Looks like a nice deck. Well played.
Will have to dig my old IIX 900e out for some nostalgia, although I bet the belt is fucked.
Cheap to replace. I’d like one of those one day.
Still hoping for some opinions on appropriate cart/stylus for the IIx…
Spent the evening listening to it with the AT95e on it, and it’s really by no means poor. I can tell the deck is fundamentally excellent, but I can also sense that it’ll really come to life with something better on it…
I use a hana el on mine. Sounds very good
Oof, I’d hope it would for that money! A bit beyond me at the moment, but definitely something I’ll consider when I’m a bit more wedged-up!
I don’t have a particular preference for MM over MC, other than the price of admission to MC worth having. Not that I mind paying for quality, but simple economic practicalities at the moment!
I’ll check those out, thanks. I get the impression AT are not a bad choice, as far as MM is concerned.
I’d definitely consider secondhand as well, if it was fairly low-use.
That VM95SH is definitely a contender.
That’s what I use.
Oh great, and you’re really happy with it? What deck are you using it on?
Somebody near me selling a low-use Goldring 1042 on eBay, which is also tempting.
Nice cartridge, would work well in your arm. It’s a low rider and you have to get everything spot on with it. I used to use it’s poor cousin the 1012GX.
I really like the AT, I’m using it on a Pro-Ject 2experience Acryl SB.
Great, thanks! Plenty of food for thought. I’m going to take a punt on something fairly imminently…
I have a shure m97xe with 3 hours on it
Ah do you?! Ok very interesting… although 3 hours… didn’t make much of an impression on you then?!
I wonder how it would compare to either the Goldring or the AT. Just read something that says it punches well above its weight.
It was just a stand in to try on a sme arm
Ah ok. And what did you think of it?
Very good
Not as dynamic as the hana, but sort of to be expected at the price
If you can get the goldring 1042 though,I’d go for that