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In Reply to: What is the Best/Worst cartridge you have owned? posted by timb5881 on August 8, 2005 at 09:40:14:
...in my AR XB table I've used Denon DL160, DL110, Ortofon OM10 and currently Audio-Technica AT110.The Denon DL110 was by far the best sounding of these carts, it sounded great right away while Ortofon OM10 was the least satisfying one. Not unlistenable, but too much "in-your-face", tiring in other words. The AT falls somwhere in-between, but it is not broken-in yet.
Listening to a 35-year old Shure M75 type II with black contact pins and dried-out suspension is of course a completely different experience, but it would be unfair to include them. Although, many people put down vinyl just because of these old carts that happens to be mounted in their turntables!
Cheers,
/Peter
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Follow Ups Full ThreadTopic - What is the Best/Worst cartridge you have owned? - timb5881 09:40:14 08/8/05 (101)
- Best is my Benz LP because it sounds like music... - Steve Parry 16:12:17 08/9/05 (0)
- Poorly worded question1 - docw 13:32:59 08/9/05 (2)
- Re: Poorly worded question1 - mosin 19:28:13 08/9/05 (0)
- With all due respect, what the heck did you expect ? - Frank P 16:19:02 08/9/05 (0)
- Best Koetsu Black, Worst Shure v15mkIV - J.D. 10:34:26 08/9/05 (0)
- Re: What is the Best/Worst cartridge you have owned? - xronx 06:16:17 08/9/05 (0)
- worst ADC - mark111 00:31:43 08/9/05 (0)
- best Jan Allaerts MC1b, worst AT OC-9, but ... - Werner 23:01:53 08/8/05 (1)
- Run away from Denon DL-304!!! :o) (nt) - Tawe 07:59:16 08/9/05 (0)
- Re: What is the Best/Worst cartridge you have owned? - hahax@rcn.com 20:21:40 08/8/05 (2)
- Re: What is the Best/Worst cartridge you have owned? - Arlekino 15:46:35 08/9/05 (1)
- Re: What is the Best/Worst cartridge you have owned? - hahax@rcn.com 20:23:04 08/9/05 (0)
- Best = Grado Signature - Worst = AT440ML - mosin 18:36:32 08/8/05 (1)
- AT440ML - hifitommy 08:27:11 08/13/05 (0)
- worst: sumiko bps (all-time yuck!!) ; linn k9 (#2 yuck) - munna 18:32:56 08/8/05 (0)
- Best=AT oc30 worst=AT oc9 - panksy 17:43:22 08/8/05 (0)
- Best would be my current Ruby 3H Open Air - worst ... - KIS 17:24:56 08/8/05 (0)
- Re: What is the Best/Worst cartridge you have owned? - Fretless 16:52:42 08/8/05 (19)
- Re: What is the Best/Worst cartridge you have owned? - maplej 17:47:19 08/8/05 (0)
- Re: What is the Best/Worst cartridge you have owned? - John Elison 17:28:57 08/8/05 (17)
- Re: What is the Best/Worst cartridge you have owned? - Fretless 18:25:31 08/8/05 (15)
- So, who is Ken Lyon??? - John Elison 19:42:20 08/8/05 (4)
- So, who’s Michael Fremer? - Fretless 04:05:53 08/9/05 (3)
- I think he's one of those analog enthuiasts that thinks vinyl sounds better than digital.... - John Elison 11:07:15 08/9/05 (0)
- Re: So, who’s John Elison ? - J.D. 10:55:05 08/9/05 (1)
- "Think 'Tammy Faye Bakker' Boxed Set perhaps" - Fretless 17:30:58 08/9/05 (0)
