samedi 4 mars 2017

Tips On How To Choose Appropriate Turntable Cartridges

By Scott Cooper


Ever since in the history, music was already being loved by many people. The most common recordings that are listened to before was on the vinyl records. These are similar to shellac records which are being used earlier. Until now, the vinyl has still remained popular that is available in both DJ community and high fidelity audiophile community.

Stereo systems are being built out from amplifier, component, speakers, and turntable and this one particular process must be considered very importantly. Small accessories such as wires and styluses may also be considered as parts of it. It is very necessary to have the right and the best turntable cartridges because despite of their small sizes, they are important for holding styluses. And thus, having the best quality device must be considered.

Determining the budget. The phono cartridges can be considered as under the classification of stereo systems but these have much larger sizes than others. During the allocation of budget, make sure to consider the whole system. Audiophile cartridges often have higher prices, most especially if these are high end models. For you to budget everything properly, only ten percent of total expenditures must be allocated to the cartridge.

Select an appropriate cartridge type for the mount of tonearm. The tonearm is being classified into four categories. These classifications are the standard, P, convertible, and integrated mounts. Make sure that you have chosen a cartridge which is suitable to the type of mount.

A half inch or a standard mount is the most commonly used mount. It is a flat and a large headshell as where the cartridges will be sitting underneath it. Another turntable type is the P mount which is often made as low end. The convertible type is uncommon. And lastly, and integrated mount uses the propriety cartridges wherein swapping with some other models is being prohibited. This is usually used in DJ turntables.

The two main types of cartridges are moving coils and moving magnets. Almost all the modernized types of a cartridge are manufactured as magnetic. The devices have small metal coils and magnets and the movements are related to each other in order for electrical signal to be produced. Moving magnets are much common, being allowed for moving while the coil is fixed. While the moving coils are usually being preferred by many audio enthusiasts.

Compare the shapes of stylus of different cartridge types. A stylus is a needle that has the purpose of touching the vinyl record. Styluses nowadays are often made from diamonds and they are available in different sizes and shapes and are often expensive. However, there may also be some cheaper types made in spherical shapes, offering low quality of sounds.

Spherical shapes are still being used for scratching and back cuing actions done in the DJ turntables. Elliptical styluses are other types that offer greater contact areas, and thus, recorded information can be retrieved with lesser tracking force being required. And thus, the result would be higher fidelity and less record wear.

Elliptical styluses are being used as well for audiophile DJs. But it is not recommended to do scratching. Some common styluses are linear contacts, biradials, and micro lines.




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