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In Reply to: Some questions about cartridges for the AR XA turntable posted by George S. Roland on February 15, 2024 at 17:39:27:
I couldn't get the overhang set, the slot in the arm for overhang adjustment isn't long enough hit the correct spot on the AR overhang tool.
Also, one of the Micro Acoustics cartridges wouldn't physically fit in the XA's head shell. One caveat here is that I don't have any original XA head shells, was using aftermarket head shells from Best Audio.
Other than that, I used a Denon DL110, Nagoaka MP 150, couple of different ATs, all worked just fine.
AT makes a good mono cartridge (the VM610 Mono--I've got one), and so does Grado.
The best cart I had in my XA (it's out of service right now because the motor is noisy) was the AT VM540ML. If you bought the 540 and the 610 Mono, you could swap out cartridges without having to change overhang or VTF.
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Follow Ups
- The only problem I had with the AR XA was with a Grado Black. - ghost of olddude55 03:45:55 02/16/24 (11)
- RE: The only problem I had with the AR XA was with a Grado Black. - George S. Roland 21:03:07 02/16/24 (10)
- Dual, Rega, and AR XA. - ghost of olddude55 03:45:40 02/17/24 (9)
- RE: Dual, Rega, and AR XA. - Story 04:41:12 02/17/24 (8)
- RE: Dual, Rega, and AR XA. - JonM 05:14:08 02/17/24 (7)
- RE: Dual, Rega, and AR XA. - Story 06:58:37 02/17/24 (5)
- RE: Dual, Rega, and AR XA. - JonM 11:26:44 02/17/24 (1)
- Good points about the disengagement. The manual also mentions to - alaskahiatt 15:47:06 02/17/24 (0)
- Edgar Villchur said to increase VTF by half a gram to compensate for lack of AS. - ghost of olddude55 07:20:41 02/17/24 (2)
- RE: Edgar Villchur said to increase VTF by half a gram to compensate for lack of AS. - Story 07:36:44 02/17/24 (1)
- I can't hear any audible difference between the Dual 1219 and the AR XA. - ghost of olddude55 08:07:54 02/17/24 (0)
- That was already done to the arm on mine before I got it. - ghost of olddude55 05:27:10 02/17/24 (0)