opinions wanted on ortofon phono cartridges

[ahardb0dy]

the ortofon concord style arkiv that ford is using is elliptical, check the specs I posted a few replies back, the arkiv locally which is the same price as needledoctor.com runs about $144 and the nice thing is it includes an extra stylus, the ortofon blue haven't found locally but on needledoctor.com runs $199 Thanks on the deck I offered the guy $100 for it and he agreed

 

[jaetee]

the ortofon concord style arkiv that ford is using is elliptical, check the specs I posted a few replies back, the arkiv locally which is the same price as needledoctor.com runs about $144 and the nice thing is it includes an extra stylus, the ortofon blue haven't found locally but on needledoctor.com runs $199 Thanks on the deck I offered the guy $100 for it and he agreed

I've heard Ford's system, sound is excellent. That Archiv sounds perfect for you then...

That's a fair price on that turntable. Buyer & seller happy = good deal.

 

[ahardb0dy]

yeah when I asked him if he would take $100 for it he forgot I even had the TT still, he gave it to me one day to check out, I trust ford and your opinion since you both play records way more than I ever will. I probably broke that JVC stylus messing around scratching with it but I won't do that with the new one. Only thing wrong with this JVC TT is the dust cover has some bad scratches he said from moving a few times, tried to polish them out but they are too deep.

So with the concord style cartridge i know I have to mess with the weight and other settings on the turn table itself but the cartridge can only go in the arm one way right?

 

[jaetee]

yeah when I asked him if he would take $100 for it he forgot I even had the TT still, he gave it to me one day to check out, I trust ford and your opinion since you both play records way more than I ever will. I probably broke that JVC stylus messing around scratching with it but I won't do that with the new one. Only thing wrong with this JVC TT is the dust cover has some bad scratches he said from moving a few times, tried to polish them out but they are too deep.

So with the concord style cartridge i know I have to mess with the weight and other settings on the turn table itself but the cartridge can only go in the arm one way right?

Yup.... good luck!

 

[ahardb0dy]

Thanks for all the wise advice and links JT appreciate it, ( you too Juan)

 

[ford93]

No problem Tony.

 

[erniejade]

Sorry to get in late on this. If you have not bought one yet, I would like to recommend the denon 160 cartridge. It is a high output moving coil and the sound on it is fantastic. I have used it on on my Denon 62 turntable ( for sale shameless plug,) and my 1200 technics. It is not as loud as my Ortofon OM20 since it is a moving coil but, it does do a better job then it! With a high output moving coil, you do not need a MC pre and it will work fine in a MM,.

I had a goldring 1042 in the 400$+ range and the denon beat it for home use. It is fine for a S or strait arm.

 

[ahardb0dy]

thanks, nice Denon, haven't bought a cartridge yet, will probably be a week or so before I do. I read about the Denon one you are recommending.

 

[eldorado]

Sorry to get in late on this. If you have not bought one yet, I would like to recommend the denon 160 cartridge. It is a high output moving coil and the sound on it is fantastic. I have used it on on my Denon 62 turntable ( for sale shameless plug,) and my 1200 technics. It is not as loud as my Ortofon OM20 since it is a moving coil but, it does do a better job then it! With a high output moving coil, you do not need a MC pre and it will work fine in a MM,.

I had a goldring 1042 in the 400$+ range and the denon beat it for home use. It is fine for a S or strait arm.

that deck looks like my SPACESHIP