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

Elliott, yes VMN60xSL is correct.  Sorry for the confusion.  I agree with you about boron for cantilevers too, although cactus needle works quite well too in my Hyperion.  Aluminum is fine too of course.  The execution is more important than the material methinks.   I am worried about all the reports of people hearing too bright sounds from various MM cartridges.  I wonder if it would be too technical to tackle that subject in a new thread?  It is sometimes not as simple as adding a little capacitance to your MM cartridge.  What think ye?

@billstevenson 

I never paid much attention to capacitance, It’s been ’a bridge too far’ for me.

People’s hearing varies, they don’t know what we are hearing, unless you develop a relationship, talk, agree both hear this or that.

What I want to know is if you figured out how to post photos???????

I've got a Cactus Needle story, and it involved a lot of sound!!!!!!

I'm have a 1200G and I'm using an Ortodon 2M Black and I absolutely love it. I use it with a McIntosh C2300 preamp, using its own phone stage. It's smooth, detailed, and it produces great sound.

The Ortofon is a fine cart, but the Hana ML or MH Mk2 will be noticeably more dynamic.