How do you know if your needle has gone bad?
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Who dat? Some fellow traveler?GrundleStiltzkin said:
Ok @thechatchYellowSnow said:
Oh yeah. Some people have stupid money for this hobby. I propose a luxury phono cartridge tax. I'm a pour so this is as fancy I'm able to afford. https://www.needledoctor.com/Rega-Exact-2-CartridgeApostleofGrief said:
Thanks.YellowSnow said:It's going to start to sound duller and less crisp especially on the highs. Age of carts can also be a problem. Even if they aren't in use the parts of a phono cart can degrade. If you have some valuable records in the collection just be safe and get a new one. They aren't that expensive for a decent phono cart.
Hey, were you aware of these super high end cartridges? This is 1% class shit.... --->>> https://www.needledoctor.com/analog/analog-components/Phono-Cartridges -
Their Budger cart should be called Odd Job.ApostleofGrief said:This one is new car money range https://www.needledoctor.com/Clearaudio-Goldfinger-Statement-Phono-Cartridge
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Oh just another guy who buys $600 carts when he’s “on a budget.”YellowSnow said:
Who dat? Some fellow traveler?GrundleStiltzkin said:
Ok @thechatchYellowSnow said:
Oh yeah. Some people have stupid money for this hobby. I propose a luxury phono cartridge tax. I'm a pour so this is as fancy I'm able to afford. https://www.needledoctor.com/Rega-Exact-2-CartridgeApostleofGrief said:
Thanks.YellowSnow said:It's going to start to sound duller and less crisp especially on the highs. Age of carts can also be a problem. Even if they aren't in use the parts of a phono cart can degrade. If you have some valuable records in the collection just be safe and get a new one. They aren't that expensive for a decent phono cart.
Hey, were you aware of these super high end cartridges? This is 1% class shit.... --->>> https://www.needledoctor.com/analog/analog-components/Phono-Cartridges
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That's the shitty thing. $600 is an entry level hi fi cartridge. Fortunately they can last upwards of 1500 to 2000 hrs of play.GrundleStiltzkin said:
Oh just another guy who buys $600 carts when he’s “on a budget.”YellowSnow said:
Who dat? Some fellow traveler?GrundleStiltzkin said:
Ok @thechatchYellowSnow said:
Oh yeah. Some people have stupid money for this hobby. I propose a luxury phono cartridge tax. I'm a pour so this is as fancy I'm able to afford. https://www.needledoctor.com/Rega-Exact-2-CartridgeApostleofGrief said:
Thanks.YellowSnow said:It's going to start to sound duller and less crisp especially on the highs. Age of carts can also be a problem. Even if they aren't in use the parts of a phono cart can degrade. If you have some valuable records in the collection just be safe and get a new one. They aren't that expensive for a decent phono cart.
Hey, were you aware of these super high end cartridges? This is 1% class shit.... --->>> https://www.needledoctor.com/analog/analog-components/Phono-Cartridges -
I thought the cartridge was permanent? Isn't it just a bunch of coils, magnets etc? When it comes down to it I'm not ever going to be an audiophile. I suppose if it is loud enough and clear enough it is good enough for me. Records do have a bit more lively boom for me though than CDs. Anything on digital is a little sterile IMO. The same goes for photography. I'm into film, but not so much that I think a Leica is better than a beat up Nikon etc.YellowSnow said:
That's the shitty thing. $600 is an entry level hi fi cartridge. Fortunately they can last upwards of 1500 to 2000 hrs of play.GrundleStiltzkin said:
Oh just another guy who buys $600 carts when he’s “on a budget.”YellowSnow said:
Who dat? Some fellow traveler?GrundleStiltzkin said:
Ok @thechatchYellowSnow said:
Oh yeah. Some people have stupid money for this hobby. I propose a luxury phono cartridge tax. I'm a pour so this is as fancy I'm able to afford. https://www.needledoctor.com/Rega-Exact-2-CartridgeApostleofGrief said:
Thanks.YellowSnow said:It's going to start to sound duller and less crisp especially on the highs. Age of carts can also be a problem. Even if they aren't in use the parts of a phono cart can degrade. If you have some valuable records in the collection just be safe and get a new one. They aren't that expensive for a decent phono cart.
Hey, were you aware of these super high end cartridges? This is 1% class shit.... --->>> https://www.needledoctor.com/analog/analog-components/Phono-Cartridges -
Some cartridges - which is the whole assembly if you will - allow for replacement of stylus. Mine is one does not. Ortofon is probably the most well known company that makes carts with interchangeable stylus. You can get good cartridges in the $100 to $200 by ortofon that will sound great. It's all relative. $400 TT with $100 cart will beat a $500 CD player all day long. But it won't beat a $5000 CD player.ApostleofGrief said:
I thought the cartridge was permanent? Isn't it just a bunch of coils, magnets etc? When it comes down to it I'm not ever going to be an audiophile. I suppose if it is loud enough and clear enough it is good enough for me. Records do have a bit more lively boom for me though than CDs. Anything on digital is a little sterile IMO. The same goes for photography. I'm into film, but not so much that I think a Leica is better than a beat up Nikon etc.YellowSnow said:
That's the shitty thing. $600 is an entry level hi fi cartridge. Fortunately they can last upwards of 1500 to 2000 hrs of play.GrundleStiltzkin said:
Oh just another guy who buys $600 carts when he’s “on a budget.”YellowSnow said:
Who dat? Some fellow traveler?GrundleStiltzkin said:
Ok @thechatchYellowSnow said:
Oh yeah. Some people have stupid money for this hobby. I propose a luxury phono cartridge tax. I'm a pour so this is as fancy I'm able to afford. https://www.needledoctor.com/Rega-Exact-2-CartridgeApostleofGrief said:
Thanks.YellowSnow said:It's going to start to sound duller and less crisp especially on the highs. Age of carts can also be a problem. Even if they aren't in use the parts of a phono cart can degrade. If you have some valuable records in the collection just be safe and get a new one. They aren't that expensive for a decent phono cart.
