The Rega Exact sounds all right, but it always sounds better.
Agreed, the Planar 8 deserves better, but not sure why the insistance on MM? I would be looking MC.I think Planar 8 deserves at least an Ania Pro, better an Apheta 2.
yes that's what I'd like bestYou want removable stylus don’t you?
yes that's fine...I think it could be better in the MM areaAn Exact should really sing on a P8. More performance (MC) will cost more - cart and phono stage.
yes that's what I'd like best
had no idea until now MM stands for remould tyres!£1700 TT? MC all the way. Would you buy a Ferrari and then try and save money by getting remould tyres?
I've had a 2M Black, several 1042s and just now my cart of choice on my RP10 is a Grado Green. Cost just over £100 and, in my humble opinion, is better than everything else I've tried.
Has the air and fluidity of a coil but the weight of a MM. It does pick up hum from the motor as it gets close to the end of the record but it's below the level of the vinyl noise so not an issue. My only genuine gripe is that the top end is excessively rolled off but it's still a lovely cartridge to play music on.
Curious as to what better Grado carts are like and maybe other similar ones, like Soundsmith.
as written I am not unhappy with the Exact.@Rushboy,
IME, answers to the following are key here...
- Are you sure that your dissatisfaction is down to the phono cartridge, and not something else?
- What amp/phono stage are you using? Do other sources sound to your liking?
- Does the Exact sound off relative to your memory of how it sounded when new?
- Do you keep the stylus scrupulously clean?
- Is the cartridge mounted/aligned properly using all 3 bolts, or have you been experimenting with alternative alignments?
- If you simply don't get on with the sound of the Exact, what sort of sound are you after?
I've had a 2M Black, several 1042s and just now my cart of choice on my RP10 is a Grado Green. Cost just over £100 and, in my humble opinion, is better than everything else I've tried.
Has the air and fluidity of a coil but the weight of a MM. It does pick up hum from the motor as it gets close to the end of the record but it's below the level of the vinyl noise so not an issue. My only genuine gripe is that the top end is excessively rolled off but it's still a lovely cartridge to play music on.
Curious as to what better Grado carts are like and maybe other similar ones, like Soundsmith.