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In the Forum: Analog Playback
In the Thread: Tubas and Mc-step
Post Subject: The “special goosevumps”Posted by Romy the Cat on: 4/30/2012
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 RonyWeissman wrote:
Try as I might, I can't get my sme3012/shelter 901 combo to do tubas . My ortofon309/vintage mono cartridge does it magnificently the tuba down low makes me goosevumps all over just likenthe cello. I think my stepup for shelter is incorrect choice, the mono feeds directly into phono amp. I have no interest to audition Mc stepup devices, can someone other than romy just tell me what to buy to work with the shelter? I sau orher than romynas i know what he has and i can't find it/afford it.
Rony,

This is an interesting question, let me understand what you are asking. Your run Ortofon 309 arm with some kind of vintage mono cartridge. Is it Ortofon SPU vintage or some other mono cartridge?  Does this mono cartridge has high voltage out and run directly to your MM phonostage? You claim that your 3012/901 is not able to deliver the same mid/upperbass performance playing the same record/s. Can you describe something other than “goosevumps”, “do tubas” and “likenthe cello” what exactly dissatisfy you in the sound you get from your 3012/901?  Also, what solution you use to run your 2.5mV 901 needle to your MM phonostage?

Generally, 3012/901 combo with an equitably-good MC level amplification/transformation shall be able to do everything very good. There is however a room for “special goosevumps” that migh come from some vintage mono cartridge. You run Ortofon 309 that is very good arm and some of vintage cartridges (specifically SPU) can deliver some very idiosyncratic midbass glow that no contemporary Shelter would do, particularly on some of the record from 50s.  That is exactly why some people run multiple arm with different type of cartridges mounted on them. So, I wonder if you are trying to address something the does not need to be addressed.

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