How many cartridges do you have? [Archive]

morris_minor

13-01-2012, 17:08

I've had my SL7 and SL-QL1 linear trackers about two months and have already got eight different p-mount cartridges for them. But I suspect that's nothing compared to some of you folk - 'fess up: you know who you are. :D

My latest is this dinky Sony XL-MC104P high output moving coil. I got it from a guy in Oregon after speculatively replying to a Vinyl Engine thread over a year old. You can replace the "stylus" unit 'cos the whole tube bit comes way from the mount. So it's a plug in plug in cartridge :lol:. Sounds sweet, too.

Lousy pic because it's through the lid of the SL7 (only way for an action shot . .)

http://www.revalia.co.uk/sony.jpg

hifi_dave

13-01-2012, 17:18

I've got 150, maybe 200. Everything from AT95E through various Decca's to the original Koetsu. That's what you call 'hoarding'.

royzak

13-01-2012, 17:33

Only three Koetsu Black,AT33PTG and an old Goldbug.

Reid Malenfant

13-01-2012, 17:37

I think I'm with Roy, I have three that I know of :eyebrows: Ok, sounds odd but I don't know what I'm going to find here yet :scratch:

So that'd be Nagoaka MP11 Boron, Denon DL103 & Goldring G800.

keiths

13-01-2012, 17:42

Three must be a popular number. Nagaoka MP-11, Stanton 681eee-III and Shure M75EJ-2 here.

hifi_dave

13-01-2012, 17:47

You're just not trying hard enough..:rolleyes:

YNWaN

13-01-2012, 18:52

Two Troikas (a black and a red one), a Karma, an Asaka, an Asak, a Denon 103, a Decca Gold, a ShureV15 Mk4, a Dynavector Ruby and perhaps a couple of others.

AAshton

13-01-2012, 18:53

Whew !! when my wife next says "don't you think you have enough of them ?" I can show her Dave's post and feel amongst the deprived.

I have a couple of Rega MM's not sure which, a Soundsmith 'The Voice' Moving Iron, 2 Koetsu Blacks, a VDH Colibri, a Lyra Evolve 99, a Kiseki Blue plus a Koetsu Onyx. Also forgot I have a Clearaudio Accurate as well.

So only about 50 milliDaves worth of cartridge.

Andrew

jazzpiano

13-01-2012, 18:57

My question for the above is which one(s) do you like best for a particular type of music? - "like this one for rock, this for classical", etc.
By the way, I have 3: all Grados (Signature 8MZ, G3, Zf3 or something like that...)

Best,
Barry

Roy S

13-01-2012, 19:05

Nagaoka MP110, Ortofon VMS20e, Shure M95, M91, M35

Barry

13-01-2012, 19:17

18: 10 moving coil, 8 fixed coil.

Only 90 milliDave !

Thing Fish

13-01-2012, 19:28

You can only use one at a time so I only have one.

prestonchipfryer

13-01-2012, 19:29

Ortofon 2M Black, Lyra Dorian, Dynavector DV20, Denon 103R, Sumiko BluePoint, Sumiko Bluepoint Special. So that's six. Not many is it?

John :)

hifi_dave

13-01-2012, 19:32

Perhaps I'm not being completely fair, as I only have 15 or so in regular use. The others are part of my 'man jewellery' Hi-Fi collection.:whistle:

DSJR

13-01-2012, 19:32

I'm not far off Barry, although I can't be a*sed to count them all. ceramic, crystal. "MM," MC..." I have several examples of each and should really sell a few on - cough....... Oh, and a Decca microscanner :D

Dominic Harper

13-01-2012, 19:35

I just asked Dom how many carts he had, He said oh about 10. My math is not great but this is a dam sight more than 10:scratch:.

Grado Black
Various Shure MM around 6
Benz Micro MC3
3 X Supex 900 one of which is a Rosewood
1 Supex 909
Denon DL304
Denon DL103
Pickering XV15-625
Troika Red
Koetsu Onyx
Linn Karma
Ortofon MC15
Ortofon FF15
Ortofon Vero
Audio Technica OC5
Audio Technica OC9
Audio Technica AT150
Goldring G800 X 2

Natalie

Stacker45

13-01-2012, 19:38

Ortofon 2M Black
Ortofon 2M Blue
Audio-Technica AT95E
Audio-Technica T50X

AAshton

13-01-2012, 19:40

hifi_dave

13-01-2012, 20:21

I make it 26..:scratch:

AAshton

13-01-2012, 20:29

I make it 26..:scratch:

All depends on which base we are using :)

Andrew

spendorman

13-01-2012, 20:30

Probably a bit over 20, including Ortofon SL15E, Ortofon FF15E, Ortofon VMS5E, Shure M95HE (very good), Shure M75ED (four off, inc. one with 78 stylus), Shure M75 6, Goldring G800, B&O SP?, Audio Technica AT66, various Philips GP cartridges (very good and not much talked about).

