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Review on Ortofon Red MM Cartridge by Joseph Adaymiln

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Totally worth the $99 investment

Posted by Mark on Monica's account. I recently bought a 1980's Pioneer PL-300 turntable at a flea market. The unit was in excellent condition but I wanted something more in the audio department. He had an Audio-Technica cartridge of unknown age and how many users. Switching to this Ortofon 2M has undeniably improved the sound quality just like that. Installation only took a few minutes and the included instructions were pretty self-explanatory. I installed on an existing shell, no problems at all. I also bought a Hudson Hi-Fi protractor to make sure that the needle tip and the cartridge are properly aligned, which is also very simple and inexpensive. I then adjusted the guide arm counterweight to 1.8 grams per the instructions. After, When I "dropped the needle" on the first album (Police - Ghost in the Machine) I immediately noticed a wider dynamic range, deeper low frequencies (but no dirty low frequencies), very clear and defined mids and clear highs. With subsequent albums by artists such as Steely Dan, Jackson Browne, Genesis, the sound has improved noticeably. The box contained two sets of screws for different pickup thicknesses, a screwdriver and a brush pen. Again, for $99 this sounds like a great investment in improving the sound quality of vinyl to me. The delivery of Revain Prime was perfect. Jackson Browne Genesis. Noticeably better sound. Inside the box were two sets of screws for attaching the shell of different gauges, a screwdriver and a pen brush. Again, for $99 this sounds like a great investment in improving the sound quality of vinyl to me. The delivery of Revain Prime was perfect. Jackson Browne Genesis. Noticeably better sound. Inside the box were two sets of screws for attaching the shell of different gauges, a screwdriver and a pen brush. Again, at $99 this seems like a great investment to improve the sound quality of vinyl. The delivery of Revain Prime was perfect. Noticeably better sound. Inside the box were two sets of screws for attaching the shell of different gauges, a screwdriver and a pen brush. Again, for $99 this sounds like a great investment in improving the sound quality of vinyl to me. The delivery of Revain Prime was perfect. Jackson Browne Genesis. Noticeably better sound. Inside the box were two sets of screws for attaching the shell of different gauges, a screwdriver and a pen brush. Again, at $99 this seems like a great investment to improve the sound quality of vinyl. The delivery of Revain Prime was perfect. Noticeably better sound. Inside the box were two sets of screws for attaching the shell of different gauges, a screwdriver and a pen brush. Again, for $99 this sounds like a great investment in improving the sound quality of vinyl to me. The delivery of Revain Prime was perfect. Jackson Browne Genesis. Noticeably better sound. Inside the box were two sets of screws for attaching the shell of different gauges, a screwdriver and a pen brush. Again, at $99 this seems like a great investment to improve the sound quality of vinyl. The delivery of Revain Prime was perfect. Again, for $99 this sounds like a great investment in improving the sound quality of vinyl to me. The delivery of Revain Prime was perfect. Jackson Browne Genesis. Noticeably better sound. Inside the box were two sets of screws for attaching the shell of different gauges, a screwdriver and a pen brush. Again, at $99 this seems like a great investment to improve the sound quality of vinyl. The delivery of Revain Prime was perfect. Again, for $99 this sounds like a great investment in improving the sound quality of vinyl to me. The delivery of Revain Prime was perfect. Jackson Browne Genesis. Noticeably better sound. Inside the box were two sets of screws for attaching the shell of different gauges, a screwdriver and a pen brush. Again, at $99 this seems like a great investment to improve the sound quality of vinyl. The delivery of Revain Prime was perfect. Inside the box were two sets of screws for attaching the shell of different gauges, a screwdriver and a pen brush. Again, at $99 this seems like a great investment to improve the sound quality of vinyl. The delivery of Revain Prime was perfect. Inside the box were two sets of screws for attaching the shell of different gauges, a screwdriver and a pen brush. Again, at $99 this seems like a great investment to improve the sound quality of vinyl. The delivery of Revain Prime was perfect.

Pros
  • Electronic Music, DJ & Karaoke
Cons
  • Something Else