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by **corrsty** » Wed Jun 18, 2003 6:49 pm

Hi,

I have a spare Music Hall MMF 5 stock turntable which I like to use again. I'm contemplating on using a mono cartridge this time as I already have a stereo analog front end.

Any thoughts or experiences?

Thanks a bunch!

:wink:

by **rtsyrtsy** » Wed Jun 18, 2003 8:54 pm

I think that Music Hall is better suited to educating analog newbies especially analog virgins like me. I read my pre has a pretty decent phono stage.

by **corrsty** » Thu Jun 19, 2003 10:43 am

russ, unless you can find me either a Garrard 301, EMT 930 or Thorens TD124, I'll be willing to trade up

seriously, i'm very curious as to how much i could be losing playing my mono records on a stereo rig. any thoughts?

by **m_shoe_maker** » Tue Jun 24, 2003 4:55 pm

hey corrsty,

If I'm not mistaken, the DL102 only has 2 pins. That would mean that you have to do something to your tonearm's 4 lead wire arrangement.

Why not get the Lyra Helikon mono. :shock:

by **corrsty** » Tue Jun 24, 2003 5:26 pm

the two pins of the DL-102 are longer thus it can accomodate the 4 wires.

Helikon Mono? that's too rich for my blood. :wink:

by **m_shoe_maker** » Tue Jun 24, 2003 5:44 pm

You are right! Its longer than the ordinary pins.

But you have a good point in having a mono cartridge.

I do find most of my Oldies Mono LPs to be very satisfying. Vocals are really "there". To think I'm only using a stereo cartridge. What more if a dedicated Mono cartridge is used. Hmmmmmmm....... 2nd tonearm and a mono cartridge :idea:

Not a bad idea. :idea:

by **corrsty** » Wed Jun 25, 2003 11:17 am

ano, balot na!!!! :lol:

by **arnoldc** » Wed Jun 25, 2003 11:27 am

nakakainis! may on sale na musichall sa music direct $149 lang di ko nabili! bwisit!

by **m_shoe_maker** » Wed Jun 25, 2003 5:42 pm

corrsty wrote:ano, balot na!!!!

Nyek

Nyek

Nyek

Ilang units pa ba natitira :?:

Dalawa na lang yata :!:

Dalawa

Isa na lang yata eh :!:

Balot na natin :!:

Nyek

Nyek

Nyek

by **john** » Fri Jul 04, 2003 11:11 am

Corrsty,

Lots of mono LP's ? Why not wire your STEREO cartridge to MONO! At the RCA Jacks, You just simply solder a wire to connect L and R then L-Gnd and R-Gnd. This will be the same as using mono cartridge.

John

by **corrsty** » Fri Jul 04, 2003 7:13 pm

hi john,

not that many but i'm very curious with mono playback.

thanks for the info. but i'll probably go for a true mono cart.

edrich

by **ambel** » Sat Jul 05, 2003 12:52 am

Wiring it that way will work. But for the pure mono cart it uses a different
stylus configuration it's not the usual V shape that found on stereo cart.

by **corrsty** » Mon Jul 07, 2003 1:46 pm

thanks for the info. erik. btw, have you ever gone the mono route? I'll appreciate your thoughts and expertise on this.

thanks very much.

edrich

by **ambel** » Mon Jul 07, 2003 4:53 pm

My bud Bryan has these mono set-up but with the Denon 102 it's a pure
vintage mono system consisting of Marantz consolete pre-amp and i think
a Marantz 2 amp driving a single Electrovoice Patrician the thing that i can
say is dynamics, dynamics, dynamics. Forget about soundstge imaging and all that Audiofile requirements just listen and have fun. Mono records
has less compression than stereo records because they contain only one
channel unlike stereo unless you go 45 RPM but you will need more vinyls.

by **corrsty** » Mon Jul 07, 2003 6:36 pm

thanks again erik

now I'm really psyched.....

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