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In Reply to: Technics SL-QD22 WOW! posted by Frank_Locke on October 28, 2004 at 21:20:46:
Frank,
All this begs the question:
How good would it sound with the new Sumiko Blackbird, or the even the old Sonata?
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Remember, the SL-QD22 was designed not merely as a record player, but as a system , its component parts carefully matched for synergy and optimized for cosmological harmony. ;-)
It depends on where you got your SL-QD22 from. In many places, the SL-QD22 and SL-QD33 were sold without a cartridge. My particular SL-QD33 didn't come with a cartridge when I got it brand-new back in 1989, so I had to purchase an aftermarket P-mount cartridge for it.
mosin, the SL-QD22 is a P-mount turntable. That means that it will accept only P-mount cartridges. The two brands with the largest current selection of P-mount cartridges are Audio Technica and Grado - Grado's P-mount cartridge selection (all of which are in the lower Prestige line) runs from the budget Black ($40) to the pretty nice Gold ($180).
Ah! Super Glue time. ;)
The real gem to try would be the Shure VST V (I think that was the number). It was a P mount version of the V15V. Very rare these days.
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