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Old 11th Feb 2019, 8:14 pm   #20
Audio1950
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Default Re: Ronette Cartridge Identity

The rubber block on the original 105 and BF40 cartridges were very soft and pliant, in fact too much so, as many of them have disappeared up into the body of the cartridge. This, plus the very thin shank of the original stylus made for very compliant cartridges which performed well and were highly regarded in their time. Alas, the same cannot be said of the modern copies. As Electrogram has said, the quality of the tips is also questionable. On the 105 cartridge I bought, the reproduction was so bad, I thought the 78 and LP styli had been transposed.

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