@rauliruegas In a worse case scenario I have seen where a mismatch was bad enough to cause the stylus to jump right out of the record groove. This was not a torture track either. In all cases of mismatch the sound proves well below expectation and as I said it is extremely difficult to correct. Most of my experiences have been with cartridges that are way above the capability of the turntable. It is never a happy circumstance.
New aftermarket plinth for Technics SP 10 MK2/MK3/R from Acoustand
Very interesting aftermarket plinth newly offered by Acoustand.
Has up to 3-arm capability.
I have a mint SP10 MK3 with factory plinth that has all the JP Jones upgrades and have been looking for an aftermarket multi-arm capable plinth for years.
Pricing seems fair, considering the hobby.
https://www.acoustand.co.uk/collections/home/products/new-acoustand-compact-xl-plinth-for-technics-sp10-mk2-mk3-r
Would like to know what others thoughts are on the design.
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What I find sad, as an ardent analogue devotee with thousands of records, that folk don't seem to cotton on to the fact that poor tracking damages record grooves, once damaged they cannot be repaired.
Sadly again this forum is full of folk who put expensive cartridges on cheap turntables/arms that are most likely to result in damaged records due to mistracking heard or unheard. Despite my aversion to the Linn TT, they were right when they pushed - top arm with average cartridge will always perform better than a mediocre arm with top cartridge. To me a 2k cartridge on a 2k turntable and arm is out of whack - 3.5k on TT/arm and 500 on cartridge will outperform the former, and likely significantly improve the wear and tear on records. |
@dover Well yes you are right although it is not just about the relative price of turntable to cartridge. It is really an incompatibility based on the effective mass of an arm vs. the compliance of the cartridge. |
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