Wow, the AT11E on a SL 1400 - I now have an AT13ea on my SL 1301 . . .

Posted by JoshT (A) on March 1, 2017 at 23:28:03

In Reply to: RE: Technics SL 1301 tone arm effective mass questions . . . posted by rotarius on March 1, 2017 at 20:03:02:

But also, that brings back memories! That AT11E is the cartridge that came with my first ever "real" turntable, a Philips 437. It was part of a package system my parents bought for me at a Tech HiFi used/demo store as a Christmas present in 1978 when I was 13.

And now I have an AT13ea on the Technics SL 1301. I got it on another Philips, the AF877, that I bought for $50 from a guy off of Craig's List about 6 years ago. It's stylus was dead, so I bought a new replacement stylus after getting the table, and barely used it as I soon replaced it with a Sure M97xe.

So, after the AT13ea sat in a drawer for 6 years, I put in on the Technics. At first it sounded a bit dry and bright, but NOW after about 12 or so hours of spinning records over the past few days, it sounds fantastic. I was worried about compliance mismatch, but I don't know. It sounds great! And it LOOKs so right on this table of the same era. :-)
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Topic - Technics SL 1301 tone arm effective mass questions . . . - JoshT 22:57:04 02/28/17 (13)

RE: Technics SL 1301 tone arm effective mass questions . . . - rotarius 20:03:02 03/01/17 (3)

Wow, the AT11E on a SL 1400 - I now have an AT13ea on my SL 1301 . . . - JoshT 23:28:03 03/01/17 (2)

Josh, the perforated headshell should be lighter. - volunteer 07:36:32 03/02/17 (1)

I was thinking about that . . . - JoshT 08:59:06 03/02/17 (0)

RE: Technics SL 1301 tone arm effective mass questions . . . - flood2 00:26:34 03/01/17 (8)

Thanks . . . - JoshT 06:34:59 03/01/17 (7)

RE: Thanks . . . - flood2 16:00:51 03/01/17 (1)

RE: Thanks . . . - JoshT 23:42:36 03/01/17 (0)

RE: Thanks . . . - BCR 10:01:22 03/01/17 (4)

Well, that's my understanding . . . - JoshT 13:46:33 03/01/17 (3)

RE: Well, that's my understanding . . . - BCR 14:32:38 03/01/17 (1)

Thanks! nt - JoshT 14:52:37 03/01/17 (0)

RE: Well, that's my understanding . . . - BCR 14:18:11 03/01/17 (0)

Follow Ups

Wow, the AT11E on a SL 1400 - I now have an AT13ea on my SL 1301 . . . - JoshT 23:28:03 03/01/17 (2)

Josh, the perforated headshell should be lighter. - volunteer 07:36:32 03/02/17 (1)

I was thinking about that . . . - JoshT 08:59:06 03/02/17 (0)

Wow, the AT11E on a SL 1400 - I now have an AT13ea on my SL 1301 . . .

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