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Old 8th Dec 2017, 12:22 am   #35
gramofiend
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Default Re: Restore an HMV 2127

Indeed the shure SC35 is a magnetic cartridge but like the far more expensive 44 can track at heavier forces due to the sturdier cantilever.
I am negligent in not suggesting a small pre-amp, readily available from a number of sources nowadays which would improve the fidelity by a wide margin. Incidentally the SC 35 was the device we all heard records reproduced with on the BBC from the end of the 1970's to 1989 or thereabouts when the Corporation changed to the ortofon OM Pro, another conical tip with a stiffer cantilever and tracking between 2 and 6 gm. These are also good re-tipped for 78.
Sorry for slightly misleading the conversation.
Mike
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