LP 12 Cartridge
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Mynamemynaim
38yrs a Naim owner
Mm or MC ??
allthingsanalog
pfm Member
Lyra Delos sounds fantastic even with knackerd vinyl from the 60's.
allthingsanalog
pfm Member
Or an Audio Technica AT33ptg! Superb trackers, probably one of the best and work great on a Linn
Nic Robinson
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Could the op specify whether MM/MC is required and approximate budget?
freefallrob
pfm Member
Rega Carbon 
yuckyamson
pfm Member
Great review from Fremer of the Hana SL which he compares to the Ortofon Quintet Black.
Basically he says that the black is "better" in many ways but ultimately the best quality of the SL is that it's really forgiving and really smooth. Sounds like a winner to me and a good option for the OP.
Basically he says that the black is "better" in many ways but ultimately the best quality of the SL is that it's really forgiving and really smooth. Sounds like a winner to me and a good option for the OP.
martinab2
pfm Member
Have a listen to a Linn Krystal if your budget will stretch that far. It won't fix something that's been ruined by a ceramic cartridge with coins on top but it has no problem with some of the more difficult recordings that sounded harsh and unpleasant with my old AT-F7. It's also the first cartridge I have used that doesn't suffer from inner groove distortion on records that are cut right to the label.
Natara
pfm Member
Hi and thank you so far I have a Trichord Dino that has switch settings for both MM and MC so at this stage anything is open. I currently use a Dynavetcor 10 x 5 and have also had an AT OC9 which were great carts but the Dyna is on its last legs and the AT was not very tolerant and collected so much dust. Yes I do have a record cleaner but there are over a thousand records to clean and some are just not great pressings or recordings so I need a cart to be quite tolerant.
ps. My budget is up to £400 I would prefer new but if the right cart came along from the right source I'm not averse to buying used.
ps. My budget is up to £400 I would prefer new but if the right cart came along from the right source I'm not averse to buying used.
As mentioned earlier used Benz Micro Ace for more polite kind of presentation or Zyx R50 Bloom which many compare to Decca because of its lively performance , I own both and they're staying ,
as to the new AT33PTG comes to mind , very even performer
MM I would look at Nagaoka , MP200 or MP300 for mellow kind of sound
2M Black, Bronze for more accurate sound
as to the new AT33PTG comes to mind , very even performer
MM I would look at Nagaoka , MP200 or MP300 for mellow kind of sound
2M Black, Bronze for more accurate sound
Elephantears
Trunkated Aesthete
Your Dino has MC loading settings for 33, 100, and 1000 Ohm. Since there is nothing between 100 and 1000 Ohms, the Hana SL is out of the running. Also you will not get the best of the Benz at 100 Ohms. As such, I'd say the safest MC options are either to get another 10x5 or one of the AT33 variants. For a less conventional option, I highly rate the Grado Reference wood bodied moving Iron carts but you need to be sure your system is not too susceptible to RFI as they are unshielded.
He has 1k option , with help of loading plugs can go anywhere from 1k to 1ohm, Benz works fine with 100ohm , frequency response for loading between 100R-470R measured in my system don't show any difference
Gromit
Plasticine Dog
I run an EL in my LP12/Nima and am very happy with it. It's not earth-shattering (and they're not the bargain they were), just a well-rounded does-most-things-well cartridge. This is into a Dyna P75 phonostage.