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RE: I am not sure I understand your position

I don't think you understand my position. Perhaps I did a poor job of explaining

There are some folks that have claimed there is no difference playing a mono record using a stereo cartridge versus a true mono cartridge. Their line of thinking may or may not include using a mono switch on the preamp with the stereo cartridge. IME these people make these kind claims without having actually tried a true mono cartridge.

And some folks even go further claiming mono is not very good to begin with so why bother with any of this?

Mono records while nice sounding with stereo cartridges, summed or not, fall far short of the same mono records played with a true mono cartridge. Mono switches on a preamp with a stereo cartridge are not the same thing. Stereo cartridges internally summed are not the same thing.

If one is looking for the best performance of mono discs they will be using a true mono cartridge.

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