This is a friendly observation for those who have commented that the 2M Black or similar Ortofon and the AT LMNxSL or similar Audio Technica cartridges have been too bright in their systems. These cartridges are widely considered to be neutral. If they are properly set up they should be flat in frequency response. You should check your systems.
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?
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i bought an Ortofon 2M Blue to listen to while I waited for Upscale to send me a new Hana ML. It sounded good, but no where near the Hana. I just needed a spare in case I ever mess up again. It did not sound too bright, but my Phono stage is tube, pre-amp is tube and the mono blocks are tube. That could bring the warmth that others are missing. |
@tomic601 I have no idea what you are trying to say. Would you rephrase your post in plain English please? |
Am I correct in thinking you are driving a $600 pair of bookshelf speakers with a $10,000 integrated amplifier (Luxman 595)? Using a multi thousand dollar TT ? first thing I’d recommend is to upgrade your speakers. They’re good for what they are but the other components deserve better. Also, from my reading, 30W is the class A power band . They 595 can do 90W in class AB operation, and if the MM stage supplies 50db gain, you’re likely ok with a 2mV cartridge output. |
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