PHONO CARTRIDGE: How to choose and match it with your preamp and tonearm

In this video we discuss how to choose and match phono cartridges with your turntable system. In particular with your preamp and tonearm. At first this might seem very difficult and technical but give time to the video and you will start to move with some confidence in this world and obtain the maximum from your turntable's audio reproduction and your hi-fi system in general.

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Music: "George Street Shuffle" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Resonance calculator app: http://www.resfreq.com/resonancecalculator.html

Millinewton/micrometer ↔ Dyne/meter Conversion: http://www.endmemo.com/sconvert/mn_umdyn_m.php

Resonance frequency (RF) formula:

RF = 1000 : (2 x π x √ (M x C))

Where:

RF - Cartridge resonance frequency in Hz
π - 3.14159265359...
C - Cartridge compliance lateral in µm/mN
M - Total tonearm system mass which is a sum of Mass of cartridge, Mass of headshell and screws and Effective mass of tone arm (all values in grams).

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Good quality cartridges not too expensive (although good cartridges ARE a little expensive):

MC: Dynavector DV 10X5; Denon 103R

MM: Ortofon 2M Bronze or Black (expensive); Goldring 1012GX

For the best MC go for Lyra Kleos, Etna or Atlas (in my opinion)

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