The AT - OC9XML will be a significant upgrade over the ADC - QLM. Superior transient response and lower noise floor!
Sony PS-X50 - MC cartridge advice please (and general MC cartridge advice)
I have a Sony PS-X50 turntable. I have the itch to try a MC cartridge due to much talk about MC being superior to MM cartridges. Unfortunately, I know very little about matching/pairing a cartridge to a turntable.
Found Sony PS-X50 spec's on "turntable needles.com"
I may be able to get a used (under 50 hours) "Audio-Technica AT-OC9XML Dual Moving Coil Cartridge with Microlinear Stylus". Would this be a decent upgrade from my "ADC - QLM 36 mkIII" MM cartridge.
My Parasound New Classic200 pre does have a MM or MC phono stage option.
Thanks greatly in advance for any advice.
Audio-Technica AT-OC9XML specs (found on "turntable needles.com")
| Type | Dual Moving Coil |
| Body Material | Aluminum |
| Frequency Response | 20-47,000 Hz |
| Channel Separation | 27 dB (1 kHz) |
| Vertical Tracking Angle | 20° |
| Vertical Tracking Force | 1.8-2.2 g (2.0 g standard) |
| Recommended Load Impedance | Min. 100 ohms (when head amplifier is connected) |
| Coil Impedance | 12 ohms (1 kHz) |
| DC Resistance | 12 ohms |
| Coil Inductance | 25 mH (1 kHz) |
| Output | 0.4 mV (at 1 kHz, 5 cm/sec) |
| Channel Balance | 1.0 dB (1 kHz) |
| Stylus Shape | Microlinear |
| Stylus Type | Nude square shank |
| Stylus Curvature Radius | 2.2 x 0.12 mil |
| Cantilever | 0.28 mm diameter nude boron |
| Static Compliance | 20 x 10-6 cm/dyne |
| Dynamic Compliance | 16 x 10-6 cm/dyne (100 Hz) |
| Wire Used for Coil | PCOCC |
| Terminal Pins | Brass |
| Mount | Half-inch |
| Weight | 7.6 g (0.3 oz) |
| Dimensions | 17.3 mm (0.68") H × 16.8 mm (0.66") W × 25.7 mm (1.01") D |
| Accessories Included | Non-magnetic screwdriver; 2 washers; cartridge installation screws (5 mm × 2, 8 mm × 2, 10 mm x 2, 12 mm x 2); plastic protector; brush |
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Thanks @jasonbourne52 . Will my Sony PS-X50 suitably accept the mentioned MC cartridge. My reading is some MC cartridges are low, medium, or high output and should be carefully matched to the turntable. So I’m trying to do that with zero understanding of cartridge output. My question really is, "is the The AT - OC9XML a low, medium or high output"? My other problem is, I can’t find anywhere what the Sony is suited to, Low Medium or High output. Thanks again. Also starting to think, I may be better served just putting my money into a better MM cartridge and listen in wonderment to that upgrade. |
No MM cartridge can compare to a MC! The reason: too high inductance in the windings of the fixed coils. This inductance acts as a filter slowing transient response. Grados - while considered MI (moving iron) are still fixed coils. Grados solve the transient speed problem by using coils with fewer turns, so inductance is typically 1/10 of Shures, Stantons, Goldrings, ATs ... 50 millihenries vs. 500 millihenries. This low inductance of Grado coils lets them have the transient speed, snap and sparkle typical of MC types. I will take a Grado any day over a Shure, Stanton, AT ... |
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