Chasm of Cartridges

[WOStantonCS100]

Alrighty boys and girls, whip 'em out! ...yer cartridges that is, and snap a pic... all of 'em that is. No hiding carts you don't think any wants to see. It's time for the full monty.

[prestonchipfryer]

Here are three of mine.



John

[RobbieGong]

2M Black, great choice - the very best MM in my opinion and I've heard loads. Apparently and I say apparently as I've not had an MC but it is as good as if not better than quite a few out there. Oodles of detail retrieval from out of the vinyl, not thin sounding at all, smooth, full bodied and slightly rich. Same highly polished nude Shibata diamond as found on the highly rated Ortofon Jubilee, as such it's fussy about vta set up, just the slightest adjust with this cart can make all the difference, so take time and care to set up properly. Instruments sound life like and 3D - I love this cart !

[WOStantonCS100]

Here are three of mine.



John

oooooooooo aaahhhhhhhhhhh

Great photo, John! (nice rig, too...)

[Barry]

OK here are mine, the Good the Bad and the Ugly.

First the moving coils:



From left to right, back row:
EMT TSD15 fine-line stylus (and fitted with SME adaptor); EMT TSD15, spherical tip; EMT TSD15, spherical tip in need of repair; EMT XSD15, spherical tip.
Front row:
Linn Asak fitted into a Fidelity Research FR-5 headshell; Denon DL103 fitted into an EMT headshell; Denon 103 fitted into an SME S2R shell; Ortofon SL15E and SL15E Mk. II, both fitted into SME S2 shells.


And now the fixed coil cartridges:



From left to right, back row:
Decca Mk. VI (elliptical tip) with GB mounting block; Decca Mk. V (spherical tip), un mounted and in need of a service.
Front row:
ADC 10E Mk. IV; ADC 25 (fitted with the smaller of the elliptical stylii); ADC 26 (elliptical tip); Shure M55E; Bang and Olufson SP6 (spherical tip) and mounted in the arm in an EMT shell, a Decca Mk. V (spherical tip). All others mounted in SME S2 shells.

[Barry]

No other volunteers?

[WOStantonCS100]

No other volunteers?

To be honest, I've been a little stunned and thus slow to respond.

Displaying a collection in one shot, that has been accumulated over time, can be overwhelming; but, it makes for some amazingly fantastic (and, at least on AoS) socially acceptable indulgence!!!

High end moving coils to ceramic, it really doesn't matter. They are all welcome in this thread; entertainment and discovery all in one.

I'll post my plebeian collection later; but, I'm more interested in other folks collections at present.

[Tim]

Good grief Barry

[hifi_dave]

If only I knew how to post pics...

[Pete The Cat]

Crikey, after that display (the word impressive doesn't even begin to cover it) I think you've slam-dunked the thread into silence ! Which is your favourite and with what arm and deck combo ?

Pete