- This mystifies me .... - reelsmith. 19:04:27 08/8/05 (9)
- Re: This mystifies me .... - Arlekino 10:19:58 08/9/05 (0)
- a couple of other reasons.... - KT88 08:26:48 08/9/05 (0)
- Re: This mystifies me .... - Fretless 03:55:21 08/9/05 (6)
- Re: This mystifies me .... - Arlekino 21:23:29 08/9/05 (3)
- Just curious… - Fretless 14:54:42 08/10/05 (2)
- Wow! Unbelievable! (nt) - John Elison 17:21:42 08/10/05 (1)
- You do realize that the above was intended to be thoroughly tongue and cheek, right?(nt) - Fretless 18:46:48 08/10/05 (0)
- my take on this... - anumber1 08:41:42 08/9/05 (1)
- Re: my take on this... - Peter Olofsson 11:18:42 08/9/05 (0)
- That's my guess. My OC9 has none of those traits. (nt) - reelsmith. 17:35:46 08/8/05 (0)
- Best Dynavector XV-1/s - worst Benz Ruby2L - Shane From Aus 15:51:30 08/8/05 (0)
- Best=Grado 78E, Worst=Grado Sonata.... - Bung 15:25:01 08/8/05 (2)
- Have you compared to the 78C? - bangsezmax 18:58:23 08/8/05 (1)
- Nope.... - Bung 19:41:17 08/8/05 (0)
- "Best" Fidelity Research FR-1 MK 3F. "Worst" Denon DL-304. (nt) - [Badfinger] 15:01:07 08/8/05 (2)
- Re: "Best" Fidelity Research FR-1 MK 3F. "Worst" Denon DL-304. (nt) - Pauly 18:03:42 08/8/05 (1)
- Re: "Best" Fidelity Research FR-1 MK 3F. "Worst" Denon DL-304. (nt) - [Badfinger] 18:29:03 08/8/05 (0)
- Re: What is the Best/Worst cartridge you have owned? - Crazy Dave 15:01:07 08/8/05 (1)
- Agreed - Talisman S! - mrfixit 06:52:16 08/9/05 (0)
- Re: What is the Best/Worst cartridge you have owned? - Don T 14:50:14 08/8/05 (3)
- If you had to "nude it" it wasn't a special. - Crazy Dave 15:03:54 08/8/05 (2)
- Yea it was the "cheap" one. - Don T 06:25:33 08/9/05 (1)
- Re: Yea it was the "cheap" one. - Crazy Dave 14:07:29 08/9/05 (0)
- Being on a budget..... - Peter Olofsson 08/8/0514:11:04 08/8/05 (0)
- The Decca London is both.... - Commuteman 13:42:08 08/8/05 (5)
- Re: The Decca London is both.... - Ray-o-Stat 14:04:06 08/8/05 (4)
- Re: The Decca London is both.... - melomane 14:36:29 08/8/05 (3)
- Did you have the original mounting? - Commuteman 16:11:11 08/8/05 (1)
- Re: Did you have the original mounting? - melomane 16:16:24 08/8/05 (0)
- Very cool! nt - Ray-o-Stat 14:44:04 08/8/05 (0)
- Re: What is the Best/Worst cartridge you have owned? - AnalogJ 13:34:19 08/8/05 (0)
- Best: Dynavector XV-1s; Worst: Van den Hul Colibri - Frank P 13:31:52 08/8/05 (5)
- Re Worst: Doesn't surprise me one bit. What DOES surprise me... - Ray-o-Stat 13:59:28 08/8/05 (4)
- Me too . . . - Frank P 15:52:28 08/8/05 (3)
- Tell us that the 0.6 gram is a joke - come on! (nt) - KIS 17:30:57 08/8/05 (2)
- No joke - unless BOTH the previous owner and A.J. Van den Hul . . . - Frank P 19:35:00 08/8/05 (0)
- I took it as one. Nothing but an original XLM can come even close to pulling that off! 8^P - Ray-o-Stat 18:48:07 08/8/05 (0)
- Re: What is the Best/Worst cartridge you have owned? - kenster 13:22:40 08/8/05 (2)
- Re: What is the Best/Worst cartridge you have owned? - Ray-o-Stat 14:11:33 08/8/05 (1)
