Mono Cart or Stereo Summed for Beatles MONO UK???
So - i ahve 2 tables -
one is a TD124 setup with a SME M2-12r, Benz Ruby Z, into a Bob's SUT, C11pre, MC240, and a Pair of JBL 4311b - i love it.
problem is - i've been buying up all the original MONO pressings of the Beatles In NM condition that I can find - and i'm not quite convinced that this setup (while stunning on the MFSL collection) isn't as impressive when playing the Old MONO recordings (even running in Mono mode)
so - my 2nd table - A Thorens TD135 is going to be setup as my MONO only table. It has the MK1 Btd-12s tonearm and i currently have a London Decca Super Gold cart on it, although the table is out of the plinth at the moment for refinshing so i cant' really A/B compare. - but i'm probably going to sell that and invest in a proper mono cart.
couple of questions - by comparison, the Decca picks up more grove noise than the Benz, but its still a very nice cart - I'm not sure if the stylus profile is larger than the Benz - probably not, but i'm wondering if it would be more appropriate for the mono recordings - or should i simply buy something appropriate with a conical stylus for these recordings???
Any help or insight would be great -
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one is a TD124 setup with a SME M2-12r, Benz Ruby Z, into a Bob's SUT, C11pre, MC240, and a Pair of JBL 4311b - i love it.
problem is - i've been buying up all the original MONO pressings of the Beatles In NM condition that I can find - and i'm not quite convinced that this setup (while stunning on the MFSL collection) isn't as impressive when playing the Old MONO recordings (even running in Mono mode)
so - my 2nd table - A Thorens TD135 is going to be setup as my MONO only table. It has the MK1 Btd-12s tonearm and i currently have a London Decca Super Gold cart on it, although the table is out of the plinth at the moment for refinshing so i cant' really A/B compare. - but i'm probably going to sell that and invest in a proper mono cart.
couple of questions - by comparison, the Decca picks up more grove noise than the Benz, but its still a very nice cart - I'm not sure if the stylus profile is larger than the Benz - probably not, but i'm wondering if it would be more appropriate for the mono recordings - or should i simply buy something appropriate with a conical stylus for these recordings???
Any help or insight would be great -
i don't seem to get notifications, so feel free to email me
[email protected]