal, and other Empire 1000ZE/X owners...Regarding the 1000 ZE/X I've taken to putting a small spacer across the front of the cartridge, between the cartridge and headshell, before tightening the mounting bolts. This creates most o... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Astatic MF-200....at about the same time that Dave picked up his MF-100, I got an NOS MF-200H (w/Astatic headshell) on that auction site for the princely sum of $9.99. It has a few features in common with the TOTL MF-100 in its high compliance, ma... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Lharasim, you're telling me! Guilty here of many years playing in civic orchestras, etc etc, and still attending 40+ concerts annually myself...Perhaps I should have chosen another analogy about inner detail in reality vs highlighted/exaggerated i... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Raul, I agree with your statements about perceived customer expectations, possible influence of reviewers on those expectations, and perceived pressure that designers may feel.I've never seen the second bassoonist of an orchestra stand on his... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Raul, regarding "What do you think? which is your explanation to those " alarming " differences?" I think it's at least in part due to the goals of the designer of the item at hand. And, at least in part due to the kind of music used as a referenc... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Raul, yes I am *close* to the Empire cartridges I have, and like them a lot. But the Andante P-76 is very good also, quite a contrast to the Empire 600LAC (probably the closest in performance to compare, from my group) and for so little money. As ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dave, I haven't yet converted my Wright to 100K, I've been hoping for a tutorial to appear in here!I got the p-mount adaptor from AVCR Electronics (turntableneedles.com)(free shipping). It seems compact and stiff/not flexible and much more so than... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? After about 30 hrs with the Andante P-76 I thought I'd share some initial reactions. I haven't yet worked to optimize setup but in my system the cartridge seems to like 1.35 grams and no AS, mounted on a Magnepan Unitrac arm with the bottom of the... |