Looking to get a cartridge for my Gyrodec/Audiomods Series 5,budget is around 300, 95% of what I listen to is Rock/Blues,any suggestions?
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Looking to get a cartridge for my Gyrodec/Audiomods Series 5,budget is around 300, 95% of what I listen to is Rock/Blues,any suggestions?
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Just a little bit more will get you a 2M Black. This is simply a superb MM cartridge which will certainly play Blues and Rock.Originally Posted by Bluesboy65
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Nagaoka MP300. Not as clinical sounding as the Ortofon but still does all the right things.
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+1 for the Naga: an altogether more musical sounding cartridge than the 2m Black, but one that still ticks all the relevant ‘hi-fi boxes'
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Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & reg mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat/Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight/Isonoe feet & boots/Ortofon RS-212D/Denon DL-103GL in Denon PCL-300 headshell with Funk Firm Houdini/Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.
Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp/Denon AU-310 SUT.
Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.
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Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.
Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.
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ANIQ2 or 3 second hand.
Just as good and a touch less clinical than the Black. Rocks too
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An SAE 1000LT will do the job as well.
Or an AT150MLX. A very fine sounding cartridge too. A nearly new one for sale in the private exhibitions section, and leaves you more money for vinyl.
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Blimey, That's very musical indeed then+1 for the Naga: an altogether more musical sounding cartridge than the 2m Black, but one that still ticks all the relevant ‘hi-fi boxes'
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