Hey, were you aware of these super high end cartridges? This is 1% class shit.... --->>> https://www.needledoctor.com/analog/analog-components/Phono-Cartridges -
Interesting. I didn't know you had to change the whole works, cart and needle/stylus.YellowSnow said:
Some cartridges - which is the whole assembly if you will - allow for replacement of stylus. Mine is one does not. Ortofon is probably the most well known company that makes carts with interchangeable stylus. You can get good cartridges in the $100 to $200 by ortofon that will sound great. It's all relative. $400 TT with $100 cart will beat a $500 CD player all day long. But it won't beat a $5000 CD player.ApostleofGrief said:
I thought the cartridge was permanent? Isn't it just a bunch of coils, magnets etc? When it comes down to it I'm not ever going to be an audiophile. I suppose if it is loud enough and clear enough it is good enough for me. Records do have a bit more lively boom for me though than CDs. Anything on digital is a little sterile IMO. The same goes for photography. I'm into film, but not so much that I think a Leica is better than a beat up Nikon etc.YellowSnow said:
That's the shitty thing. $600 is an entry level hi fi cartridge. Fortunately they can last upwards of 1500 to 2000 hrs of play.GrundleStiltzkin said:
Oh just another guy who buys $600 carts when he’s “on a budget.”YellowSnow said:
Who dat? Some fellow traveler?GrundleStiltzkin said:
Ok @thechatchYellowSnow said:
Oh yeah. Some people have stupid money for this hobby. I propose a luxury phono cartridge tax. I'm a pour so this is as fancy I'm able to afford. https://www.needledoctor.com/Rega-Exact-2-CartridgeApostleofGrief said:
Thanks.YellowSnow said:It's going to start to sound duller and less crisp especially on the highs. Age of carts can also be a problem. Even if they aren't in use the parts of a phono cart can degrade. If you have some valuable records in the collection just be safe and get a new one. They aren't that expensive for a decent phono cart.
Hey, were you aware of these super high end cartridges? This is 1% class shit.... --->>> https://www.needledoctor.com/analog/analog-components/Phono-Cartridges -
Yes, many of the carts sold today don't have a stylus (i.e., needle) that can be replaced. You have to buy the whole unit.ApostleofGrief said:
Interesting. I didn't know you had to change the whole works, cart and needle/stylus.YellowSnow said:
Some cartridges - which is the whole assembly if you will - allow for replacement of stylus. Mine is one does not. Ortofon is probably the most well known company that makes carts with interchangeable stylus. You can get good cartridges in the $100 to $200 by ortofon that will sound great. It's all relative. $400 TT with $100 cart will beat a $500 CD player all day long. But it won't beat a $5000 CD player.ApostleofGrief said:
I thought the cartridge was permanent? Isn't it just a bunch of coils, magnets etc? When it comes down to it I'm not ever going to be an audiophile. I suppose if it is loud enough and clear enough it is good enough for me. Records do have a bit more lively boom for me though than CDs. Anything on digital is a little sterile IMO. The same goes for photography. I'm into film, but not so much that I think a Leica is better than a beat up Nikon etc.YellowSnow said:
That's the shitty thing. $600 is an entry level hi fi cartridge. Fortunately they can last upwards of 1500 to 2000 hrs of play.GrundleStiltzkin said:
Oh just another guy who buys $600 carts when he’s “on a budget.”YellowSnow said:
Who dat? Some fellow traveler?GrundleStiltzkin said:
Ok @thechatchYellowSnow said:
Oh yeah. Some people have stupid money for this hobby. I propose a luxury phono cartridge tax. I'm a pour so this is as fancy I'm able to afford. https://www.needledoctor.com/Rega-Exact-2-CartridgeApostleofGrief said:
Thanks.YellowSnow said:It's going to start to sound duller and less crisp especially on the highs. Age of carts can also be a problem. Even if they aren't in use the parts of a phono cart can degrade. If you have some valuable records in the collection just be safe and get a new one. They aren't that expensive for a decent phono cart.
Hey, were you aware of these super high end cartridges? This is 1% class shit.... --->>> https://www.needledoctor.com/analog/analog-components/Phono-Cartridges -
Love all this hot needle talk.
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Ran my Rega into the ground, just replaced with HANA SLYellowSnow said:
Oh yeah. Some people have stupid money for this hobby. I propose a luxury phono cartridge tax. I'm a pour so this is as fancy I'm able to afford. https://www.needledoctor.com/Rega-Exact-2-CartridgeApostleofGrief said:
Thanks.YellowSnow said:It's going to start to sound duller and less crisp especially on the highs. Age of carts can also be a problem. Even if they aren't in use the parts of a phono cart can degrade. If you have some valuable records in the collection just be safe and get a new one. They aren't that expensive for a decent phono cart.
Hey, were you aware of these super high end cartridges? This is 1% class shit.... --->>> https://www.needledoctor.com/analog/analog-components/Phono-Cartridges
