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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. 

mooster1223
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arcticdeth
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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.
i had the Ortofon x5-mc, way too mild for me.

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.

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It’s very subjective and system dependent, but I’ve found the Nagaoka MP500 to be superb.....nude fine line profile on a boron cantilever. CDJapan offers the best pricing I’ve seen....currently $606.

What speakers are you using?

 

mooster1223 OP
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@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.

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arcticdeth
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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. 

mooster1223 OP
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@knotscott I’m using Joseph Audio RM25XL’s. I just ordered the MP500. Came to $660 with shipping. Unfortunately, it’s on backorder CDJapan and won’t ship for 2-4 weeks. I guess I’ll have something to look forward to!

@arcticdeth I’m going to pick up one of your reccomended carts as well.

I’ve never set up a new cartridge. The 2M Blue came at up and just needed screwed onto the arm. What tools do you guys recommend that I pick up? I'd hate to screw something up... Also, any recommendations for a second headshell?

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