Other than the 2m black and nagaoka mp500 what very good cartridges would you recommend please?
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very good MM cartridge recommendations
Other than the 2m black and nagaoka mp500 what very good cartridges would you recommend please?
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Nagaoka JT 80 BK - maybe give this a try?
https://stereo-magazine.com/review/n...jt-80bk-review
Main system : VPI Scout 1.1 / JMW 9T / 2M Black / Croft 25R+ / Croft 7 / Heco Celan GT 702
Second System : Goldring Lenco GL75 / AT95EX / Pioneer SX590 / Spendor SP2
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Current production only?
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Jamie, are you looking for new/vintage suggestions ?
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Goldring 2500
Listening is the act of aural discrimination and dissemination of sound, and accepting you get it wrong sometimes.
Analog Inputs: Pro-Ject Signature 10 TT & arm, Benz Micro LP-S, Michel Cusis MC, Goldring 2500 and Ortofon Rondo Blue cartridges, Hitachi FT5500 mk2 Tuner
Digital:- Marantz SA-KI Pearl CD player, RaspberryPi/HifiBerry Digi+ Pro, Buffalo NAS Drive
Amplification:- AudioValve Sunilda phono stage, Krell KSP-7B pre-amp, Krell KSA-80 power amp
Output: Wilson Benesch Vector speakers, KLH Ultimate One Headphones
Cables: Tellurium Q Ultra Black II RCA & Chord Epic 2 RCA, various speaker leads, & links
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I'm quite interested in those, I hear they are rather good.Originally Posted by AJSki2fly
It is impossible for anything digital to sound analogue, because it isn't analogue!
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The Vertere Sabre also looks interesting, but I have never heard one.
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Yep, it’s certainly as good at least as a good Hana MC imo. If you read the technical on the Goldring site it’s what they call a Moving Iron (MI) cartridge.
It gives lots of detail, and is good across frequencies bottom to top, and good soundstage. To me it gives a rendition that is musically natural sounding, sorry but it very difficult into words.
Listening is the act of aural discrimination and dissemination of sound, and accepting you get it wrong sometimes.
Analog Inputs: Pro-Ject Signature 10 TT & arm, Benz Micro LP-S, Michel Cusis MC, Goldring 2500 and Ortofon Rondo Blue cartridges, Hitachi FT5500 mk2 Tuner
Digital:- Marantz SA-KI Pearl CD player, RaspberryPi/HifiBerry Digi+ Pro, Buffalo NAS Drive
Amplification:- AudioValve Sunilda phono stage, Krell KSP-7B pre-amp, Krell KSA-80 power amp
Output: Wilson Benesch Vector speakers, KLH Ultimate One Headphones
Cables: Tellurium Q Ultra Black II RCA & Chord Epic 2 RCA, various speaker leads, & links
I think I am nearing audio nirvana, but don’t tell anyone.
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Having had a Google, I gather the 2500 is built to Goldring specs by Nagaoka, that can't be a bad thing.
It is impossible for anything digital to sound analogue, because it isn't analogue!
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