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Notice That There Are Not Many Survivors of the MC from the early 19080's or so?

Every once in awhile I will see an odd Audioquest 404 for sale. But otherwise not too many cartridges from this generation. I have always wondered about whatever happened to the Sumiko SHO cartridges. Were they the predecessor to the Blue Point or the Blackbird? Always wondered how they sounded, never got to hear one. 

I wonder if it is the use of the hollow rod cantilevers that caused them to become lost cartridges. I don't think you could retip them, but the best you could do is trade them in for a discount. 

The other cartridge I see from time to time are the Shinon, and every once in a great while I will see one come up for sale. Oh an odd Ortofon or two, and that is about all I remember for this era of moving coils ever coming available. 

neonknight
neonknight OP
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@elliottbnewcombjr 

I only have need for one HOMC and I use a Benz Micro Glider H2 on that arm. 

I have owned Ortofon MC100, 2000, 3000, 5000 and te Audioquest 404, a Fidelity Research FR3, Shinon Red, and maybe something else....but my favorite vintage MC is still my Kiseki Blackheart. 

 

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theophile
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Let's worry about this question when 19080 gets here.

neonknight OP
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@theophile Most here are intelligent enough to recognize a typo...but apparently some are not. 

rauliruegas
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@billpete    : Is the worst of the 3 LOMC Talisman. The Talisman cartridge motor is something very special and unique. My Talisman comes with the aluminum/magnesium catilever and Shibata III stylus tip, yes second hand. Has an advantage over the others and is that has lower output level that means les coil wire over the signal was developed.

 

Regarding the Grace Ruby the difference with the F9 is not only the ruby cantilever but in reality Grace modified the cartridge motor in favor of the Ruby with lowe output level than the 9 and this is why is superior.

My first Ruby cantilever cartridge was the Dyna 23 and then the Benz Ruby and Supex and was Sounssmith who puts as a fashion Ruby in his designs but nothing more than that.

Jonathan Carr ( Lyra designer ) never used ( if I remember ) ruby cantilevers or any other today top quality cartridges.

 Boron is way superior as are different cantilever blend materials over the ruby that's not big deal.

 

@neonknight   yes that Kiseki is truly good but you need to listen other better LOMC vintage cartridges like the ones coming from Satin, Empire and several others.

 

R.

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