Just got a new (to me) Phono Stage which also accepts MC cartridges (DV P-100) so thought I’d give one a whirl on my SL1200 Mk II
Who’s got one they can recommend & wants to get rid of?
Just got a new (to me) Phono Stage which also accepts MC cartridges (DV P-100) so thought I’d give one a whirl on my SL1200 Mk II
Who’s got one they can recommend & wants to get rid of?
Location: Chichester, West Sussex UK
Posts: 368
I'm John.
I have a Goldring Eroica L sat here doing nothing (no box or accessories, just stylus guard). Was my spare when I had a Hana SL, but now need a better spare cart as running a Sumiko Pearwood.
£100 Inc P&P.
Location: Huddersfield
Posts: 109
I'm Paul.
Location: Chichester, West Sussex UK
Posts: 368
I'm John.
PM me your email, and will sort pics as is a complete pain to upload photos on this site, especially via a phone but cart looks same as current Eroica LX, (and before someone suggests it, NO, I won't use crapatalk app).
Ye cart all good cantalever straight. Am guessing hours at 300 max (never been one to track usage)
Now sorted thanks (John)
Location: Huddersfield
Posts: 109
I'm Paul.
cheers Paul
My main system:
Linn LP12/PU2/Goldring Eroica + Puresound T10 + EAR834P / Innuos ZENmini2 + Mytek Brooklyn DAC+ / Musical Fidelity A5 + L2 mods / Boenicke W8 speakers
Eroica L Cartridge arrived this morning - thanks John.
Got it up & running on my SL1200 Mk II & popped on one of my favourite Vinyl LPs of all time - Random Access Memories by Daft Punk
First impressions are very positive - vocals seem very much in the forefront & all instruments seem well defined.
I’ll have a play around with different tracking weights (currently at 1.75g, slap in the middle of recommended range) & see what more I can bring out of it.
Not sure if it’s my Phono stage (DV P-100) but I do have to have the volume up considerably higher than I did when using an MM cartridge (& MM part of Phono stage of course) but not overly concerning.
If by DV 100P you mean the Dynavector 100p it has 63db of gain and 100 ohm loading which be ok with the Eroica though perhaps slightly on the quiet side as you have found.
Reason is that the Eroica L has a significantly lower output (0.25mV) than the later LX (0.4mV). Though with 63db of gain it's still well within the area of being a reasonable match.