adam
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 | | Subject: New audio Technica MCs Wed Apr 21, 2010 6:59 pm | |
| I notice Audio Technica has got a new range of MCs, has anyone managed to hear on yet or are they still a bit new for any feedback to feed through? some of their carts get a lot of praise. |
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JSBach
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| | Subject: Re: New audio Technica MCs Thu Apr 22, 2010 2:58 am | |
| | adam wrote: | | I notice Audio Technica has got a new range of MCs, has anyone managed to hear on yet or are they still a bit new for any feedback to feed through? some of their carts get a lot of praise. |
Audio Technica has yet to make a really bad cartridge although some of their earlier moving coils (OC9 MkI) were, to my ears, savage on the top end.
It would be interesting to hear what their latest efforts are but even though I get more opportunities than most to hear systems other than my own it could be a long time before I get to hear any of them. I,m unwilling though to stick my neck out with an evaluation unless I hear a cartridge on my own turntable & phono preamp. Chances of that happening now that I'm no longer on the mainland and socializing with a bunch of lunatic audiophools are very slim. I'd really like to hear the replacement for the OC9 Mk2 as the Garrot Bros re-build of that model I ran for a few years was wonderful although I found it didn't enjoy room temperatures below 18 deg's (approx) . . . a summer time cartridge? |
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adam
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| | Subject: Re: New audio Technica MCs Thu Apr 22, 2010 9:32 pm | |
| I've heard that too that the OC9 is a bit bright and screechy but others rave about the AT33 so I was curious to how the new range sounds as I feel my set up is a bit unbalanced it's the new Astintrew at8000 with a VPI scoutmaster with a little Denon DL110 so I feel the Denon is batting outside it's class and is being shown up a bit. |
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| | Subject: Re: New audio Technica MCs Fri Apr 23, 2010 12:48 am | |
| Take my word for it, you'll always come back to the DL110!  I love mine. |
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Mark E Smith
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| | Subject: Re: New audio Technica MCs Fri Apr 23, 2010 7:22 am | |
| Agreed .I spent 470 quid on a OC9 MK 2 and the denon whips it ......turned milk sour with it's horrid treble so it did !! Tracked like a drunk also !!! I really don't see what sort of sound AT aim for ? But it's not pleasant.stay away !!!  |
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colin
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| | Subject: Re: New audio Technica MCs Fri Apr 23, 2010 8:49 am | |
| I use a DL110. and can only think of 3 carts I have heard that would get me interested in changing a DL301, Ortofon Rono Bronze, and the Blackbird. Out of the three I prefer the 301.
I want to have a listen to the new Nagaoka MP300 at some point though. |
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flatpopely
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| | Subject: Re: New audio Technica MCs Fri Apr 23, 2010 12:21 pm | |
| Well I ran an OC9MLII for a while and loved it. THEN I got a Linn Troika, game over. The OC9 tracked like it was on rails but the sound was undynamic and had a tilted response towards the treble. I only paid £160 for it so it was great vfm.
Is the new OC9 MLIII a ground up replacement or just an upgraded MLII? |
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