@lewm I own both the 500 and 700 and much prefer the 700. The 700 throws a bigger soundstage, has more detailed highs and tighter bass. I purchased my 700 in the US, but was recently in Tokyo and picked up an extra 700 stylus at Yodo.
Moving Magnet Phono Cartridges
I probably sound like a broken record (no pun intended) but I still haven’t pulled the trigger on the Hana MC cartridge. I have been considering a moving magnet cartridge instead and have been researching. I haven’t found many reviews of the better ones online except for users comments.
I have been looking at the Audio Technica cartridges, Goldring and Ortofon. I really wish I could find a Shure V15 or equivalent. To the users of moving magnet cartridges, can you help me out or steer me in the right direction?
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I just read this review of the Nagaoka MP 700 https://www.hifinews.com/content/nagaoka-mp-700-cartridge-lab-report excerpt, amazing Imaging Specs, and descriptions to convey how it sounds. "Otherwise, output is a medium 3.8mV (re. 1kHz/5cm/sec), channel balance is far tighter than the spec’d 1dB at 0.3dB and channel separation is a huge 40dB through the midrange. The asymmetry between lateral vs. vertical responses [black vs. red, Graph 1] emphasises strong central stereo images, the latter with a ‘brighter’ +1.3dB treble lift, the former dropping to –2.5dB/20kHz. The stereo response [dotted trace] is remarkably uniform and extended with a mild –1dB decline from 1kHz down to 20Hz and a ‘flat’ ±0.5dB above 1kHz, reaching well beyond 20kHz. Distortion is exceptionally low [Graph 2] achieving a sub-3% stereo THD from 20Hz-20kHz (–8dB re. 5cm/sec) and a peak of <7% at ~10kHz from vertical (L-R) cuts. A worthy flagship!" |
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@lewm you are correct… I don’t have direct experience with this, I just read the reviews and a friend of mine has the 700 and thinks quite highly of it. but I did just buy one in Tokyo, a week ago! |
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