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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Kent
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Hi All,
I've spent a fair bit of time sorting out (I'd love to say tuning but it's more like listening a lot and then having a stab at a probability) my system (Audio Analogue Paganini, Accuphase E202, Self built 120L 10" Tannoys), and now I'm turning to my neglected Systemdek IIX900. First phase in upgrading would be a new cartridge! So: Which cartridge? General opinion says MC...OK, but the Accuphase only does MM! The Denon 110 seems a good candidate, but implies cranking up the system, or, would I really need a phono stage to get best results (maybe a dumb question there, but I'll let it stay :-))? All and any opinions welcome! Thanks, Alistair |
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Hillsborough, NC
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The DL-110 is an MC, but it's a high output MC that works with most MM phono stages. I had one on a Technics SL-1200MK2, and it worked fine with a MM input
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: Victoria, B.C.
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I've heard an OM30 Super on a IIX with the stock Profile arm and with a modified RB-250. Sounded quite good, OM30 may be getting hard to find thou.
What arm do you have? Jeff |
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Kent
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Thanks for the input!
Should have said: RB 250 with modified stub/counterweight. My idea was to move to an MC type cartridge. Glowbug: Will a high output cart on MM inputs mean cranking up the volume to get good listening levels? Vinylkid58: I'm just getting back into vinyl and the last I knew (20 years ago) was that Audio Technica were great ![]() |
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Join Date: Oct 2007
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I'm currently using a Goldring Eroica LX with wich I'm _very_ satisfied. Goldring makes a high output version of it too:
http://www.goldring.co.uk/moving-coi...s/eroica-h.htm which can be used with a MM input. |
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The DL-103 is a more typical MC at .3mV, though...that will need a step-up transformer or phono stage that's capable of it.
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Kent
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Thanks guys,
Looks like I'll be trying the Denon 110 then! I've found one at GBP 95, which seems like a good deal. As I understand it, Goldring, excellent as they are, are big No-No for the RB 250 arm. Then a rewire...then....then.. ![]() |
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This shop for example recommends the Rega Planar 2 with Goldring: http://www.phonophono.de/Yrega_planar2_e.php3?Kennung= |
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Kent
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Hi GK7,
I'm happy to be wrong, but i recall from the reading that I did a year or so ago, that an RB 250 & a Goldring, were thought not to be the best pairing. Please correct me, as that would open up more choices! All of my experience with TT's dates from the 70's & early 80's, (yeah, I'm that old!), so I'm really just getting back into this! Very happy to learn anything useful. ![]() |
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Well, I have never tried the Goldring Eroica I mentioned with a Rega myself (I use it with a Thorens TD-150 and SME 3009 I bought in the 80´s - yes I´m that old too ;-) )
But from what I read it´s not an uncommon combination. |
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