cafe67 Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Hi all , im interested in what people would reccomend in a high output moving coil. Cartridge. Let's say price around $1500. And sticking to HOMC. Ive owned a Dynavector 10x5 before and enjoyed much more than ortofon 2m black I also tried at the time. HOMC that come come mind are the Dynavector 20x10 and one of the Hansa cartridges. Also a question about cartridge inputs , a LOMC output seems to be around 0.03 - 0.05 MV and HOMC seem to be about 2.5-2.8 MV. Is there such a beast as a medium output moving coil? Cheers dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 1 hour ago, cafe67 said: Hi all , im interested in what people would reccomend in a high output moving coil. Cartridge. Let's say price around $1500. And sticking to HOMC. Ive owned a Dynavector 10x5 before and enjoyed much more than ortofon 2m black I also tried at the time. HOMC that come come mind are the Dynavector 20x10 and one of the Hansa cartridges. Also a question about cartridge inputs , a LOMC output seems to be around 0.03 - 0.05 MV and HOMC seem to be about 2.5-2.8 MV. Is there such a beast as a medium output moving coil? Cheers dave Benz do medium output Dave, Glider SM should fit your budget 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyr Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 1 hour ago, cafe67 said: Hi all , I'm interested in what people would recommend in a high output moving coil. Cartridge. Let's say price around $1500. And sticking to HOMC. Why do you want a HO MC, Dave? IOW - why do you think a HO MC will give you better sound than a standard HO MM/MI? I think @MattyWwould suggest otherwise! 1 hour ago, cafe67 said: Also a question about cartridge inputs , a LOMC output seems to be around 0.03 - 0.05 MV and HOMC seem to be about 2.5-2.8 MV. Is there such a beast as a medium output moving coil? Cheers dave Not quite : LOMCs are, typically, 0.3 mV to 0.5 mV ... but they also come in higher or lower outputs (sometimes as low as 0.1 mV - which are problematic for many MC phono stages). HOMCs seem to range from 1.5mV to 2.5mV. Both of which will cause a problem to a standard 40dB MM phono stage - but would work if your MM phono stage has, say, 46dB gain (rather than 40dB). I'm not sure if there are any MCs in the middle. Andy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cafe67 Posted April 27, 2020 Author Share Posted April 27, 2020 Hi Andy curiosity , thinking out aloud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyr Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 1 minute ago, cafe67 said: Hi Andy curiosity , thinking out aloud Dangerous ... thinking out loud! There's always some pr*ck who will come along and beat you down. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wen Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Or, someone who will give you the answer you are looking for, at a price, maybe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batty Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Sumiko do 2. Blackbird and Bluepoint special. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cafe67 Posted April 27, 2020 Author Share Posted April 27, 2020 29 minutes ago, wen said: Or, someone who will give you the answer you are looking for, at a price, maybe Sorry Wen, you've lost me there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cafe67 Posted April 27, 2020 Author Share Posted April 27, 2020 38 minutes ago, andyr said: Dangerous ... thinking out loud! There's always some pr*ck who will come along and beat you down. Andy I might even follow it up with another question Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat-with-one-t Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Hana EL? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyW Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 My experience has been that a quality MM/MI will better any high output moving coil.... Low output moving coils on the other hand are a different story. Then there are low output moving iron and moving magnet carts which have less moving mass than MC and so are theoretically better again. I'm yet to confirm that though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jebediah Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 The newer Hana MH is 2.0mV output. Sneaks over the $1500 by a little way though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussievintage Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 1 hour ago, MattyW said: moving iron and moving magnet carts which have less moving mass than MC Actually I think there are are more and more with rare metal magnets helping a lot. The distinction is less and less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cafe67 Posted April 29, 2020 Author Share Posted April 29, 2020 Another question Grado list some of their cartridges as half inch mount?? What are they for. Older turntables/arms? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat-with-one-t Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Dynavector-DV-20XH-MC-Phono-Cartridge/274351624358?hash=item3fe0a190a6%3Ag%3A5XUAAOSwcQxeqgo5&LH_ItemCondition=3000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rantan Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 Hi Dave. I have a Dynavector 20 X2H and it is just magic. Nicely balanced with great bass and very musical. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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