Last week I was at a friends house and while I was there he played a few vinyl records. While we were chatting, I mentioned that would love to compare an MC cart to my current MM cart, which is a Shure M97xE. I like the Shure but my only complaint is that it lacks a bit of resolution in the high frequency range. Apart from that I always wondered about the differences between MM and MC carts in general. Do they sound really that much different / better? My friend had an MC cart which he wasnt using anymore and he lent it to me for comparison. This is a Benz Ace high output cart so it would work with my MM phono pre-amp.
Boy oh boy, what a difference! The Ace is brighter than the Shure and the high frequencies sound very nice and clean. Okay I know the Shure costs about 100 Euro while the Benz costs about 1000 Euro. That is about 900 Euro difference; the difference in sound between the two is not 900 Euro (I kept telling myself). But Since then Ive listening to a lot of my vinyl records again. Im getting more and more comfortable with the heavy price tag of the Benz. I dont know if that is a good thing It is still a lot of money to slam on a turntable and in the end it is just a cartridge. Im wondering if anyone here is having or had the same experience on the topic? If I would get an MC cart and a cheaper one than the Ace would I still love the sound so much? One thing is for sure, the Shure wont cut it anymore Love to hear your experiences. 'Cambridge Audio 851D-S' (https://www.cambridgeaudio.com/products/851/851d) -> 'Focal MP1200' (http://www.mp1200.co.nf/) -> 'Focal Electra 1028 Be' (http://www.focal.com/en/electra-1000-be-2/209-electra-1028-be-3544053695099.html) 1 x SB Boom, 1 x SB Radio, 1 x SB Touch and 2 x RPI 2B 1 x SB3 and 1 x SB Touch in storage ReadyNAS NVX running LMS 7.9.0. iPeng on iPhone, SqueezePad & iPeng on iPad. http://www.last.fm/user/phibon ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pascal Hibon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7969 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108834
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