- Re: What is the Best/Worst cartridge you have owned? - kenster 15:59:48 08/8/05 (0)
- If I could only rememebr that far back.... - EdAInWestOC 12:55:29 08/8/05 (0)
- Re: What is the Best/Worst cartridge you have owned? - maplej 12:48:53 08/8/05 (0)
- Re: What is the Best/Worst cartridge you have owned? - George Mann 12:41:45 08/8/05 (0)
- Re: What is the Best/Worst cartridge you have owned? - Vinyliac 12:38:27 08/8/05 (1)
- Re: What is the Best/Worst cartridge you have owned? - Vinyliac 12:42:07 08/8/05 (0)
- Best: Tie between Shelter 90X & Koetsu Rosewood Signature Worst: Benz Micro Glider 2 -nt - Raiderman 12:33:46 08/8/05 (0)
- Re: What is the Best/Worst cartridge you have owned? - rico 12:12:31 08/8/05 (0)
- best/Dynavector 20b3 **worst Sumiko Bluepoint - DKG 12:10:35 08/8/05 (0)
- Best: Dynavector DRT XV-1...Worst: AKG P8ES. - TAFKA Steve 11:57:11 08/8/05 (0)
- Re: What is the Best/Worst cartridge you have owned? - Munkie_NL 11:11:57 08/8/05 (0)
- Re: What is the Best/Worst cartridge you have owned? - Jay F 11:04:39 08/8/05 (0)
- Best: Original Ortofon MC-2000. Worst: Sumiko Blue Point Special. (nt) - John Elison 11:00:59 08/8/05 (2)
- BPS worst...simply the thought is hilarious! - Muzikmike 12:27:48 08/8/05 (1)
- Well, I never broke mine, but it was the worst sounding cartridge I'd ever owned. :) (nt) - John Elison 12:59:53 08/8/05 (0)
- Re: What is the Best/Worst cartridge you have owned? - Ken Perkins 10:57:46 08/8/05 (0)
- Best: Dynavector Ruby. Worst: Alchemist Talisman.... - reelsmith. 10:47:46 08/8/05 (5)
- Wow - the opposite! - mrfixit 06:39:41 08/9/05 (0)
- Re: Best: Dynavector Ruby. Worst: Alchemist Talisman.... - John Elison 11:11:56 08/8/05 (2)
- Mine was the original and it suffered the same fate ... - reelsmith. 11:42:58 08/8/05 (1)
- I know what you mean.... - John Elison 13:07:02 08/8/05 (0)
- Re: Best: Dynavector Ruby. Worst: Alchemist Talisman.... - Ray-o-Stat 10:53:30 08/8/05 (0)
- Re: What is the Best/Worst cartridge you have owned? - anumber1 10:43:15 08/8/05 (0)
- Best: Benz L2...Worst: Grado Black (nt) - Supernaught 10:36:08 08/8/05 (0)
- Best: Benz Ruby3H... Worst Shure M91ED nt - Ray-o-Stat 10:23:51 08/8/05 (0)
- Re: What is the Best/Worst cartridge you have owned? - Fred J 10:22:29 08/8/05 (3)
- Agree - Frank Waller 13:20:31 08/8/05 (2)
- Re: What is the Best/Worst cartridge you have owned? - mcp1 10:10:54 08/8/05 (1)
- Re: What is the Best/Worst cartridge you have owned? - mitch s. 19:59:31 08/9/05 (0)
- Re: What is the Best/Worst cartridge you have owned? - LarryI 10:08:42 08/8/05 (0)
- Worst Shure V15 MR Type II, Best Benz Micro L04…Hon. Mention SBP Special & Linn K-9…nt - millen 09:59:28 08/8/05 (1)
- yup!!!agreed: Worst Shure V15 MR Type II, Best Benz Micro L04…Hon. Mention SBP Special & Linn K-9…nt - munna 18:29:12 08/8/05 (0)
- Re: What is the Best/Worst cartridge you have owned? - Story 09:49:02 08/8/05 (0)
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- Being on a budget..... - Peter Olofsson 08/8/0514:11:04 08/8/05 (0)