No I didn't know that. The only Goldring cartridges that I tried were the cheap G800, good, and the Epic, more expensive, didn't like it.Originally Posted by walpurgis
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No I didn't know that. The only Goldring cartridges that I tried were the cheap G800, good, and the Epic, more expensive, didn't like it.
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I fully agree, but since we're being asked to *think* about it, then why not illustrate some relevant examples?I'm not sure is actually matters what a cartridge looks like. To me, complementing its looks seems a bit like saying 'that's a beautiful hammer' or 'that's a gorgeous dustbin'.
I think people really should stop getting emotional about their gear and just get on with listening to it instead of admiring it............So there!
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It's lead out wires that give me the horn... what a misguided off topic thread I consider this to be then
I shall go now...
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Sorry, that gay-boy pink Transfiguration does nothing for me (in looks or sound)... Other cartridges I like the looks (and sound of) are the Jan Allaerts MC18:
And the jewel-like Koetsu Jade Platinum, mainly because I love this shade of green:
Also love the Blue-Lace Onix:
Or Ikeda Kai Reference, which reminds me somewhat of the Linn Trak, from the 1980s:
Linn Trak:
I rather like its quirky looks, and have fond memories of its sound, from back in that day!
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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.
CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.
Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new, by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.
Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. LDR Stereo Coffee. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.
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.
Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.
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if it wasn't for the awful suspension id happily live with one of these.
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