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Originally Posted by tonepub
Hmmm. If you don't have a ton of Mono's but would still like a nice moderately priced Mono cart, I'd consider a Shelter 501 II mono. It's not crazy money, but great overall tonality that adds a little extra magic to those records.
Because the older monos are cut different, using a dedicated mono cart gives you more weight to the sound and less surface noise. You might be surprised at how much depth a mono record has with a decent mono cart.
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Having bought your Clearaudio Concept and Grado Sonata1 mono, Jeff, I can give first hand testament to that! My original Blue Note, Verve, MLP, and Impulse monos have never sounded so good! And they are so quiet!
I'm a happy camper with my mono rig:
While my Clearaudio is not quite at the same level as my Gyro SEII/SME V or the Innovation Wood, the Concept is absolutely killer for the money ($1499).
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