YNWaN

13-01-2012, 21:04

You can only use one at a time so I only have one.

Well yes, quite; I also only use one - as Dave says, the rest are in my jewellery collection.

Marco

13-01-2012, 21:09

You can only use one at a time so I only have one.

Yes, presuming that you only have one turntable, or one turntable fitted with just with one arm... Then there are of course arms with detachable headshells, making multiple cartridge swaps quick and easy..... ;)

Marco.

P.S I currently only have six. Boo hoo....!

hifi_dave

13-01-2012, 21:10

I'm getting worse as I get older. I just can't throw away anything to do with Hi-Fi - all except the lousy magazines which go in the recycling bin..:finger:

Just lurve that smiley.

The Grand Wazoo

14-01-2012, 00:37

Just the 4 for me:

An A&R P77 (a cartridge for which I repeatedly fail to convincingly explain away the reasons for my continuing ownership!)
A Decca Mk IV
A Koetsu Black (2005 vintage)
Another Koetsu Black (1980's vintage with a vdH retip & boron cantilever)

WOStantonCS100

14-01-2012, 04:49

Stanton 681EEE (SoundSmith retip)
Stanton 681EEE (78 rpm)
Stanton Trackmaster EL original style (SoundSmith retip)
2x Stanton Trackmaster RS original style (silver)
2x Stanton Groovemaster GM original style (gold)
Stanton 890 AL (SoundSmith retip)
Stanton 890 SA
Audio Technica AT331LP (Shibata)
Audio Technica VS245LP (Shibata)
Audio Technica AT250
Grado MT+
Shure M111E (imbalanced coils, most likely headed for the bin... though I'll keep the two styli I have for it)
2x Ortofon Pro DJ S (can't seem to give these away, I tried, at least I didn't buy them)

Wanted:
Koetsu Rhodonite Platinum
Ortofon SPU Royal GM MkII
Ortofon SPU Synergy A
Shure SC35C
Shure M44G
Audio Technica AT33EV
Audio Technica AT-MONO3/LP

If I only get the Koetsu, I'll be okay. ;)

dave2010

14-01-2012, 06:35

Why so many? Are you all dealers? Are you counting ones which you've used, then swapped out and then put in a box which is now in the loft or under the bed?

I might have three, possibly more, but none really used right now. They might include a Shure V15, Shure M75ED, possibly a Shure M95ED, Ortofon VMS20, another Ortofon- maybe FF15E mk II All are moving magnet as I could never afford a moving coil. I have had more in the past - whether I've still got them I don't know. These would even have included some ceramic and crystal cartridges, and I think I even had an EMI EPU arm and cartridge which I never used and eventually I did get rid of that one - possibly to the dump!

Apart from ones which might now be stored in boxes, as an alternative to sending them to the tip, how many of your cartridges do you use fairly regularly, and why? You're allowed one or two in your main deck(s) (maybe 2 decks) of course.

I'm not sure that I'll ever get back into vinyl, though I may have some recordings that are not available on CD. Sad in some ways, but does it matter?

Batty

14-01-2012, 07:07

Just 2.

Golgring 1042
Denon DL103

YNWaN

14-01-2012, 07:29

Then there are of course arms with detachable headshells, ....

Convenient, but a sonic compromise I'm not personally willing to accept.

Ammonite Audio

14-01-2012, 07:58

ATOC5
AT33PTG
Ortofon 2M Black
Ortofon Kontrapunkt B
Benz Glider SL (trashed)
Dynavector DV-20 X2L

I thought I had more than that! The Benz is likely to be traded in for a new Wood SL (less prone to accidental damage); the Ortofon 2M Black is simply surplus to requirements and I need to move it on; the Dynavector was bought new very recently as a replacement for the trashed Benz, but I don't like it and it too needs to move on.

Tom's Rohmann is coming my way too!

MartinT

14-01-2012, 11:57

Shelter 5000, AT-33PTG, Denon DL-160, Dynavector 20A2, Grado Prestige Gold, Empire 2000E/III. So six then :)

flapland

14-01-2012, 12:10

Working 5

Lyra Delos
Lyra Argo i
ZYX R50
AT OC9
Denon DL103 in Alu body
Denon DL301
Broken 2 which I might send to Dominic

DL103
DL304

shane

14-01-2012, 12:15

I've got a DL304 and...... and....... well, that's about it, really.

