Stephen Barnard
New Member
I currently run a high-end (Aro, Keel, Krystal, Radikal) LP 12 - happy man. However I play a lot of mono jazz records and have heard many times that to do them justice I need a mono cartridge - not easy to swap out cartridges on a Aro.
About two weeks ago I literally found in someone’s garbage a Garrard Lab 80 - it is a beautiful piece of mid-century design and I love it’s look. I’ve started playing around/ restoring it and am thinking about making it my mono deck.
Here is the question(s) - Does a Lab 80 have the potential, with a mono cartridge, to sound better playing a mono record than the described LP12 with a stereo cartridge? If so what mono cartridge do you recommend - hearing them before purchase is next to impossible. Thanking you in advance for your thoughts.
About two weeks ago I literally found in someone’s garbage a Garrard Lab 80 - it is a beautiful piece of mid-century design and I love it’s look. I’ve started playing around/ restoring it and am thinking about making it my mono deck.
Here is the question(s) - Does a Lab 80 have the potential, with a mono cartridge, to sound better playing a mono record than the described LP12 with a stereo cartridge? If so what mono cartridge do you recommend - hearing them before purchase is next to impossible. Thanking you in advance for your thoughts.