Hi
In a recent thread Kevin Kr mentioned he almost gave up vinyl until the TD 124. This is a request to him to recant his experiences because I, at the minute, have 3 125's. One has a rb300 arm, one is an sme plinthed version with a 3009 arm on it. I am very happy with the AT 150mlx and 440 mla carts as they suit my c3g/6sl7/6g6g phono pre amp. I tried 4 different ortofn mc cartridges with ss head amp, mc step up trannys and 2 different mc tube head amps and absolutely hated the sound of the mc carts. Yes I loaded them yes i spent 12 mothns building, tweaking etc, then one night out of frustration( I didnt want to listen to records on any of the mc carts I owned anymore) I placed an AT440 on the arm and I couldnt believe the transformation. Sadly I lent that cartridge to a forum member who refused to return it so I had to buy another. I am looking at the Nagaoka mm carts to try as well. But I digress.
I have a friend who cans out rim drive turntables as to their rumble etc etc, But I regard kevins opinions far higher than most so I would like to know what he found specifically and what differences he found that made him happy with vinyl.
Over to you Kevin
regards
Nick
In a recent thread Kevin Kr mentioned he almost gave up vinyl until the TD 124. This is a request to him to recant his experiences because I, at the minute, have 3 125's. One has a rb300 arm, one is an sme plinthed version with a 3009 arm on it. I am very happy with the AT 150mlx and 440 mla carts as they suit my c3g/6sl7/6g6g phono pre amp. I tried 4 different ortofn mc cartridges with ss head amp, mc step up trannys and 2 different mc tube head amps and absolutely hated the sound of the mc carts. Yes I loaded them yes i spent 12 mothns building, tweaking etc, then one night out of frustration( I didnt want to listen to records on any of the mc carts I owned anymore) I placed an AT440 on the arm and I couldnt believe the transformation. Sadly I lent that cartridge to a forum member who refused to return it so I had to buy another. I am looking at the Nagaoka mm carts to try as well. But I digress.
I have a friend who cans out rim drive turntables as to their rumble etc etc, But I regard kevins opinions far higher than most so I would like to know what he found specifically and what differences he found that made him happy with vinyl.
Over to you Kevin
regards
Nick