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Post by electronumpty on Apr 26, 2020 11:23:37 GMT
What old and ancient cartridge artifacts have you rediscovered and how are you finding them? Any gems you have forgotten about or absolute Donkeys you would never touch again?
Recently I have retried the 2M Red and Nottingham analogue Tracer 3, what about you?
How do they sound?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2020 12:24:53 GMT
Audio Technica AT20SS
Technics EPC310MC modded by ESCO with Paratrace tip
SAE1000LT
Technics EPC-U205 with Jico SAS
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2020 14:01:41 GMT
How dou tippu like the SAE ? I've just dug up an 1000 bit it's a E. .  L |
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Post by Bigman80 on Apr 26, 2020 14:21:04 GMT
How dou tippu like the SAE ? I've just dug up an 1000 bit it's a E. . L Supposed to be quite good arent they? |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2020 15:09:20 GMT
I know it's old haha.
The suspension seems sound though. Nice and responsive.
The packaging puts a few modern carts to shame .
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Post by firebottle on Apr 26, 2020 16:31:00 GMT
Just dug out my old Nagaoka MP-10 and mounted it to a spare Lenco headshell. I am going to wait for the ordered batteries for the stylus scale before I try it out.
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Post by jandl100 on Apr 27, 2020 6:47:46 GMT
One of the best carts I ever had was an eBay random purchase of a GAS 2-MF. A cheapo mm cart. I only bought it as GAS is/was a legendary American amp company - Great American Sound - Ampzilla, Son of Ampzilla. Their usual cartrdige line was quite high end MCs so I figured that a mm cart rebadged by them might be interesting, and boy was I right. Without doubt one of the best carts I have heard, probably the most natural. It just had a magic musical rightness to it. I was usually a MC fan, favouring Dynavector and Ortofon I think I paid £15 or so. Sadly, after a few months the diamond fell off! I should have got it re-tipped. I did manage to identify its original make/model, but I forget what it was. Micro Seiki? A few mentions of it on this thread -- www.vinylengine.com/turntable_forum/viewtopic.php?t=100274 |
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Post by Bigman80 on Apr 27, 2020 7:09:07 GMT
One of the best carts I ever had was an eBay random purchase of a GAS 2-MF. A cheapo mm cart. I only bought it as GAS is/was a legendary American amp company - Great American Sound - Ampzilla, Son of Ampzilla. Their usual cartrdige line was quite high end MCs so I figured that a mm cart rebadged by them might be interesting, and boy was I right. Without doubt one of the best carts I have heard, probably the most natural. It just had a magic musical rightness to it. I was usually a MC fan, favouring Dynavector and Ortofon I think I paid £15 or so. Sadly, after a few months the diamond fell off! I should have got it re-tipped. I did manage to identify its original make/model, but I forget what it was. Micro Seiki? A few mentions of it on this thread -- www.vinylengine.com/turntable_forum/viewtopic.php?t=100274Micro LF 7E From vinyl Engine |
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Post by jandl100 on Apr 27, 2020 7:18:05 GMT
Aha, thanks Oli.
If I was still into vinyl I'd defo get another one just to see what the hell so impressed me with it!
It just looks like a standard low end mm, doesn't it.
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Post by Bigman80 on Apr 27, 2020 7:32:49 GMT
Aha, thanks Oli. If I was still into vinyl I'd defo get another one just to see what the hell so impressed me with it! It just looks like a standard low end mm, doesn't it. It doesn't look anything special to be honest but sometimes the best bits dont look special. |
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Post by firebottle on Apr 28, 2020 12:14:23 GMT
Just dug out my old Nagaoka MP-10 and mounted it to a spare Lenco headshell. I am going to wait for the ordered batteries for the stylus scale before I try it out. Batteries for scale have arrived, so I have set it up and tested it. It works fine but is a bit dull in comparison to my usual MC. Good to have a spare though for unforeseen circumstances. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 28, 2020 12:37:48 GMT
Just dug out my old Nagaoka MP-10 and mounted it to a spare Lenco headshell. I am going to wait for the ordered batteries for the stylus scale before I try it out. Batteries for scale have arrived, so I have set it up and tested it. It works fine but is a bit dull in comparison to my usual MC. Good to have a spare though for unforeseen circumstances. I was hoping you'd be twanging yer braces extolling it's virtues. Some years ago someone brought it to the attention of AOSers when it was discounted on eBay and a load of us got one. Mine's still in the box. I think it was £15. |
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