From: Roderic G Stephens <savecal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Good industrial-strength LP cartridge for spoken-word material To: ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Monday, April 20, 2009, 8:57 AM Hi Tom,
I've been using the Stanton 500 MK II cartridge for many years with changeable styli to transfer all kinds of program material with excellent results. So, I think that would be an excellent choice in my opinion.
Rod Stephens
--- On Sun, 4/19/09, Tom Fine <tflists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> From: Tom Fine <tflists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [ARSCLIST] Good industrial-strength LP cartridge for spoken-word material > To: ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Sunday, April 19, 2009, 3:07 PM > A friend of mine has a really nice collection of spoken-word > LPs he wants to get into his iPod for easier access. > He's got a decent transfer setup, certainly of higher > fidelity than most of these recordings. I got him set up > with Technics SL1200 MK2 turntable. Now we're wondering > about the best cartridge for the job. I was thinking > something like a Shure M44 decendent, mainly because > it's low-cost but effective and again will have better > fidelity than most of these records. We were also thinking > maybe a Stanton 500 or 720. Given that some of these records > were really bad pressings (think limit-release stuff, very > interesting content but very low-grade production and > pressing), trackability would be a plus. Most of the LPs are > in decent, good or excellent condition so the cartridge > won't confront a tracking minefield in almost all cases. > The tough cases, I told him we'd sort them out at my > studio. > > So, the goal here is a low-cost but good quality cartridge > that tracks loyally and isn't finicky and is durable > enough to give him a good run for the money. Recommendations > appreciated. > > -- Tom Fine