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In Reply to: RE: Sorry, DoW ... posted by 13th Duke of Wymbourne on January 2, 2025 at 13:01:11:
I take a much simpler approach, and just reject the "high output moving coil" concept altogether.
As I understand it, the idea behind moving coils was to reduce effective moving mass, at the sacrifice of a high output signal. because, as beginners will learn, moving mass is everything , primary in any cartridge design
Adding mass back in to achieve a high output signal seems to me just a way to sell cartridges with the desirable moving coil label . Because it is no longer a design seeking the lowest possible moving mass.
if one is going to compromise low moving mass, there really needs to be a better reason than assuming a moving coil design is state of the art in all situations.
As a conservative choice I like the moving iron design variants for lowering the moving mass, because simpler amplification has so many benefits.
However, I recently went for a Black Friday price reduction on a full featured modern moving magnet design from ortofon, the 2M black Beethoven model, swayed by the price. I had dreamed of all kinds of more exotic carts when forming my buying decision, but liked saving money.
Plus, given the extreme adaptability of human hearing , and how well a previous high end MM design preformed in my system , I'm sure it will work out well, since MM has a lot of punch , very good for rock and simple groove recordings.
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- RE: Sorry, DoW ... - beach cruiser 10:16:21 01/04/25 (1)
- RE: I take a much simpler approach ... - andyr 15:47:07 01/04/25 (0)
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