Tigerjones
Bagpuss
Tony, what's your recommendations below £150?
Tony, what's your recommendations below £150?
but all bets are off unless you know the loading and capactance of the phono stage.
This is where I fall down. I have no idea. My amps are either a JVC AX Z1010 and an old Sugden. I think I'll just try a Nagaoka or Audio Technica.
Midland Audio Exchange usually have a decent number or carts in stock, worth a call.Buying a phono cart in Birmingham seems impossible. No one has anything in stock and I want it today.
Another thumbs up here for the AT440mlb. I use one in a Technics SL-1200G and am constantly surprised how good it is. I used to own a Nagaoka 110 too, and the AT440mlb is a far superior tracker BUT needs to be loaded accurately or it can sound bright, but if you prefer a warmer sound at the expense of end of side tracking ability the 110 is the better bet.
very similar? but the Ortofon seems more polished?To each their own.
IME, assuming one can still be had for similar money, a nude micro line tip plus a bit of phono stage jiggery pokery will have one enjoying the rediscovery of their record collection for some time, rather than simply ironing out an annoying HF bump in response with another bonded elliptical (which could just as easily be done with the current 2M).
I do get the 'less boxes' estetic, however, it usually isn't too hard to find a nice spot out back for a smaller phono stage (or get someone to have a look see at the JVC).
The following YouTube shootout likely demonstrates the dire need for proper cartridge loading as much as it does the relative performance of these two cartridges under less than ideal operating/transmission conditions...
Hopefully this isn't against the AUP!