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?
I am not a fan of cartridge break in. My Hana ML sounded thin and slightly dull until 50hr mark. And it was consistent then it blossomed with the bass making appearance right around that time, and it was amazing at 100hrs. Be patient. Bass will come in and balance out the brightness. |
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@viridian nope, haven’t tried it. a friend texted me this record since I was complaining about how bad the break in with the Blue has been. Since it is manufactured by clearaudio or to clearaudio spec, I’d think it would be safe to use. |
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@audphile1 I haven't used the Clearaudio cartridge breakin LP but it is for any cartridge not just their own |
