I had been using am Ortofon Red, Blue, and the pick-it pro which are all (I Believe) Elliptical MM carts. Since I had the Linn Linto (1500) it did not make sense to buy an entry level MC cartridge. The problem then became - you don't want to mount a really good cartridge on a Linn Basik so I found a very nice Black Ittok in Europe. All of those improvements contributed to the change.
MM to MC - Stunned - Please explain the noise difference...
I just moved up to an MC cartridge - Ortofon MC X30 and Linn Linto Phono Stage - from some decent Ortofon MM cartridges and a V15 type V. I understand the technical differences to some extent, but I do not understand why my vintage vinyl is so much quieter. I expected the improved details, the massively improved bass, the quiet background. But why do the records sound so much cleaner? Some of the pops, tics, and static seem to still be there, but they are now very far into the background.
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Me too; I went from a MM Ortofon Black (very detailed, but unforgiving) to a MC Hana HL. The HL allowed me to still use the MM port on my McIntosh. The improvement in detail and bass were immediately noticeable. But most interesting was how I was able to enjoy less pristine vinyl that was unplayable with the MM cartridge. |
socalml528let me change your last sentence "I was able to enjoy less pristine vinyl that was unplayable with the MM cartridge" I was able to enjoy less pristine vinyl that was unplayable with the Elliptical Stylus. Any profile with larger contact surface will make contact with undamaged areas of the grooves. I just posted some charts in a related discussion https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/reed-2g-magnetic-antiskate
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@elliottbnewcombjr; I stand enlightened |
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