Very nice work Rushton. I am a moving coil user (Cello Chorale at 13 grams and .19mv output--try that for a challenge). I can tell you that this now long out of production model gave me all of the MC virtues while retaining a tonal balance similar to Magnetics. I would be willing to bet that Mag carts like Goldring, Grado and Shure, come closer to the sound of the Master tape than do some of the priciest MCs. Ask Robert Ludwig who uses a Grado at his mastering house. The main problem with MCs has been thier tendency to sound emphasized and thin in the upper octaves. The main problem with Magnetics was thier lack of speed and inability to give holographic 3D images. Weather this 3D ability is exagerrated in MC carts in relation to the Master Tape, I guess Robert Ludwig could answer that question. A good thread might be " What comes closer to the Master Tape, MM or MC?"..........Frank
help with phono pre amp questions/stylus
are the moving coils that much better than the moving magnets (vpihwIII & fr64fx). also i want to use a tube phono but the mc versions are out of site on price (i am being cheap). there are many more reasonalbly priced mm tube phono pre's. can i use a ss head amp into the tube pre and still maintain the quality of the tube unit? any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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