Cartridge Choice

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I'm buying a new cartridge and I have the following choices for an upgrade, nothing else, here they are:

Goldring GL2100
Goldring GL2200
Grado Prestige Blue
Grado Prestige Red
Ortofon 2M Red (that's what I'm going to buy otherwise)
Rega Bias 2

All opinions ASAP because I have 10 minutes!!!

 

[John Duncan]

Ortofon. Upgradable by stylus to Blue or Black status.

 

[Anonymous]

JohnDuncan:Ortofon. Upgradable by stylus to Blue or Black status.

Good Good. Ortofon 2M Red it is! As for the stylus, when I upgrade to say Blue status, do I need to set the tracking weight for the 2M Red or the 2M Blue?

 

[John Duncan]

For the 2M blue.

 

[Anonymous]

JohnDuncan:For the 2M blue.

Many thanks, J.D! I'm popping down the shop to get it now!

 

[fatboyslimfast]

Good man - I have the blue and it's great...

 

[chebby]

The lad will probably come back with a Koetsu.

 

[fatboyslimfast]

With an SME V to mount it in...

 

[chebby]

The suspense is killing me

Bagsy someone else goes through the whole re-alignment, re-balancing arm, tracking force, VTA, anti-skate kerfuffle.

I usually do my best with the TT set-up advice but it can be just a little like instructing someone how to do brain surgery via email.

 

[the record spot]

AT440MLa - oh. Ah well, what you don't have...

 

[Anonymous]

Right...how do you fit this thing then?

edit: That cartridge that everyone recommends (the AT one) wasn't sold at the shop.

 

[John Duncan]

Learn one, do one, teach one. You may find pictures help:

 

[the record spot]

chebby:The suspense is killing me

Bagsy someone else goes through the whole re-alignment, re-balancing arm, tracking force, VTA, anti-skate kerfuffle.

I usually do my best with the TT set-up advice but it can be just a little like instructing someone how to do brain surgery via email.

The Record Spot's Guide to Brain Surgery:-

1) Get hold of someone's head. Ideally, requiring brain surgery.
2) Knock them out
3) Open up head
4) Operate on the relevant bit (may need to decide this before the op, check with patient first, oops, this should be step 1, oh buggerit)
5) Patch up patient
6) Handshakes all round
7) Give patient some ibuprofen, turn out the lights, go to pub.

 

[the record spot]

Hughes123:
Right...how do you fit this thing then?

edit: That cartridge that everyone recommends (the AT one) wasn't sold at the shop.

Fairly do's - Ian Harrison Audio (Derbyshire) for next time then!

 

[chebby]

This guy sells them online....

http://www.at440mla.co.uk/

Phone him.

 

[Anonymous]

chebby:This guy sells them....

http://www.at440mla.co.uk/

He's in Devon though, and I'm in North Oxfordshire!

 

[chebby]

Hughes123:He's in Devon though, and I'm in North Oxfordshire!

Use the phone. (Remarkable device.)

He will take the order and send it to you through the post. (Excellent means of sending things to each other.)

 

[Anonymous]

chebby:Hughes123:He's in Devon though, and I'm in North Oxfordshire!

Use the phone. (Remarkable device.)

He will take the order and send it to you through the post. (Excellent means of sending things to each other.)

..not when you don't have a credit card!

 

[chebby]

Have you never watched 'The Winslow Boy'?

Use a postal order.....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postal_order

(Remarkable device for sending money through the Post*)

* See above or ask your 'people'. They will know how this works.

 

[Anonymous]

chebby:Have you never watched 'The Winslow Boy'?

Use a postal order.....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postal_order

(Remarkable device for sending money through the Post*)

* See above or ask your 'people'. They will know how this works.

I've read it!

Anyway, I've already bought my Ortofon, so there's no going back!

 

[chebby]

Hughes123:I've already bought my Ortofon, so there's no going back!

Well thanks for telling us! (I assume you mean the 2M Red?)

 

[Anonymous]

chebby:Hughes123:I've already bought my Ortofon, so there's no going back!

Well thanks for telling us! (I assume you mean the 2M Red?)

I infered it by saying "so, how do you fit this thing"!

Yeah, it's the 2M Red.

 

[fatboyslimfast]

So, come on hughesy - you must have it fitted by now. What's it sound like?

 

[Henley]

Hughes123:
chebby:Hughes123:I've already bought my Ortofon, so there's no going back!

Well thanks for telling us! (I assume you mean the 2M Red?)

I infered it by saying "so, how do you fit this thing"!

Yeah, it's the 2M Red.

If you have trouble, call us, it's what we're here for.

 

[Anonymous]

Henley:Hughes123:
chebby:Hughes123:I've already bought my Ortofon, so there's no going back!

Well thanks for telling us! (I assume you mean the 2M Red?)

I infered it by saying "so, how do you fit this thing"!

Yeah, it's the 2M Red.

If you have trouble, call us, it's what we're here for.

Thanks, but no, it was a doddle to fit! Far easier to fit than I thought (many say the 2Ms are easy to fit though!)

I tell you what though, this is one little excellent cartridge! I havn't fiddled with it too much yet, but the sound is already excellent! A lovely rich, deep sound, but the timing is still excellent and the soundstage is far better than my CD73T! I really am impressed with this, £60 very well spent! It'll get the best out of my old (and new) vinyl!

Now, all I need is a place to buy more vinyl!