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In Reply to: how much is the Nagaoka cart? posted by Story on January 31, 2024 at 04:18:45:
It uses the same .4 x .7 diamond as the MP-150. It's a high quality diamond, at least, but the MP-300 is more than twice the price of the MP-150. It better be twice as good.
I have a Nagaoka MP-150 and I've compared it to the AT VM540ML in all three turntables here. The Nag is good, it tracks well for .4 x .7 but it's brighter than the AT, bass isn't as solid or strong, channel separation isn't as good. Sells at Amazon for $279, same price as the VM540.
The Grado TLZ replacement stylus? How about some specifications to justify the price. Grado doesn't list any specs. None.
I like the Grado house sound, the problem for me has always been tracking and sibilants. If Grado sold a cartridge with AT's Micro-Line stylus on it, that would be perfection.
I think about 90% of audio gear is overpriced. Music Direct sends me that heavy catalog every year, I look through it and shake my head. Chinese-made 50wpc integrated amps with big-ass VU meters that cost more money than I paid for my car? What great breakthrough in circuit design justifies the $6K price tag?
I think they charge that much because some people will pay that much.
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Follow Ups
- $636 for the MP-300 from Amazon. Ooof. - ghost of olddude55 04:42:11 01/31/24 (15)
- RE: $636 for the MP-300 from Amazon. Ooof. - ecl876 05:52:47 01/31/24 (2)
- RE: $636 for the MP-300 from Amazon. Ooof. - Lew 06:34:00 02/01/24 (0)
- That's still kind of steep. - ghost of olddude55 05:55:48 01/31/24 (0)
- Inflation has taken a large toll on EVERTHING - Story 05:07:29 01/31/24 (11)
- It's not inflation. - ghost of olddude55 05:18:58 01/31/24 (10)
- right now it most certainly is - Story 05:34:15 01/31/24 (9)
- But it isn't inflation. - ghost of olddude55 05:54:19 01/31/24 (8)
- RE: But it isn't inflation. - ecl876 06:42:50 01/31/24 (7)
- IMO, there's a huge element of self-deception. - ghost of olddude55 07:07:26 01/31/24 (6)
- RE: IMO, there's a huge element of self-deception. - ecl876 07:30:04 01/31/24 (5)
- I'm not immune. - ghost of olddude55 07:34:52 01/31/24 (4)
- RE: I'm not immune. - ecl876 07:59:06 01/31/24 (3)
- Old grogans like me complaining about LP prices... - ghost of olddude55 08:04:27 01/31/24 (2)
- RE: Old grogans like me complaining about LP prices... - ecl876 09:59:10 01/31/24 (1)
- Meant something entirely different back in the Seventies. - ghost of olddude55 12:01:30 01/31/24 (0)
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