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  1. #31
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    As Marco said earlier, my vote would be for a Decca, although it's a moving iron rather than MC. I prefer my Decca to my high end MC for 90% of recordings. There's a Decca FFSS Mk IV C4E on *bay for GBP699 at the moment. Mk IV prices have gone up in the last few years - someone even suggested that I might have been partly responsible, given my effusive praise for the earlier Decca. Even so at £699, this is an excellent buy - it's been checked by John Wright, who builds all the modern Decca (London) cartridges.

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    Thanks Charlie.

    Just not sure a Decca will be best suited for my tone arm.
    From what I have read here, they also seem fragile, or have I just got a bad impression of them?

    I already have a reasonable Mi cartridge in my Music Maker Classic, but I realise it is no Decca.
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  3. #33
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    I am having second thoughts on this, as it is nearly impossible to hear all of the cartridges before committing to one.
    That has got me thinking if it would be a better move buying something like a Neurochrome 686 or Benchmark AHB2 tomdrive my speakers better than my Nuerochrome 86s can.
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    Yamamoto YC03s


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    That looks like an interesting choice.
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    Indeed, how much is it?

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  7. #37
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    About €1k, but I can't find one here in France.
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    Around $1000

    Looks to be a cracking cart http://www.enjoythemusic.com/magazin...moto_yc03s.htm
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    Quote Originally Posted by CageyH View Post
    About €1k, but I can't find one here in France.
    Doesn't matter mate, just import it from a reliable seller. IME, most of the real cartridge gems are found in Japan!

    Marco.
    Main System

    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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    Quote Originally Posted by prestonchipfryer View Post
    No I don't think that is the case. My older ART 9 has less than 100 hours use. I have found the newer version to be a step-up in SQ to my ears.

    The AT-ART9XA replaces the ART 7 which has a lower output than the ART 9XI. The AT-ART1000 remains at the top and is bright sounding compared to the other cheaper models.
    Just passing on what i've been told from a friend who works for Audio Technica, you're right the Art 1000 is still the daddy, but what they found is the ART 7 and 9 were both similarly priced and from the outside look the same ( size, shape ) which confused buyers, also many people and i was one complained about them not being screw threaded, so apparently they fixed the screw thread issue and re branded the 2 carts under 1 banner with the suffix denoting either magnetic or none magnetic core, personally i've not compared the tech specs but what i've been told makes sense.


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