Post by Owen Y on Sept 7, 2018 14:11:48 GMT 12
The recently criticised The Absolute Sound, (Paul Seydor) refreshes an opinion on modern Moving Magnet & Moving Iron cartridges And concluded.... " ...this assignment has been truly ear-opening.... despite the often-enormous differences in pricing, it’s obvious that moving-magnet and moving-iron pickups can bring listeners as close as their moving-coil competitors to the absolute sound of music. " 
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Post by Owen Y on Sept 7, 2018 14:17:00 GMT 12
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Post by Owen Y on Sept 7, 2018 14:19:17 GMT 12
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Post by sub on Sept 8, 2018 11:17:28 GMT 12
A bit of a mismatch , comparing the two AT carts to the much cheaper Grado. Nevertheless, the top VM series AT carts have scored consistently good reviews.
Pity they are so expensive in nz. In USA the VM760SLC is very close in retail price to the Ortofon 2M Black, but in nz it costs around $600 more. Is the price difference a distribution chain issue?
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Post by Owen Y on Sept 12, 2018 19:11:55 GMT 12
Yes, shame 
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Post by cartridgeguyonline on Sept 13, 2018 7:50:19 GMT 12
Hi guys,
Have read a couple of reviews in the UK of the new VM series and their opinion seemed to be that they were no great move on from the previous 150 series ? ( I havent heard either so couldnt comment...). Technology wise the VM series seem to be somewhat similar to the new Goldring E series which also arrange the magnets in a 45 degree V twin arrangement, just like a famous motorcycle engine ? Anyone here got a VM ?
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Post by Owen Y on Sept 13, 2018 12:04:04 GMT 12
Shame the AT ML150 is discontinued. It also had 'vector-aligned' magnets & coil poles.
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Post by Dom on Sept 21, 2018 9:07:09 GMT 12
Hi guys, Have read a couple of reviews in the UK of the new VM series and their opinion seemed to be that they were no great move on from the previous 150 series ? ( I havent heard either so couldnt comment...). Technology wise the VM series seem to be somewhat similar to the new Goldring E series which also arrange the magnets in a 45 degree V twin arrangement, just like a famous motorcycle engine ? Anyone here got a VM ? As it goes, I have a few original VM35s from my uncle's stash that I have yet to appraise. I need more headshells! D
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Post by paul300b on Sept 21, 2018 16:16:15 GMT 12
Hi guys, Have read a couple of reviews in the UK of the new VM series and their opinion seemed to be that they were no great move on from the previous 150 series ? ( I havent heard either so couldnt comment...). Technology wise the VM series seem to be somewhat similar to the new Goldring E series which also arrange the magnets in a 45 degree V twin arrangement, just like a famous motorcycle engine ? Anyone here got a VM ? Not only are they the same, they don't reach the heights of the old models like the AT160ml from 1984, gold coated beryllium cantilever with microline stylus. Or the AT produced Signet tk9lc. www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Audio/80s/Audio-1984-09.pdfMind you, the Nagaoka MP series is the same as the '70's, just different colour. Eg, Mp200 is a purple Mp20. And the Ortofon 2M Series is a redesign of the 1980's OM series, higher resistance coils and a new body shape.
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Post by cartridgeguyonline on Nov 30, 2018 16:21:00 GMT 12
Hi Paul300b,
Sorry have just found this and you are a way off the mark regarding your Ortofon comments. I have extensive experience with the old OM series, although havent owned one for quite a while. Best of those IIRC was the OM20, as the 30 and 40 were both a bit colder and more clinical sounding. Now I cant speak for the current 2M red or blue as I dont stock either, but both the Bronze and especially the Black are an enormous step up over the previous range. Nothing even remotely sounding like the same thing. If you have an OM why dont you drop me a line and pop by for a listen and see what you think yourself.
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Post by sub on Nov 30, 2018 21:47:43 GMT 12
Haven’t heard the old OM series, but auditioned the 2M Bronze and Black not so long ago, and bought the Black. It is streets ahead of my former cart, Denon DL103R.
Enables me to listen into the music with almost every instrument separated out into its own space in the sound stage. Absolutely superb on intimate jazz. Cannot imagine a need to go higher in the food chain into more esoteric MC carts.
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