MWalt

14-01-2012, 13:54

I am down to 4 : Audio Technica AT33EV, Denon DL-103R, Shure M97Xe (on a Technics SL-Q2 I am giving my Brother-In-Law) and a Shure M91ED that I am giving to a friend. I am done with MM carts and or cheap carts.

Theo

14-01-2012, 14:21

I've had loads in the past but I've moved them on, and now just the two: a Benz Micro Ace SL, and an Ortofon Cadenza Blue. I'd quite like to try a Decca Gold or an SPU someday.

kcc123

14-01-2012, 15:09

I don’t have as many cartridges as Dave, but sixty plus sounds more than enough.

WOStantonCS100

14-01-2012, 19:43

I don’t have as many cartridges as Dave, but sixty plus sounds more than enough.

I was waiting for your entry. ;) Sorry, King, we're going to need you to individually list all the cartridges you have. :rfl: I'm sure someone will cover your carpal tunnel treatments afterwards.

MCRU

14-01-2012, 20:49

60 plus, woah, therapy is required

I have Nagoaka MP150, Ortofon Red, Kontrapunkt B, Denon 103, Goldring G800, Goldring Elan, and a few bits of crap.

kcc123

15-01-2012, 10:10

I was waiting for your entry. ;) Sorry, King, we're going to need you to individually list all the cartridges you have. :rfl: I'm sure someone will cover your carpal tunnel treatments afterwards.
Lol! :lol:
Actually I have shown most of my cartridges before, anyway, here is a list but with only half of my collection:-

A&R Cambridge C77
A&R Cambridge E77
A&R Cambridge P77 x2
ADC MC1.5
ADC TRX2
ADC XLM mk3 Improved
ADC XLM 78 RPM
ADC XLM mk2 Super
ADC LM38
Audio Technica AT 13EA x2
Audio Technica AT 14Sa
AT 95
AT 440ML
AT Signet TK7E
AT 31E
AT 32E
AT 33E
AT 33ML
AT 33ANV
AT 37E
AT OC9
B&O MMC 20S
Soundsmith SMMC20E
Coral MC88E
Denon 103 x2
Denon103R
Denon 103D
Denon 110
Denon 301
Denon 303
Denon 304
Empire 2000E III
Empire 2000E IV
Entré EC1 x2

Wakefield Turntables

15-01-2012, 11:21

Just 3

Ortofon Rohnman (trashed)
AT OC9/II
Shure V III (I think!)

dave2010

15-01-2012, 18:27

Just discovered an Ortofon VMS30 in the loft today. Forgot about that one!

vouk

16-01-2012, 16:16

Working
Ortofon Kontrapunkt C
VDH MC One Special
Benz Micro Silver

Not working/viciously murdered
Benz Glider S Medium
Clearaudio Virtuoso

Whereabouts unknown (have it but for the life of me can't remember where I put it):scratch:
Sumiko BPS Evo III

Beobloke

17-01-2012, 12:51

Hmm, let's see...

A&R P77
ADC LMA1 (x3) - a special for the ADC Accutrac 4000
Audio Technica AT95E (about four of these)
Audio Technica AT110E (about 3 of these)
Audio Technica AT-OC9MLII
B&O MMC20EN
B&O MMC4 (x3)
B&O MMC5 (x2)
Decca DERAM
Denon DL103
Decca FFSS
Empire 2000E
Goldring 2500
Grace F8
Linn K5
Ortofon 2M Black
Ortofon 510
Ortofon Kontrapunkt b
Ortofon OM Pro S (x3)
Ortofon OM20
Ortofon VMS20E
Shure M3D
Shure M75ED-T2 (x2)
Shure M97xE
Shure V15Mk3
Stanton 500 (x2)

I make that about 40.

f1eng

17-01-2012, 18:21

Ortofon Jubilee *
Decca London Gold
Ortofon MC30
Ortofon Mc3000 II **
Technics EPC-P205C **
Ortofom MC15

* fitted to my turntable

** seem to have misplaced these :-(

Dingdong

17-01-2012, 18:39

spendorman

17-01-2012, 19:07

I currently have one working cartridge. A Shure M95ED, but I don't have bolts long enough for it.
Hopefully by the end of next week I shall be singing the praises of the new Jico SAS stylus that will go on my VST V. In the meantime I shall sit here and write many thousand times 'Must not break my canilever whilst removing dust'.

