Phono Cartridges - Your favorites and least favorites?

[Angsty]

Just opened mine up.
Hope to install it tomorrow.

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My 1000E looked like this one; I just opened the box today. No corrosion evident.

 

[folsom_lives]

My 1000E looked like this one; I just opened the box today. No corrosion evident.

Keeping my fingers crossed for the two coming in tomorrow.

 

[kvetcha]

Keeping my fingers crossed for the two coming in tomorrow.

Report back! (I have no doubt you will.)

Also, have we noticed this happening more with 1000Es or 1000LTs?

 

[BazookaTooth]

Keeping my fingers crossed for the two coming in tomorrow.

mine is in customs right now, i hope its fine when / if it arrives next week.

 

[folsom_lives]

Report back! (I have no doubt you will.)

Also, have we noticed this happening more with 1000Es or 1000LTs?

Mine were both E.

 

[kvetcha]

My LTs were clean.

 

[HayesWeighsIn]

Just opened my E - no corrosion, pins look totally clean. Shiny, even. Honestly wouldn't have known this is NOS from the looks of it.

 

[kvetcha]

Just opened my E - no corrosion, pins look totally clean. Shiny, even. Honestly wouldn't have known this is NOS from the looks of it.

That's great to hear. I was also impressed with the condition of my two carts, so all these corroded examples were freaking me out a little.

 

[dansomeone]

Just opened my E - no corrosion, pins look totally clean. Shiny, even. Honestly wouldn't have known this is NOS from the looks of it.

This, my E looks brand new, "all nice and sparkly"

 

[sulken]

I'm very happy for all of you that got good looking ones....

 

[Mather]

I apologize to everyone that got a bad one, the only reason this happened is that I didn't order any. Had I made an order I would have naturally received every single one that looked like they spent the better part of the last quarter century at the bottom of a lake.

 

[kvetcha]

I'm very happy for all of you that got good looking ones....

I trust they’ll get you sorted out!

 

[Jbraswell]

Height is around 18 mm. Compliance is 15-16.

I’m running mine in a factory Technics shell with A/T 6018 wires and feel no need to change anything.

Set it up level and you are golden.

I decided to give a heavier AT headshell a go.
Maybe buy me some time on another set of AT leads.
These should be somewhat better than the crap Technics leads.

10g will keep me in spec with the TT weight, although on the bottom end.

AT-HS10BK

The lightweight aluminum AT-HS10BK is a universal ½"-mount headshell for 4-pin turntable cartridges. Featuring an aluminum die-cast body, the AT-HS10 is designed to keep vibration to t ...

www.audio-technica.com

 

[hearditontheX]

The ebay listing for the SAE is over. Nuts.

Time to find an alternate for not more than $200.

 

[HiFi Guy]

The ebay listing for the SAE is over. Nuts.

Time to find an alternate for not more than $200.

I’ll sell my IPT RigB500 (modified A/T 540ML) for $165 shipped. It was $320 new shipped from the UK. Under 75 hours.

 

[notjhill]

emailed the seller and he confirmed they are sold out, bummed I missed it.

 

[hearditontheX]

I’ll sell my IPT RigB500 (modified A/T 540ML) for $165 shipped. It was $320 new shipped from the UK. Under 75 hours.

Minimal research shows thats an aluminum headshell with the VM540ML?

 

[HiFi Guy]

Minimal research shows thats an aluminum headshell with the VM540ML?

Yes, and no fiddly nuts. So 740 level without nuts.

 

[hearditontheX]

Yes, and no fiddly nuts. So 740 level without nuts.

Ok, lets do this, thank-you. Lets continue via pm.

 

[BazookaTooth]

My cart just got in , thoughts on this one @HiFi Guy