I got them basically free when I bought a bunch of other high end audio from an estate. For this reason I was advised against the Blue Point Special when considering options over 20 years ago.Īlso, I have had a new (unused) Ortofon MC-30 Super cartridge along with passive preamp (Ortofon T-20) and-I believe a phono preamp (Ortofon MCA-76)-sitting here for about 20+ years as well. The great majority of my LPs are in good to excellent condition, but I do collect historic monos, and some of these do have some surface imperfections. If so, what would you recommend in the 500$ or less price range. I am wondering whether I should consider replacing this cartridge at this point? Replaying records that have been played recently reveals no audible problems. I have not noticed any loss of sound quality in recent use. I have been told-by my dealer-that the stylus wear is not really a concern with high-end cartridges, but that with time, the cantilever loses compliance and can damage the grooves. For a variety of reasons, this outfit has seen very little use-probably an average of 50 hours per year over that period. III with SME V tonearm, to which I attached a Sumiko Blue Point cartridge about 20 years ago. This proves to be an adequate playing partner due to its naked diamond with elliptical stylus.I have an Oracle Delphi Mk. A high-quality and pre-adjusted 2M Blue cartridge from Danish cartridge specialist Ortofon is also supplied as standard. Visually a true Thorens, the new TD 403 DD features the same proven smooth-running direct drive as the successful TD 402 DD, but sets itself apart from its smaller brother with a more massive 1.4 kg and 22mm-thick Die-cast aluminum platter and the TP 150 audiophile tonearm also used in the new TD 1500 model. With the new model TD 403 DD Thorens completes the line of direct drive plug-and-play turntables of the 400 series. The directly driven one - THORENS TD 403 DD In contrast to the TD 150, these springs can be adjusted from above through corresponding holes in the platter, which makes correct adjustment much easier. Like its famous predecessor, the new Thorens TD 1500, which will be operated purely manually, features a sub-chassis that decouples the turntable and tonearm shelf from the motor and frame by means of three conical springs. The principle proved to be very successful and found many imitators in the years since. For the first time, a spring-suspended sub-chassis with an inner platter driven by a flat belt was used in a mass-produced unit. In 1965, the Thorens TD 150, an inconspicuous little turntable, came on the market and thus started a technical revolution in record player manufacturing.
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