New SL1210GR enroute. Need cart recommendations
I'm getting ready to send my Fluance RT85 back. It has the Ortofon 2M Blue. I've been using their preamp but I have a Vincent PHO-300 on the way. Amp is a Willsenton R8. Speakers are Joseph Audio RM25XL.
What should I be looking at for a cartridge? Who or where should I be looking as a vendor?
I don't listen to Rap or Classical but everything else is on the table. I'm sending the Fluance back because I had a new album (Amos Lee 45 master from Acoustic Sounds) with sibilance on two tracks. As I read about the possible causes of sibilance, it led to to different tables. The 1210GR seemed to be well regarded.
Thanks for any help.
Before I looked up those just mentioned, I was going to say, up to $700 or so. Those mentioned are less than $200. Why are the Ortofon M line so expensive? I wasn't expecting to see any love for anything under $1000, let alone under $100. Now I'm worried that sending back the Fluance with the 2M Blue is going to be a mistake... |
KEEP THE 2M
More money, brass and teak wood, African gangle wood, electrobiohazard coating with ferrofluid filled ofc wires,…
u don’t need to go nuts for a great deep sound. when I hooked up the Concorde nightclub II, aaahhhhh, Malmsteen came to life imstill use my old ADC shoes on a headshell once in a while. I love my concorde headshells, high output, rich not boomy bass, nice mids, and awesome highs. I know they have upgraded the nightclub to an even higher level than the few years old ones I use. They are very good carts! buy one, if you don’t like it return it. the Arkiv is,not,made anymore, I don’t think,….works wonders for highs when recording to hd, then ran through audiolab 3.0 then burned to a nice cd. |
@arcticdeth the carts you’re reccomending are coming up as DJ carts. They look strange with a long nose. Are they meant to be mounted to the headshell? @knotscott I’ll check it out. I’ve never heard of CDJapan. |
They slip right on, 1 turn of your tonearm , and good and tight, ready for skate calibration, leveling, and your off. give 1 a try, if you don’t say “WOW, that is great!” After a couple lps to break in the cart, I will be amazed! plus they are not as easily skipped, or flying to the label if lightly bumped give one a try, they sound great! Especially the new upgraded night club with better sound geared toward the audio enthusiast/phile. |
