|
Audio Asylum Thread Printer Get a view of an entire thread on one page |
For Sale Ads |
70.68.224.33
Always want to try one. Which is worth to try out?
thanks
Follow Ups:
......I have ended up owning several cantileverless cartridges. Unfortunately, they didn't start out that way, LOL.
.
"Life without music is a mistake" (Nietzsche)
the two close relatives of that are the DS Audio and the Soundsmith.
https://www.ds-audio-w.biz/optical-cartridge-basicprinciple/
https://www.sound-smith.com/cartridges/strain-gauge-systems/strain-gauge-systems
...regards...tr
Why MC? If you can handle the output of a Decca Super Gold it's a great entry point provided you have a compatible arm. If you like it then you can send it back to John Wright and have him put in a paratrace stylus and then you are already pretty close to the London Reference.
In my system I have a turntable Basis 1400 with a Rega 200 tonearm, and the tag of white cable of the cartridge shell is loose. Does anyone can tell me how to repair this? Thanks.
Nestor
This info is from Garth, the guy who created the Incognito replacement wire set for Rega arms.
Sadly, Garth passed away a number of years ago. He is missed.
I had an RB250 and the tags fell off of mine, also. I replaced all four of the original tags with Cardas tags.
IMO, Cardas tags are the best cartridge tags (Jeremy Clarkson voice here)...in the world.
They're easy-peasy to solder. That's why I like them so much.
The problem is not that there is evil in the world, the problem is that there is good. Because otherwise, who would care?
Edits: 07/27/20
Deccas are MM, tho cantileverless these areIkeda 9/9R and Ultimo, long out of production, were cantileverless and MC, owned a couple of Decca London's and Ikedas, got an Ikeda 9R at SoundSmith right now
Absolute SOBs to set up and fussy about tonearms, I found a damped arm like the SME V worked best, where the damping was adjustable, once patience and perseverance with the setup has got you "in the Zone" these are wonderful
There's a slam and immediacy 95 percent of regular cartridges don't get close to, the Dynavector DV17 Diamond has similar blindingly fast response and transients, same caveat to the others, not so easy to set up ( ! ) but if you can't source an Ikeda the Dynavector is a very similar experience and is still in production albeit with a 1.7mm long cantilever and nothing like ART1000 money last time I checked
G
Edits: 07/26/20 07/26/20
The first one that comes to mind is the Decca, but there is also the Audio-Technica ART1000, which, while it does have a cantilever, has the coils mounted right above the stylus, so it acts somewhat as a cantilever-less design. It's very expensive, though.
Mark in NC
"The thought that life could be better is woven indelibly into our hearts and our brains" -Paul Simon
FAQ |
Post a Message! |
Forgot Password? |
|
||||||||||||||
|
This post is made possible by the generous support of people like you and our sponsors: