{"id":2112,"date":"2022-03-10T07:53:30","date_gmt":"2022-03-10T07:53:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wiredwood.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=2112"},"modified":"2022-03-10T07:57:05","modified_gmt":"2022-03-10T07:57:05","slug":"perils-of-2nd-hand-cartridges-nagaoka-mp-10-shure-m75ed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.wiredwood.co.uk\/wordpress\/perils-of-2nd-hand-cartridges-nagaoka-mp-10-shure-m75ed\/","title":{"rendered":"Perils of 2nd hand Cartridges. Nagaoka mp-10. Shure M75ED."},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

These cartridges recently came into my posession very cheaply. A couple of old school classics for sure, so well in keeping with my vintage gear.<\/p>\r\n

\"Two
Two old cartrdges<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n

They both came attached to 2nd hand turntables Were they worth it?<\/p>\r\n

The Nagaoka MP-10 is a fine cartridge. I already use the more recent Nagaoka MP-110 on my Garrard Zero 100. This one came on a recently acquired Dual 504<\/a> , and was indeed part of the justification for that purchase.<\/p>\r\n

\"Nagaoka
Nagaoka MP-10 Stylus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n

On closer inspection I am rather relieved that I did not try to use it, even with a scrap record. The actual diamond has come adrift from the mount. At some point I may well invest in a new stylus and press the cartridge into service on something. For now though, it’s going in the spares box.<\/p>\r\n

Lets have a look at the Shure M75 ED Type 2. This also came on a 2nd hand turntable. My Garrard Synchro-lab 65B cost just \u00a330, intended for spares use only. The motor is suitable for my much grander Zero 100<\/a> . The plinth and lid will likely see active service at some point. Other than that, the cartridge is the only item of any potential use.<\/p>\r\n

\"Shure
Shure SM75EB stylus tip<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n

This fine example of an elliptical stylus fares much better under the microscope. I’m happy to see that in contact with my favorite records.<\/p>\r\n

It is now installed on my recently acquired Dual 504<\/a>, for which it is a good match, aesthetically as well as technically.<\/p>\r\n

The sound is head and shoulders above the cheap AT91 it replaced. Magnificent.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

These cartridges recently came into my posession very cheaply. A couple of old school classics for sure, so well in keeping with my vintage gear. They both came attached to 2nd hand turntables Were they worth it?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,17,12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2112","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-repair","category-turntable","category-vinyl"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.wiredwood.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2112","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.wiredwood.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.wiredwood.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.wiredwood.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.wiredwood.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2112"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/www.wiredwood.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2112\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2127,"href":"http:\/\/www.wiredwood.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2112\/revisions\/2127"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.wiredwood.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2112"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.wiredwood.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2112"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.wiredwood.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2112"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}