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Re: Is Grado hum really (Grado) hum?

I certainly believe that cartridge performance can be affected by associated equipment, so I guess what I state is only true for the situations which I describe. However, I had quite a different experience with the Grado Black and AT440.

In my situation, I use the AT on my main system, which tends to be a bit vieled on the top end because the AT seemed to accentuate the higs a bit more than the Grado. The Grado, on the other hand, goes in my second system where I tend to play a lot of old, scratchy records. The Grado smooths out some of the scratches and tends to skip less.

It should be noted that the different tables they are on, an AR XA in the case of the AT and a Thorens TD160, surely contribute to these effects, especially the tracking of the Grado. Still, I did switch tables and cartridges around for a while before settling on my current configuration. In the end, the Grado and the Thorens were both more forgiving, better for my second system in a smaller room and with a brighter overall balance. While the AT and the AR were better in my main system which benefits from a little bit extra up high.

And both cartridges, especially the Grado, improved over time.


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