Identify MC cartridge

[Jason Hubbard]

A long time ago I purchased an MC cartridge from a seller on ebay - I forgot all about it until recently and then found it hidden away somewhere - I fitted it to my Pro-ject turntable (needed additional weight - I don't think that is optimal so further work to be done).

I can't find anything in my e-Bay purchase history and there aren't any identifying marks on the cartridge itself so I was hopeful that someone could chime in and tell me what it is.

 

[vinylkid58]

Looks like a Bias 2. Entry level MM cartridge, not MC.

jeff

 

[Jason Hubbard]

That's the one! Thanks for your quick reply - I know I have an MC around here somewhere (put somewhere "safe") but clearly this isn't it - I assumed it was MC simply because the stylus was not interchangeable.

 

[vinylkid58]

I assumed it was MC simply because the stylus was not interchangeable.

That's typical for Rega cartridges.

jeff

 

[egellings]

That's the one! Thanks for your quick reply - I know I have an MC around here somewhere (put somewhere "safe") but clearly this isn't it - I assumed it was MC simply because the stylus was not interchangeable.

I trust that you have it plugged into an MM input rather than an MC one on your equipment.

 

[Jason Hubbard]

I didn’t plug it into anything yet. I don’t have an MM input (Preamp is a Naim NAC72 with MC card). I have an Ortofon MC20 somewhere….