audio technica cartridges

camotecue · 21st July 2008, 07:36 AM

guys,

i've been rummaging through my things at home when i found this two cartridges: 1 AT91e with stylus and 1 at 312EP. The latter is without a stylus.both have gold plated pins. this could be part of some turntables i purchased a long time ago and which i forgot about already

do you think they are worth replacing the stylus especially the 312ep or i'd be better off buying a new cartridge? i'm using now an entry level AT cart CN.....

larry

camotecue · 21st July 2008, 10:43 AM

i'm sorry. it's not 312ep but 132ep.

dnsey · 21st July 2008, 01:24 PM

The AT91 is a pretty standard entry-level cart. Nothing wrong with it, and good value, but unlikely to be an upgrade from anything.
I'm not familiar with the other one.

camotecue · 21st July 2008, 02:16 PM

k. thank you.

qwad · 21st July 2008, 05:42 PM

agreed, also AT made a plethora of cartridges, over the years, some good, and some not so good........ you should search other analogue sites for more info for example : vinyl asylum, etc....
cheers T.C.

dnsey · 21st July 2008, 06:14 PM

Bear in mind also that a replacement stylus is likely to cost almost as much as the complete cartridge, so is usually only worth buying if you are already happily using that cart.

camotecue · 22nd July 2008, 01:57 PM

thank you for the replies. i'll settle for the at 91e for the moment. i'm using a harman kardon t30C turntable and i think they blend well. much better than the shure m92e i previously use and a little better than my AT CN5625.

tade · 1st August 2008, 07:26 PM

I have the AT 80E cartridge. one of the first modifications I made was to pop the top and fill the internals full of candle wax. Tremendous improvement, both by dampening and by adding mass.

Also, glue the stylus to the cartridge with Elmer's glue. It can be broken if need me but works well.

Take this as an opportunity to experiment!

camotecue · 3rd August 2008, 10:56 PM

thank you for the advice. i might try it.

larry

21st July 2008, 07:36 AM	#1
camotecue diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: pampanga	audio technica cartridges guys, i've been rummaging through my things at home when i found this two cartridges: 1 AT91e with stylus and 1 at 312EP. The latter is without a stylus.both have gold plated pins. this could be part of some turntables i purchased a long time ago and which i forgot about already do you think they are worth replacing the stylus especially the 312ep or i'd be better off buying a new cartridge? i'm using now an entry level AT cart CN..... larry

21st July 2008, 05:42 PM	#5
qwad diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: adelaide city of churches	agreed, also AT made a plethora of cartridges, over the years, some good, and some not so good........ you should search other analogue sites for more info for example : vinyl asylum, etc.... cheers T.C. __________________ we all have problems only some people have more than most.... long live the Magyar (Hungarians) in the world!

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21st July 2008, 10:43 AM	#2
camotecue diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: pampanga	i'm sorry. it's not 312ep but 132ep.

21st July 2008, 01:24 PM	#3
dnsey diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Shropshire, England	The AT91 is a pretty standard entry-level cart. Nothing wrong with it, and good value, but unlikely to be an upgrade from anything. I'm not familiar with the other one.

21st July 2008, 02:16 PM	#4
camotecue diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: pampanga	k. thank you.

21st July 2008, 06:14 PM	#6
dnsey diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Shropshire, England	Bear in mind also that a replacement stylus is likely to cost almost as much as the complete cartridge, so is usually only worth buying if you are already happily using that cart.

22nd July 2008, 01:57 PM	#7
camotecue diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: pampanga	thank you for the replies. i'll settle for the at 91e for the moment. i'm using a harman kardon t30C turntable and i think they blend well. much better than the shure m92e i previously use and a little better than my AT CN5625.

1st August 2008, 07:26 PM	#8
tade diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Ralieigh nc	I have the AT 80E cartridge. one of the first modifications I made was to pop the top and fill the internals full of candle wax. Tremendous improvement, both by dampening and by adding mass. Also, glue the stylus to the cartridge with Elmer's glue. It can be broken if need me but works well. Take this as an opportunity to experiment!

3rd August 2008, 10:56 PM	#9
camotecue diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: pampanga	thank you for the advice. i might try it. larry