Wot Carts Yer Got?

[walpurgis]

I regard pickup cartridges as the 'jewellery' of Hi-Fi (some interconnects qualify too), they can be lovely things. Most people who are into vinyl have a few and at times I've had over twenty. Many carts look really exquisite, Look at the dearer Koetsus for instance.

Anyway I'm interested in what other members may own (and why maybe).

I'll kick off with mine:

MMs:

JVC Z1S (getting rare now)
ADC 10E Mk.II
ADC 10E Mk.IV (two of)

MCs:

Goldring Eroica LX (underrated by many)
Ortofon MC25FL (two of)
ZYX R50 Bloom H
Zyx R100
ZYX R100 H2

No Deccas at the moment, but they do crop up here now and then.



Yes I know we did something along these lines a little while ago, but where's the harm?

[The Grand Wazoo]

Not that many really:

• 2 Koetsu Blacks (a retipped original and a more recent one)
• the 'lump of fudge' in my avatar
• an A&R P77.......somewhere or other.

[Reffc]

Zyx R-50 Bloom (H);
Zyx R100 (H);
Shure V15III;
Shure M75;
Mk1 ADC XLM;
Sonus Blue Gold;
a few old ATs.

Some of the vintage carts are surprisingly good but my favourite and most entertaining listen at the moment is undoubtedly for me either of the Zyx's although it's the 50 I have in the system at present.

[loo]

MM
Adc xlm
Ortofon vms 20 & 30
Townshend Eei
Nagaoka mp 50 super
And a few that I've forgotten about
MC
Vd hul frog & DDT
Ortofon mc10 supreme, spu gm. S15t
Clear audio accurate,
Koetsu, urishi, black goldline
Westex 501e
Goldring erocia
Audiocraft ac03
Coral mc81
Love em all
Paul

[walpurgis]

Westex 501e

Well there's a rarity. Used to have one myself about thirty years ago, an orangey red colour if I recall and similar shape to the Osawa OS series MCs, can't remember if it was any good though.

[Wakefield Turntables]

Ortofon Cadenza Black
Rebodied Denon 103
Koetsu Black (Goldline)

[loo]

Well there's a rarity. Used to have one myself about thirty years ago, an orangey red colour if I recall and similar shape to the Osawa OS series MCs, can't remember if it was any good though.

Hi Geoff,
That's the fella, high output ( one of the best IMO ) made by supex for
Hovland and west
Cheers
Paul

[Barry]

18 at the last count:

4 x EMT
3 x Ortofon (SPU + 2 x SL15E)
2 x Denon 103

3 x Decca (Gold + 2 x Blue)
3 x ADC (ADC25 + 2 x ADC 10E mk. IV)
AKG P8ES
B&O SP6
Shure M55E

(The last two are kept out of nostalgia)

[Gordon Steadman]

Your poor French relation calling:

Technics U205
Shure M75ED

As I only have two turntables, two cartridges seems not unreasonable

[Jimbo]

Only got one - Ortofon 2M Black