@bill in short I agree with your assessment of the Black and also agree in large measure brightness could be attributed to setup. Carry on
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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@tomic601 thank you for the information..
I never heard of this. Can you please explain it? |
@dman777 TMR Audio and Music Direct have return policy but you should 1) read it to understand it and 2) talk to them. MD has larger cartridge selection. They also sell Luxman and will know what works with it. |
Higher output in a MC is typically generated using more turns = higher mass with the issues that come with that. A search on high output moving coil advantage and performance tradeoffs this forum should keep you buried for days. Daze. My comment about juice is slang for output of the cartridge and gain relates to everything down stream of the cartridge. again wishing you well on the journey |
I also think HOMC defeats the advantage of LOMC. HO requires more windings of the coil which makes it heavier, approaching the weight of moving magnet. Primary advantage of HOMC is that it can go straight into a MM Phono Input. MM the magnet moves inside a fixed coil MC the coil moves inside a fixed magnet. The original ’idea’ of MC is: moving a lightweight coil can be more precise than moving a heavier magnet. IF the coil is lighter, that opens up the options for different cantilever and suspension designs. Especially a LOMC with only a few windings, keeping it physically lighter. Few windings leads to smaller signal strength, and that low signal strength needs pre-pre boost, to get up to MM signal strength. Originally, all the ones I heard were noisy, no longer true. SUTs, step up transformers can be virtually noise free, mine is. then RIAA Equalization Occurs, along with further signal boost up to Line Level, when the preamp takes over to control as it is equipped (tone, balance, stereo/mono ....), always an attenuator to control the signal strength that will be sent to the amp. HOMC requires more windings for stronger signal strength, that makes the coil heavier. The Hana MH HOMC, is a compromise, in my mind MOMC, only enough extra windings to get up to 2 mV signal strength, SO, it’s weight, cantilever, suspension options are different than a HOMC producing 3.5; 4.0 mV. It’s a middle ground, as I have said, I think 2.0 mv is too low for an MM input.
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