When I finally got round to doing a detailed catalogue of my music, I discovered to my surprise that about 20% of my vinyl was in fact mono. On top of that I then bought the beatles mono collection.
Then a posting by Hugo about the virtues of mono cartridges piqued my interest, so I decided to take it further. After some research I opted for an Audio Technica AT33 EV matched up with an Audio Technica AT33 Mono, this meant that I can just change heads without changing all the other settings.
These were my first MC cartridges so I needed a phono stage for them, I went with a Graham Slee Reflex C with a mono switch. Since then I’ve looked for the mono version of anything I’ve bought if available. I have found that a lot early “stereo” records are improved by the use of the mono swtch.
Mike
My kit
Garrard 401, 12 inch Jelco SA – 750L, Yannis Tome 423.5 Phono Silver Litz tonearm cable, Graham Slee Reflex C with Yannis Tome 223.5 Connect-Litz cables, Audio-Technica AT33EV, Audio Technica AT33 Mono, XTZ A100 D3, Azur 650C CDP with Yannis Tome 223.5 Connect-Litz cables, Speakers - Kef LS S0, Graham Slee Novo headphone amp, Sennheiser HD650, Beyerdynamic DT 770 PRO.