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I'm gerald.
Ortofon 2M red opinions
Currently using a AT95 on my SL1210 and I am looking at the 2m red my deck has a few mods consisting of upgraded rca leads,kab fluid dampner ,acromat,ADC magnisium headshell and a timestep power supply the phono stage is a MF X-vpls v3.
I am on a restricted budget but could go up to about £120 at a push ( the joys of being disabled and not being allowed to work)
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I'm Grant.
I know the feeling Gerald. The red new is usually about £80 and can be bought 2nd hand occasionally for about 50. its a very good cart for the money and a big improvement from the at95. I made that step up a while ago and it was well worth it. dont know how it would be on a techie but id imagine it would be way better.Originally Posted by diviy
Currently using a AT95 on my SL1210 and I am looking at the 2m red my deck has a few mods consisting of upgraded rca leads,kab fluid dampner ,acromat,ADC magnisium headshell and a timestep power supply the phono stage is a MF X-vpls v3.
I am on a restricted budget but could go up to about £120 at a push ( the joys of being disabled and not being allowed to work)
theres always a market for second hand ones in the unlikely chance you dont like it...but pretty sure you will
Regards,
Grant.... ؠ ......Don't be such a big girl's blouse
I've said it before and I'll say it again: democracy simply-doesn't-work.... ..... ...... ...... ................... ..... ..... ..... ..... .....
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Oh my god! There's nothing wrong with the bidet is there?
“Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test. It is the glory of Lincoln that, having almost absolute power, he never abused it, except on the side of mercy".
“You see these dictators on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police ... yet in their hearts there is unspoken fear. They are afraid of words and thoughts: words spoken abroad, thoughts stirring at home -- all the more powerful because forbidden -- terrify them. A little mouse of thought appears in the room, and even the mightiest potentates are thrown into panic.”
"You don't have free will. You have the appearance of free will.”
“There's a war out there, old friend. A world war. And it's not about who's got the most bullets. It's about who controls the information. What we see and hear, how we work, what we think... it's all about the information!”
***SMILE, BE HAPPY***
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Hi Gerald, I would look at the AT120 and the AT5V.
Either one would be a step up from the AT95 and can be bought from Juno for less than £100.00
ATB
David
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I'm Andy.
Hi Gerald, l use the Red on my Techie and it sounds pretty darn good, for £80 it a relative no -brainer, very detailed and musical.
System; Michell Gyrodec SE/ Orbe Clamp/ Gert Pedersen armboard mod/ HR PSU/ SME V / J7 Tonearm cable/Ortofon Cadenza Black// Jez Arkless Turbo nutter B------ /Trichord Dino+
Amplification and loudspeaker set up is at the moment being split into two groups, comprising the following;
1. Same sources as above; SONY TAF-770ES/SONY CDP761E/Cable Talk 3.1 loudspeakercable/ Harbeth Compact7ES2/ Stands
2. Virtue Audio Sensation M451battery PSU, ClarityCaps upgrade/ Sensation M901/Russian PIO caps with Teflon bypass caps upgrade/ JT Dynamic PSU with various tweaks/ Connex Audio 5N Litz loudspeaker cable, Impulse H6 Loudspeakers.
Me so horny- Impulse H6 Horny
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Don't buy new; for £120 you can get hold of a decent MM cart. My 2M Blue, DL160 and 110 were all less than £100 with less than 100 hours on each.Currently using a AT95 on my SL1210 and I am looking at the 2m red my deck has a few mods consisting of upgraded rca leads,kab fluid dampner ,acromat,ADC magnisium headshell and a timestep power supply the phono stage is a MF X-vpls v3.
I am on a restricted budget but could go up to about £120 at a push ( the joys of being disabled and not being allowed to work)
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I'm gerald.
I have decieded on the red just been to Audio T in swansea what great service ended up talking about record cleaing machines, Next thing Chris pops out the back and returns witn a Moth rcm and say here have a borrow no rush just drop it back whenever offered to pay and he said drop in some choc biscuits as payment .
SO its happy days dot com just got to learn to use it now
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I'm Grant.
sounds like a good deal. its very decent above budget cart.
Regards,
Grant
I've said it before and I'll say it again: democracy simply-doesn't-work.... ..... ...... ...... ................... ..... ..... ..... ..... .....
FIIO K7 BT, M11 PLUS, BTR7, KA5 - OPPO BDP-103D - PANASONIC UB450 - PANASONIC 4K ULTRA HD TV - PIXEL 6 - AVANTREE LR BLUETOOTH - 2* X600 SOUNDCORE - HEADPHONES INCLUDE, FIIO, NURAPHONES', FOCAL, OPPO, BOSE, CAMBRIDGE, BOWER & WILKINS, DEVIALET, MARSHALL, SONY, MITCHELL & JOHNSTON - 2*ZBOOK'S- MERCURY BD ROM, ROON, QOBUZ, TIDAL, PLEX, CYBERLINK, JRIVER - MULTI HDD'S -
Oh my god! There's nothing wrong with the bidet is there?
“Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test. It is the glory of Lincoln that, having almost absolute power, he never abused it, except on the side of mercy".
“You see these dictators on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police ... yet in their hearts there is unspoken fear. They are afraid of words and thoughts: words spoken abroad, thoughts stirring at home -- all the more powerful because forbidden -- terrify them. A little mouse of thought appears in the room, and even the mightiest potentates are thrown into panic.”
"You don't have free will. You have the appearance of free will.”
“There's a war out there, old friend. A world war. And it's not about who's got the most bullets. It's about who controls the information. What we see and hear, how we work, what we think... it's all about the information!”
***SMILE, BE HAPPY***
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Excellent! Be sure to make the most the the RCM while you can. IMHO a cleaned vs uncleaned record is as big an upgrade as a tonearm.I have decieded on the red just been to Audio T in swansea what great service ended up talking about record cleaing machines, Next thing Chris pops out the back and returns witn a Moth rcm and say here have a borrow no rush just drop it back whenever offered to pay and he said drop in some choc biscuits as payment .
SO its happy days dot com just got to learn to use it now
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I'm Grant.
I meant to say Gerald that Marco has a thread which will give you tips on the RCM use.I have decieded on the red just been to Audio T in swansea what great service ended up talking about record cleaing machines, Next thing Chris pops out the back and returns witn a Moth rcm and say here have a borrow no rush just drop it back whenever offered to pay and he said drop in some choc biscuits as payment .
SO its happy days dot com just got to learn to use it now
http://theartofsound.net/forum/showt...ss-with-an-RCM
Regards,
Grant
I've said it before and I'll say it again: democracy simply-doesn't-work.... ..... ...... ...... ................... ..... ..... ..... ..... .....
FIIO K7 BT, M11 PLUS, BTR7, KA5 - OPPO BDP-103D - PANASONIC UB450 - PANASONIC 4K ULTRA HD TV - PIXEL 6 - AVANTREE LR BLUETOOTH - 2* X600 SOUNDCORE - HEADPHONES INCLUDE, FIIO, NURAPHONES', FOCAL, OPPO, BOSE, CAMBRIDGE, BOWER & WILKINS, DEVIALET, MARSHALL, SONY, MITCHELL & JOHNSTON - 2*ZBOOK'S- MERCURY BD ROM, ROON, QOBUZ, TIDAL, PLEX, CYBERLINK, JRIVER - MULTI HDD'S -
Oh my god! There's nothing wrong with the bidet is there?
“Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test. It is the glory of Lincoln that, having almost absolute power, he never abused it, except on the side of mercy".
“You see these dictators on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police ... yet in their hearts there is unspoken fear. They are afraid of words and thoughts: words spoken abroad, thoughts stirring at home -- all the more powerful because forbidden -- terrify them. A little mouse of thought appears in the room, and even the mightiest potentates are thrown into panic.”
"You don't have free will. You have the appearance of free will.”
“There's a war out there, old friend. A world war. And it's not about who's got the most bullets. It's about who controls the information. What we see and hear, how we work, what we think... it's all about the information!”
***SMILE, BE HAPPY***
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Location: Glasgowshire
Posts: 9,663
I'm Gary.
Had a 2M Red on my technoarm/Gorbe as a loaner prior to getting something a bit better. (thanks Dave
Its very very good, musical and without any obvious hifi nasties.
For the money it cant be beat.
AC POWER
Hardwired 10kVA balanced mains powering entire system
AMPS
Meridian 557 power Amp (Modded) / PS Audio BHK Preamp (Modded)
SPEAKERS
Wharfedale Evo 4.4
DAC
PS Audio Directstream (Modded)
TURNTABLE
Pro-Ject X8 balanced output via XLR / Ortofon Quintet Blue cartridge
PHONOSTAGE
Pro-Ject DS3 B balanced Input (TT and Phonostage powered by Pro-Ject Power box RS2 linear psu)
DIGITAL
OPPO 203 (Modded: Linear PSU, i2s output to Dac) - Roon Endpoint, HDMI input used for all things Streaming/ PS5 /AppleTV ... also good for movies apparently?
MUSIC PLAYBACK
Tweaked AP-Linux based Roon Server into Oppo 203 as Roon endpoint
Ipad Roon Remote.
Apple Music/ YouTube via AppleTV, fed to Dac via Oppo HDMI input/i2s output to Dac.
SPEAKER CABLES
Biwired: Duelund DCA10GA (Bass) Duelund DCA16GA (mid & treble) Duelund 12DCA used as jumpers (On "Blackcat Cable" Chris Sommivigo's advice - yup, even with biwire it sounds better - and it does)
INTERCONNECTS
All Balanced: Ghost+ recording studio XLR cables
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