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In Reply to: RE: Garrard 301 with mono Ortofon RK309/type C cartridge posted by ThermionicAllure on August 20, 2014 at 14:12:45
My original post misidentified the arm, which I believe is an S212.
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I had the same tonearm and cartridge when I acquired my cream Garrard 301. I sold them both for enough cash to buy two new tonearms, one for stereo and one for mono, and good DIN cables.
Gene Hopstetter -- San Antonio, TX -- System details here.
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I've sought advice here regarding this particular turntable and arm. As this is a mono arm and my intended use is stereo playback, can the arm be modified for stereo? I don't understand your reply. Thank you.
I no expert in Ortofon arms, but a quick internet search tells me that this is a top notch, sought after mono arm. There are companies that will rebuild it as such. If it were mine I would keep it mono and use it for my large collection of mono records. If I had to have a stereo are, I would sell it and buy the stereo arm that I wanted. If you convert it, I suspect it will be less valuable then if you left it alone. (Experts please chime in if I am wrong.) You a beautiful piece of classic technology now. If you convert it, you will have a kludge. (JMNSHO, YMMV!)
Dave
That tonearm is not unique to the Garrard turntable, so I would not agree that swapping it out for a different tonearm would necessarily hurt value or result in a "kludge." That said, it does have charm as a vintage piece of gear as it is.
If I owned this turntable/tonearm combo and was going to play only stereo discs? I'd sell that mono tonearm and buy another better suited for stereo playback.
I am recommending that you put a different tonearm on the Garrard. I said your should sell the Ortofon S-212 and by a stereo arm rather than hack into the Ortofon. When I said "kludge" I was referring to the Ortofon S-212 converted to stereo, not a Garrard with a different tonearm. You can but a very good stereo tonearm for the price of an S-212. I agree that it would not hurt the value of the Garrard to change the tonearm. Depending on what arm you chose, it could greatly enhance the value.
Dave
...I did misinterpret your previous post.
I agree with cactus. I'm sure this arm could be rewired for stereo, but would it then be the best choice for a modern stereo cartridge? The old issue of arm mass matching with cartridge compliance comes in to play.
So irrespective of maintaining a "vintage" arm, I'd first consider what cartridge (specific model or at least type) I might want to use, then look for an appropriate arm to best match that.
"You can’t know what the “best” is unless you have heard everything, and keep in mind that given individual tastes, there really isn’t any such thing." HP
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