Setting up the turntable after it's Christmas hiatus and recent vinyl/turntable related topics here reminded me it was about time to upgrade my stylus and get the 2M Blue.
I am always advising people to start with a 2M Red first then upgrade but had not yet taken my own advice!
So I have just ordered one.
My 2M Red stylus is probably less than a quarter of the way through it's 1000 hours of useful life (the usual estimate seems to be about 1000 hours for these things) and so it seemed a good time to 'retire' it as a good spare/backup whilst it is still viable.
I am doing this on the recommendation of forummers here, online and mag reviews and my own experience of the 2M Red. You don't normally get to demo stylus upgrades alas.
Can anyone else - who has upgraded from Ortofon 2M Red to Blue - tell me how long it took to 'run in' and what improvements they heard?
Thanks.
I am always advising people to start with a 2M Red first then upgrade but had not yet taken my own advice!
So I have just ordered one.
My 2M Red stylus is probably less than a quarter of the way through it's 1000 hours of useful life (the usual estimate seems to be about 1000 hours for these things) and so it seemed a good time to 'retire' it as a good spare/backup whilst it is still viable.
I am doing this on the recommendation of forummers here, online and mag reviews and my own experience of the 2M Red. You don't normally get to demo stylus upgrades alas.
Can anyone else - who has upgraded from Ortofon 2M Red to Blue - tell me how long it took to 'run in' and what improvements they heard?
Thanks.