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  MONO cartridges
I bought a few Mono reissues and now I think about a proper cartridge for them.
But the information varies a lot, some write, for those reissues I don't need a mono cart., there would be no difference to a stereo cartridge, or the differences are not worth the price difference.
Next, are the modern mono cartridges only stripped down Stereo cartridges?
Half winding, half output?
How about the difference from the needle?
Are the "old" Monos the way to go? SPU?
I have a Lyra Helikon stereo running at the moment, that one is available as a Mono cartridge, or others too.... some experiences?
Thanks
Syntax  (System | Threads | Answers | This Thread)

05-10-09
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05-10-09   If you have funds and quite a few mono records the helikon m ...   Jloveys

05-10-09   Welcome to a new world!buy an emt or spu mono.you must howev ...   Channel10

05-11-09   I think if you are mainly playing mono re-issues, a helikon ...   Belyin

05-11-09   Thanks, i will think about it, the arm for it would be fr-64 ...   Syntax

05-11-09   You don't need a mono cartridge to fully appreciate a mono r ...   Jaybo

05-11-09   Hi syntax, this info is copied from my reply to a similar qu ...   Pryso

05-11-09   Great. thank you, too.   Syntax

05-11-09   Pryso, my experience with lyra helikon mono (lhm) is the exa ...   Jloveys

05-11-09   Jaybo, a mono cartridge cancels vertical information. if you ...   Hevac1

05-11-09   Jloveys, as les mccann used to say, compared to what? i'm n ...   Pryso

05-12-09   All my mono records sound better imho with my mono cartridge ...   Hevac1

05-12-09   It would be nice to hear more about the helikon. i have hea ...   Plinko

05-12-09   I have a soundsmith smmc1 mono version ($750) that is excell ...   Marty_t

05-12-09   Plinko, thats what i have read that the lyra does not read a ...   Hevac1

05-12-09   Pryso: it is the first case and the stereo cartridge is jana ...   Jloveys

05-12-09   "narrow profile stylus" isn't an accurate term to ...   Jcarr

05-12-09   I recently purchased a lyra helikon mono to play the many mo ...   Sabertouch

05-12-09   I have a question as to the best loading for the helikon. it ...   Sabertouch

05-13-09   Jonathan, thank you for the additional information. that fi ...   Pryso

05-13-09   Hevak...i've got just shy of 600 lps in mono, most of which ...   Jaybo

05-14-09   Sabertouch, i load mine at 1000 ohms. jaybo, have you tried ...   Hevac1

05-14-09   Yes, i've 'tried' several, but never found it any more effec ...   Jaybo

05-14-09   Thanks for your response hevac. i will try mine at 940 ohms ...   Sabertouch

05-17-09   I have used a lyra helikon mono for several years. the loadi ...   Babydoc

05-17-09   I've read all your answers and i would like to say 'thank yo ...   Syntax

05-30-09   I have compared emt tmd25 with benz glider mono version on s ...   Trilesser

05-31-09   I recently found a sony xl55mono. it is in an integrated hea ...   T_bone

06-09-09   Jonathan, you mention that the stylus is different on the ...   Kozzmo999

06-09-09   Hi syntax, can send you my airy-3x mono if you want to try a ...   Heradot

06-09-09   Hi heradot, didn't know that you have such a cartridge. gre ...   Syntax

06-09-09   David: i don't think that the dorian should be much worse th ...   Jcarr

06-11-09   Thanks jonathan for the response. i am currently using a vp ...   Kozzmo999

06-11-09   I bought a titan mono on audiogon and i am very pleased with ...   Thuchan

06-11-09   Is it not the case that playing stereo-cut grooves (includin ...   Zowie

06-21-09   Hi, i spoke with a few people about mono cartridges. some sa ...   Syntax

06-21-09   Syntax, i am posting a reply that i made to another recent t ...   Sabertouch

06-22-09   Sabertouch, super. thank you very much. you confirmed my thi ...   Syntax

06-24-09   Has anybody listened to a dorian mono?   Syntax

07-22-09   Got one. don't have many - old - mono records, but after 10 ...   Syntax

07-13-11   I have a benz ebony lp mono. does anyone know how benz-micro ...   Warjarrett


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