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Which Cartrudge For My Upcoming Technics 1200 GR 2 Turnable - Looking at Ortofon 2m Black

Note: Sorry about the misspelled Cartridge in title. Wish I could update that. 

 

I have a  Luxman 595 Class A amplifier with Focal N1 speakers. Depending on the recording, it can be on the bright side.  I own about 20 records. 80% of them are electronic mixes from the 90s. The rest are dinosaur jr, mazzy star, and so on. 

I have found memories of playing my grandfathers fisher turntable (with Mitsubushi stereo system) which looked similar to the Technics 1200GR2, so that is the turntable I am going to get. I also have found memories of going to the record store in the 90s (sound warehouse) and they had a Bose 901 VI system (I think... they were very large hung from the cieling) with a turtable that sounded so good. 

The sound I am looking for is *not a audiophile high resolving sound. Instead, I am looking for a energetic sound with power. I do want good audio quality though. 

What I am looking at is the Ortofon 2m Black LVB 250 or the 2m black. I never hear them in person. What is everyones thoughts?

dman777
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audphile1
7,885 posts
 

Looking at the High output version of Hana M, the MH…it might actually work!

it calls for 47kohm loading, same as an MM cartridge, This could be your best bet…Hana MH. The warm, analog sound will match great with your luxman phono. 

Specifications

MH

Stylus: Nude MicroLine tip
Cantilever: Aluminum
Magnet: Alnico
Magnetic Circuitry: Pure iron/cryo treatment
Coil Wire: High Purity copper
Cartridge Housing: POM (Delrin)/brass
Output Level: 2 mV/1 kHz
Output Balance: <1 dB/1 kHz
Vertical Tracking Force: 2 g
Frequency Response: 12-45,000 Hz
Impedance: 130 Ω/1 kHz
Suggested Impedance: 47 KΩ
Weight: 9.5 g

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ericba
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Agree with @motown-l the AT are well detailed but a tad on on the bright side. Hana sound is a bit warmer and more natural to my taste. Had a SL. Now have a Umami blue. If your Luxman MC phono stage can be adjusted to 100ohms the Hana SL MK II is a great buy for the price. ML is better but more expensive. 

elliottbnewcombjr
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@audphile1 

I have 3 reasons why I would not pick the Hana MH

1. $1,200. that's a lot of money

2. for that cost, you only get aluminum cantilever

3. High Output in this case is a pretty low 2mv.

OP's Luxman Amp has 30wpc @ 8 ohms, and the speakers are small bookshelf type, 8 ohm nominal, sensitivity 89, I would prefer to start with a stronger output signal.

 

Specifications  MH

Stylus: Nude MicroLine tip
Cantilever: Aluminum
Magnet: Alnico
Magnetic Circuitry: Pure iron/cryo treatment
Coil Wire: High Purity copper
Cartridge Housing: POM (Delrin)/brass
Output Level: 2 mV/1 kHz
Output Balance: <1 dB/1 kHz
Vertical Tracking Force: 2 g
Frequency Response: 12-45,000 Hz
Impedance: 130 Ω/1 kHz
Suggested Impedance: 47 KΩ
Weight: 9.5 g

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audphile1
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@elliottbnewcombjr 595 input sensitivity is 2.5mv/47kohm for MM input. Do you think that the Hana MH 2v signal is too low?

I’ve only used the ML version with an appropriate phono stage and it’s a ridiculously good cartridge despite the aluminum cantilever. Sound profile wise it fits what the OP is looking for perfectly. 

dirkbusche
24 posts
 

A stronger Sound with SL 1200 GR? Best Choice: Denon DL 103 (MC), a lot of punch and Dynamics. Only 300 Euro, I use two of it. One on SL 1200 GR, the other on Denon DP 3000 NE. In both cases great sound, not only with electronic tracks.

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