Hakeem2k3
Are there any that specifically cater to TCV>>? thanks
Posted Thu 29 Jun 06 @ 8:36 am
Taffy Laith
im looking at the same thing and i have seen that the Shure M44-g are good carts for TCV
Posted Thu 29 Jun 06 @ 11:35 am
Slash4
Every 'Dj' needle is good.
As long as its sound good with a normal Vinyl it will be OK with TCV (because TCV is just a normal vinyl with a special sound on it).
As long as its sound good with a normal Vinyl it will be OK with TCV (because TCV is just a normal vinyl with a special sound on it).
Posted Thu 29 Jun 06 @ 12:04 pm
santd
ortofon just realeased special needles for time coded vinyl. go to their site.
Posted Thu 29 Jun 06 @ 6:28 pm
Superstom
I also recommend the new Ortofons. They are specially designed for (the frequency of) time code vinyls. They are also good looking. Note that they are rather expensive.
I currently use Ortofon Elektro Carts, Also good looking and performing very well. I like them a lot. I also have the Shure's, they also have a high output but have more vinyl wear and are harder to install properly. I also have the Stanton 500Al's, they are good, but the output voltage is quite low, resulting in some noise in the signal, which will work less than the other 2.
That is just my experience.
Ewout
I currently use Ortofon Elektro Carts, Also good looking and performing very well. I like them a lot. I also have the Shure's, they also have a high output but have more vinyl wear and are harder to install properly. I also have the Stanton 500Al's, they are good, but the output voltage is quite low, resulting in some noise in the signal, which will work less than the other 2.
That is just my experience.
Ewout
Posted Thu 29 Jun 06 @ 9:02 pm
Karloptimux
I heard somewhere that Digitrak (I think that's how they call them) are the same as Elektro carts but with higher voltage. I think they are a lot more costy too... play with gain, save some money!
Karlo.
Karlo.
Posted Fri 30 Jun 06 @ 12:10 pm
Superstom
Karloptimux,
setting the gain level higher could cause problems.
I have a quite large sound system for a mobile show (see blog). When I use the Stantons (output voltage aound 2.5 mV), I have to set the gain on mixer very high. Therfore the sound of by bass speakers is also picked up by the needle, reslting in feedback, just like a microphone does when you hold it close to the speaker.
At home the staontons work ok, but during (large) gigs I had some problems. After switching first to the shures and later to the Ortofons, I didn't have this problem anymore.
Ewout
setting the gain level higher could cause problems.
I have a quite large sound system for a mobile show (see blog). When I use the Stantons (output voltage aound 2.5 mV), I have to set the gain on mixer very high. Therfore the sound of by bass speakers is also picked up by the needle, reslting in feedback, just like a microphone does when you hold it close to the speaker.
At home the staontons work ok, but during (large) gigs I had some problems. After switching first to the shures and later to the Ortofons, I didn't have this problem anymore.
Ewout
Posted Sun 02 Jul 06 @ 12:24 pm