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SurreyNick · 6th Dec 2017, 6:48 pm

Thank you Edward, and please don't worry about giving offence. My wife didn't pay very much and I'm happy to pay out for upgrades/mods if it will result in her having something she can use on a daily basis. She's not concerned if she can only listen in mono, just that she can use it to play her vinyls.

The only thing I don't want to do is replace the deck and £37.50 for a new cartridge to be able to use it seems good value to me. I would appreciate some guidance about the 5 gram tracking weight you refer to. Will just changing the cartridge for the BSR X5M be enough, or is there more that I will need to do?

One other question on the cartridge. Would I be better going for a BSR X5H over the X5M? From what I have just read the X5H is for high gain and is necessary where there is just one audio valve, which is all this model 2127 has.

Thanks

N.

6th Dec 2017, 6:48 pm	#18
SurreyNick Heptode Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Wigton, Cumbria, UK. Posts: 728	Re: Restore an HMV 2127 Thank you Edward, and please don't worry about giving offence. My wife didn't pay very much and I'm happy to pay out for upgrades/mods if it will result in her having something she can use on a daily basis. She's not concerned if she can only listen in mono, just that she can use it to play her vinyls. The only thing I don't want to do is replace the deck and £37.50 for a new cartridge to be able to use it seems good value to me. I would appreciate some guidance about the 5 gram tracking weight you refer to. Will just changing the cartridge for the BSR X5M be enough, or is there more that I will need to do? One other question on the cartridge. Would I be better going for a BSR X5H over the X5M? From what I have just read the X5H is for high gain and is necessary where there is just one audio valve, which is all this model 2127 has. Thanks N.