Years ago messed around trying Shure cartridges (all new). Liked the M75ED and thought the M95ED would be an improvement, but no, not really worse, or better, just a bit different. But the M95HE was better than both.

Dingdong

17-01-2012, 19:36

Years ago messed around trying Shure cartridges (all new). Liked the M75ED and thought the M95ED would be an improvement, but no, not really worse, or better, just a bit different. But the M95HE was better than both.

The 95ED is okay. I'm sure it would be a lot better with a better stylus. The VST V is really rather good. Hopefully with the new stylus it will still be very good.

gx502

17-01-2012, 23:49

#1 Technics 310MC p-mount
#2 Nagaoka-Stilton TS-12 Boron
#3 Shure M97Xe :doh:
#4 Denon DL-301 MK-II
#5 Ortofon Concorde w/ OM40 FG70 stylus
#6 Ortofon Kontrapunkt B
#7 Grado Gold

In the past:
Ortofon VMS30e MKII (nice)
NAD 9200 (ADC XLM OEM'd for NAD) (also nice)

rahman

18-01-2012, 10:21

EMT OFD25 (in use)
EMT/Ortofon OFS75
EMT TSD15-SFL
EMT TSD15-SPH
Fidelity Research 7f
Decca C4E (x2) (in use).

DSJR

18-01-2012, 10:40

Years ago messed around trying Shure cartridges (all new). Liked the M75ED and thought the M95ED would be an improvement, but no, not really worse, or better, just a bit different. But the M95HE was better than both.

The HE stylus dramatically improved a V15 III as well and I'm wondering if the difference may also have been due to the suspension compound used? Can't prove it and have no way of knowing, but most of the dynamic "flatness" seemed to disappear, along with the slightly hard tones of the standard VN35E stylus.

The odd Shure out for me is the V15 IV. Shure changed the coil resistance inside to try to make it load tolerant, but i'm not altogether sure (sorry :D) it worked. The V15 V seemed to return to the loading of old, so it will subtly change with capacitance and load impedance I believe, but the sound from even the first "V" was smooth and quite spacious, albeit "smaller" in stature than many MC types, which used to over-egg the pudding on occasion.

The SAS styli do seem rather more labour intensive on the whole construction, and not just the diamond itself and too many people now have said how much better than the original tips these are nowadays.

macvisual

22-01-2012, 22:32

Just one at the minute;

Linn K5

Alex_UK

23-01-2012, 00:19

5, I reckon.

Nagaoka MP-30 (current main cart in my Garrard 401) & a MP-15, ADC VLM MkII (?) In my Technics SL-150, Audio Technica AT95E (25 years old and still going strong!) in my Planar 3/R200 & an Ortofon 510 MkII - hardly used in my Pro-Ject RPM4, which I really should have sold to one of the several interested parties after I advertised it last year... but I just cant bring myself to!

Spectral Morn

23-01-2012, 00:56

Only three Koetsu Black,AT33PTG and an old Goldbug.

a Briar ? Mr or Ms.

Excellent carts if they are a Mr or Ms

Regards D S D L

royzak

23-01-2012, 08:40

a Briar ? Mr or Ms.

Excellent carts if they are a Mr or Ms

Regards D S D L

It's a Ms. had a Mr. at one time too.Think it was nice to make the female the top cartridge,and the male slightly less so :)
Wonderful mid and treble,teeny bit fluffy in the bass but think I could describe the Koetsu I use now in the same way.

hifi_dave

23-01-2012, 16:13

http://i1058.photobucket.com/albums/t406/hifi_dave/012.jpg

Did it again..

Some more I found in a box this morning..

Marco

23-01-2012, 16:16

Fixed your link for you, daftee! :eyebrows:

Marco.

hifi_dave

23-01-2012, 16:43

What's that then..:scratch:

Marco

23-01-2012, 16:49

The multiple cartridge picture you just posted wasn't showing up (and you kept deleting various efforts) because you'd included too many [IMG] and HTTP codes... :)

Marco.

hifi_dave

23-01-2012, 17:06

I did delete some IMG thingies and thought I'd posted the pic all by myself. I also posted one in the 'Dealers' section of things to sell. I deleted the extra IMG's there and it worked.

:scratch:

Alex_UK

23-01-2012, 17:18

Dave - remember that if you have copied the "IMG Code" in Photoshop (by clicking it, it briefly turns yellow and says "Copied") then you will already have the IMG code and when you come to AoS you only need to paste - no need to click the "image" button, which I think is what you may be doing...? :scratch: :)