Turntable Cartridge choice ?

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Fran wrote:Anorak alert - that would be a Garrard 301 I believe....
I think it's Thorens 124 MKII
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I bow to your superior anorakness.

It is indeed a TD124, and with the standard ESL arm too....

What is the control unit and the receiver I wonder?
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garrard had a big switch up front........

my old radiogram had one in it... with a mullard tubed amplifier and celestion speakers!!
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Fran wrote: What is the control unit and the receiver I wonder?
No doubt it's a McIntosh stuff, something like this tuner in the pic but it's not actual unit like in the ad
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Thanks guys but that's not really helping in my querie ... :P lol
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Sorry.....



Are you tied to either MM or MC?


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sdiesel77 wrote:Thanks guys but that's not really helping in my querie ... :P lol
Have a look at Shelter 201,very musical cart if you want tasty MM .
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Fran wrote:Sorry.....



Are you tied to either MM or MC?


Fran
eheh np, not really I'm just stuck with a max budget around 100-120€

I heard that MC are less powerfull also, so... not sure it's good for me (as I find already the Grado not being powerful enough)...
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sdiesel77 wrote:
Fran wrote:Sorry.....



Are you tied to either MM or MC?


Fran
eheh np, not really I'm just stuck with a max budget around 100-120€

I heard that MC are less powerfull also, so... not sure it's good for me (as I find already the Grado not being powerful enough)...
That's because the Grado has a lower output than most others (5mV). You couldn't go wrong with the Goldring 1000 series of mms....from the 1006 up to the 1042 (6.5mV). The lower range are very affordable too.
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I just ordered a shure m97xe, for 80€ delivery included i ain t taking too much risk... :-)

I ll give u my opinion on it once back home (at te moment traveling witin Japan ;-) )
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