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Thread: Ortofon 2M Red upgrade?
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January 15, 2022, 06:24 PM #1Junior Member
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Ortofon 2M Red upgrade?
HI Guys,
I'm new.
I'd like your thoughts on a decent MM cart in the $300-$600 range.
I found this AT cart and I like it so far, but I have nothing to compare it to other than my 2M Red.
I bought it from Amazon, so I have 30 days to return it if I'm convinced of something better.
What are your thoughts on this one?
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January 15, 2022, 07:15 PM #2Senior Member
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Re: Ortofon 2M Red upgrade?
What are your thoughts?
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January 15, 2022, 08:33 PM #3Senior Member
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Re: Ortofon 2M Red upgrade?
I have a 2M Red, I also purchased the Blue Stylus. I previously owned the 2M Bronze and Black. I picked up an Audio Technica VM740 ML to replace it on my secondary table. I like the AT a lot more. They have always been one of my favorites!
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January 15, 2022, 10:33 PM #4Senior Member
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Re: Ortofon 2M Red upgrade?
What AT cart is that .?? Edit , reading it off the cart .....
BTW biggest improvement would be to remove your dust cover when listening ..!
Just saying
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January 16, 2022, 09:25 PM #5Junior Member
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Re: Ortofon 2M Red upgrade?
I know *sniff*
But I'm lazy
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January 16, 2022, 09:28 PM #6Junior Member
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Re: Ortofon 2M Red upgrade?
mep - it sounds fine...
maybe I'll try a Black to see the difference...heard they are weird sounding though.
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January 16, 2022, 09:29 PM #7Junior Member
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Re: Ortofon 2M Red upgrade?
What do you run on your primary table? Originally Posted by Randy Myers
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January 17, 2022, 11:38 AM #8Senior Member
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Re: Ortofon 2M Red upgrade?
I have a Rega MC cartridge (Ania Pro) on the Rega RP8 table... Originally Posted by firewallx
Back in the day Grace was far and away my favorite (too bad Grace is long gone), but my second favorite was always Signet, which was AT's boutique line. The current 700 series AT reminds me of Signet!
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