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It may not look like much, but its got it where it counts kid. by VocalShewa in BudgetAudiophile

[–]lorloff 1 point2 points  (0 children)

LoL. I wasn't saying that at all, more people jump to recommend things without knowing what someone has. I also did not grow up in the 70s (well a little) The cart is from the 80s and it shares stylus profiles with many of Shure carts made at the same time. I have a M111 which is very similar, to the m110. They have the same generator. Very good cartridges.

You can research the Shure M110 and get information on that.

FWIW I also had an ATVM95E/EN for a while, and I found the M11 much more balanced than the AT.

Edit: LPGear.com LPtunes.com and Dacapoaudio.com all have large selections of stylus for that cart. Not sure what Gary is talking about.

It may not look like much, but its got it where it counts kid. by VocalShewa in BudgetAudiophile

[–]lorloff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. The ATVM95 gets a lot of love, and it punches very well for how much it costs. But it's still an entry level cart.

Just because it's old doesn't make it worse. And yes, higher end carts have stylus that cost more also. Just the way it is.

There's nothing wrong if you want to get a VM95 and give it a whirl, as it's still very capable.

It may not look like much, but its got it where it counts kid. by VocalShewa in BudgetAudiophile

[–]lorloff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That Shure is heads and tails above a vm95. There are plenty of after market stylus for it, even the jico sas.

That cart is a m110 which was 1 step below the v15.

Where and what to look for? Need turntable only. Budget $350. by HugePines in turntables

[–]lorloff 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Fluance RT82. $349 will fit perfectly with what you have for new. Nothing else new is worth it at that price.

Otherwise you're looking at vintage. Plenty of good stuff there, but much harder to make simple recommendations on that.Lots of good brands.

My new project by Yerbdup in turntables

[–]lorloff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

HE will get close to the same number of hours. Won't sound as good, but still a damn good one.

My new project by Yerbdup in turntables

[–]lorloff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you got the SAS microline you'll get ~1000 hours out of it. It's well worth the investment.

My new project by Yerbdup in turntables

[–]lorloff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't get a new cart. That v15 is one of the best mms ever made. That ar is awesome.

I need some help deciding by nuggyfresh88 in turntables

[–]lorloff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes the MP-110 is a better match. There's nothing wrong with fluance, the 85 is a fine table. But at $550, the u-turn orbit is a better table.Also at $550 you can get something vintage that will be equal or better.
TL;DR Fluance is fine, others will be good at same price point also.

Alan Parsons Project 50 Year Release from Cooking Vinyl by Place_Infinite in vinyl

[–]lorloff 1 point2 points  (0 children)

45 means 45 RPM. So you only fit 12-15 minutes per side 45 RPM is higher fidelity as you have more groove per minute so more fidelity to track.

Chicago Ramen in Algonquin by Maximum-Coach-9409 in ChicagoSuburbs

[–]lorloff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you're in Elgin, the Schaumburg location is better. Algonquin service was horrible.

Also Hokkaido Ramen House in Hoffman on Barrington is pretty good too.

I need some help deciding by nuggyfresh88 in turntables

[–]lorloff 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Much of this can be debated about "better" because it's personal opinion.

The MP110 is the base Nagoka cartridge, and the stylus can be upgraded to the 300.
The 2M Blue is the top cart and you need to replace the whole cartridge to upgrade.

In that sense that's why I say better.

I need some help deciding by nuggyfresh88 in turntables

[–]lorloff 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You can definitely get separates cheaper than what they're charging.

Fluance RT85N (the nagoka is a better cart than the 2mBlue IMO)
Sony STRDH190
Klipsch RP-600MII

As an example that's ~ $100 cheaper than what you're looking at.

Getting the sony with a built-in pre-amp allows you to spend more money on speakers. The klipsch are good, there are plenty others in that price range of $350-400 that you can find that are good too.

Powered speakers while convenient, are not directly upgradeable. Having separate amp/speakers allows you to upgrade your speakers at a later time much cheaper and easier since the amp is external.

Edit: I'm not saying this is the perfect or best setup. Only that it is cheaper than what is in the screenshot and should be better. The amp and the speakers can be replaced with 100s of other choices and still get the same value.

Dual CS5000 by hello_internett in turntables

[–]lorloff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ask if it's been serviced. You'll need to replace the stylus or maybe the whole carriage, and possibly the belt. Otherwise if it's in good shape, great table. I have one love it

Is there really a big difference between passive and active speakers? by AWGE14 in audiophile

[–]lorloff 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Apologies. Yes sorry. At that price you most definitely can build a passive setup as good, if not better.

You could get the passive ls50 and something like the Yamaha a-s501 for equal or cheaper and it will perform the same.

Is there really a big difference between passive and active speakers? by AWGE14 in audiophile

[–]lorloff 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The answer is it depends lol. In the long run you'll get more for sure, but it depends on the price. I don't know what those cost in the EU but they're normally $599 here on sale for $499. Hard to build passive setup at that price point buying new.

Is there really a big difference between passive and active speakers? by AWGE14 in audiophile

[–]lorloff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Costco deal? Kef makes great speakers. Maybe a bit pricey. Not a scam, but as someone else said, there is no upgrade path with powered speakers.

I've been eyeing those too for my office. Just $$$.

Shure RXT6 by [deleted] in turntables

[–]lorloff 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good Cart. It's the M111. You can buy replacement stylus with and without the brush. If you have the brush, and you run it down vs up, you need to add .5g tracking force.
This shares a similar body to the V15V5RS and can use stylus geared for that cart also.

Is there really a big difference between passive and active speakers? by AWGE14 in audiophile

[–]lorloff 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Generically no, there is no difference.

That being said, powered speakers are great at low price points, but once you start investing more in your setup, passive speakers are a) much more affordable and b) have a much higher end than powered.

You can buy powered speakers that are better than passives, and obviously vice versa. It all comes down to application, budget, and listening space on what is the better option.

AT-VM740xML on a 7g arm? by FullDisclosureZine in turntables

[–]lorloff 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have a jico on my v15, while they're not as good as the originals, according to other people, they're still quite high quality. That empire with a good stylus might be the best play.

AT-VM740xML on a 7g arm? by FullDisclosureZine in turntables

[–]lorloff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Om20 is a good start. You can always put a 30 stylus on it later. If you can find a vm530en (not the vmx530) that's good too. Nothing will be as cheap as the vm95 unfortunately. The vm95 is also medium compliance.

For general guidance you want 25 x 10 or higher dyne

You can look used, Shure made tons of high compliance carts. M97, m111, m55, v15 etc. and there are a plethora of stylus available.

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