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Hello, first time poster, long time lurker. I recently purchased a PL-41 at auction for about $130. It defintely needs a bit of work, and that's what drew me to the purchase as well as the love that a lot of people on AK show it. It came with what seems to be the original headshell, as well as...

Hi Everybody, I thought I knew the lay of the Grado land, but this cartridge came mounted on a used tt a friend just purchased and it has thrown me for a loop. Previous owner says the stylus has only 6-8 hours on it, leading me to believe this it's a potentially rare NOS. Has anybody seen this...

I am really curious about the Nagaoka N-MP1.0--mono (for pre-1967 Lp /45s) -- as the Naga MP series is already somewhat low compliance, (suitable for a heavier-armed mono set-up) and those MP series carts are quite nice, and this mono cart will snap onto any of them-- when I recently noticed...

Unexpectedly I found myself picking up a Pioneer PL-400 turntable from someone locally via FB Marketplace this past weekend. They listed it as not working, but when I brought it home I found the only problem is that they had the tonearm counterweight set all the way in which, as you can imagine...

Hey all! I have upgrade fever! Currently I have an AR XA with a Stanton 681eee playing through an amazing Scott 299B and recapped KLH 5s. I’ve modified the AR XA’s arm, SL1200 wand and silver wire (I still need to change the springs and add weight to the t-bar). Right now it sounds pretty...

Hey guys working on restoring and upgrading this PL-518 I picked up. Any recommendations for a cartridge I can pick up? Right now my budget for a cartridge is under 100 and I will also need a phono pre amp as well preferably under 100. I had read on some older posts but was pretty confused (I'm...

Hi folks. Stuck here in lockdown I realize I want to upgrade the cartridge on either my Pioneer PL-530 (stock everything) or my Thorens TD145 (also stock). Budget is around $250-450ish (not sure spending more than say $500 for a cart for either of these tables makes much sense from what I've...

Hi all, a few months back I picked up a technics sl1800mk2 from the original owner to complete my vintage setup. It came with original box and owner's manual and the original warranty card that was never filled out. The turntable is in excellent shape. It came with a shure m97 cart not exactly...

Hi All, New owner of a Sondek LP12 turntable. I assume the version I have may be from 80's-early 90's as it is equipped with the Ittok tone arm, but since I am a newbie to Linn products I may be incorrect about info. I was hoping to get some suggestions on Carts/Stylus that would match up with...

Morning everyone. Long time lurker, first time poster. I've searched the internets for a little bit, looking for info on an Empire cartridge on a 698 I'm acquiring. Haven't had much luck, so I thought I'd ask here. Cart reads: 122 XE/N The body of the cart is gold and the plastic housing...

I’m pretty new to the turntable game. I picked up a SL-1700 mk1. It has a cartridge on it that says MA 2002 e on it. My ears are telling me the stylus is pretty worn and needs replacing. I don’t think this is the kind of cartridge that I can replace the stylus in so I’m in the market for a...

I'm resurrecting my old Dual 1209 turntable did a basic mechanical cleanup and lube... motor runs strong and steady, idler wheel cleaned, etc. installed a used Shure M91ED body, with a brand-new Tonar aftermarket stylus I've done some basic cartridge setup: - cartridge positioned within the...

Hi all! I'm looking for a budget cartridge for my Yamaha YP-701. I'm looking to spend around $100 but up for all suggestions. Easier for me to purchase from Amazon if all others are equal too. Thanks!

Hello everyone, I have a Sanyo MG26 cartridge that I know nothing about. Is this cartridge worth getting a JICO for? The cartridge came with a Sanyo TP 1000 turntable, the specs lists it as 25db channel separation and 20hz -25khz response.

Hi guys, first of all I'm new to the forum and not exactly sure where to post a thread like this. If this is the wrong place, please tell me where I should post instead. Now to my question: Yesterday, I bought a used Dual 1229. I don't have any HiFi equipment in my own room which means I need...

Hello! I've made this new account to ask a question of the forums. I found a Pioneer PL-7 at a flea market a while ago for a sweet 2 bucks. Plugged it in and it turns, although I don't remember if it spun at the right speeds or not- I kinda think it did, but of course I'll test it further. I'm...

Hi guys, I'm new to the forum but I've known about Audiokarma for quite a while now. The reason I joined is that I've finally decided to get my Yamaha YP-B4 up and running again and I'm realizing that I'm going to need some help with that. The title pretty much sums up what I'm trying to decide...

Hey guys, new to the forum and trying to gain some knowledge. I've been trying to do my research on the V-M Model 815. There is a good deal for on here in town and I'm considering jumping on it. I have never owned a ceramic cartridge record player and am a little weary to buy one. I have...

I need some help trouble shooting a hum problem and finding the right cartridges that will match my system, which consists of a Technics SL-1210 MK2 which is connected to a McIntosh MAC4100 receiver and Axiom Audio M100 Towers. The SL1210 came with a Stanton MP 6800 EL cartridge, but I am...

Hey guys, recently I've been getting a ton of crackle and pops on my turntable. Here's my specs: h/k T30c table, used Grado Gold cartridge, new Grado Green stylus I had a decent buzzing sound when the volume was cranked and no sound was playing, but I moved the turntable away from the speakers...

Hi, I'm new here and new to turntables and records and I just got a used Technics SL 5300 but I don't know what the cartridge or styulus is and because of that I don't know what to set the tracking force to. I guess I will need to purchase another cartridge and so forth but I want to play some...

Hello everyone. I just bought a Technics SL-D303 for next to nothing online. No information was given on the cart other than a photo taken from a weird angle. This should be an easy one for anyone who knows. Please share you thoughts on what it is and if it's worth getting a new stylus for it...

I have a Dual 1225 which I have set up to play 45 rpm 7 inch singles. At the moment it is equiped with a Dual DMS 210 with an after market stylus which is equiped with a 0.6 mil spherical stylus. I track this at 2.6 g and it does a very good job of handling my singles collection. .......However...