In Reply to: RE: High compliance ceramic cartridges posted by coffee-phil on March 8, 2016 at 10:16:13:
Hi Phil
Yes, this is sort of my thinking.. I want to mount one onto a (genuine) SME headshell, align it correctly, and see what sort of performance I can squeeze out of it. The microacoustics isn't really what I am after, because my intention is to provide enough voltage to a 6J7 or 6SJ7 such that noise isn't a problem. Using a pentode instead of a triode in this role would allow a very high impedance input without the miller capacitance of the triode affecting HF response. I'm not entirely sure I trust the "close approximation" of the RIAA curve, but that's another subject requiring more research on my behalf. (wouldn't an affordable test record be amazing!?)
The later ceramic cartridges which had an output on the order of 220 - 400 mV appear to have the best specifications, needing only about 2g of tracking force and claiming to have compliance on par with many moving magnet cartridges. I think with many of them the absence of a 1/2" mount and the non standard lead wires may present some challenge. The only challenge I can see here being a showstopper is physical deterioration and hardening of rubber parts.
I know ceramics have a bad reputation based on their ubiquity in cheap turntables, but I wonder how good one of the best ones could be with all else being equal.
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- RE: High compliance ceramic cartridges - maxhifi 10:35:34 03/08/16 (2)
- RE: High compliance ceramic cartridges - coffee-phil 12:25:25 03/08/16 (1)
- RE: High compliance ceramic cartridges - maxhifi 13:03:52 03/08/16 (0)