What a timely input from you. I had just finished reading and understanding the AT, AT-VM and while clearing the 78 storm from my mind, I went through all the specs of 60, only to find that it has a different cartridge and stylus. I didnt find the head-shell with the screw mounts and therefore assumed it may not take a variety in replacement Cartridges though may take stylus which fit only to cart that comes with 60. Did I get that correct?
NEXT : As for 78, as I have 78-shellac which weigh a ton and the 78/Shellac handling is far opposed to the vinyl delicate handling. I have done this 40-45 years ago when I was pretty fast and good at switching between 78 and 33 on GC-032. YOU ARE BANG-ON with the recommendation. I needed a seconding to what I had in mind and it also confirms that although degraded sound on the GC-032 with stylus on 78, which is a vinyl stylus, the sound wasnt very original, but not worth a bomb to be spent with added complications of cart change etc. I have heard those 78 on a very old gramophone with a good horn and tunnel speakers. All I needed was a confirmation for now if I could use the GC-032 since it has a mono sylus which I located on one of the websites, surprised to learn there was a stylus of that kind also. Since I have grand old people around close to their 90s and some older, as a tribute to the music of that era, I could play for them. I have a brand new sealed stylus ST/78 (Red/Green) saphire bought from UK some years ago. Once the wheel is here, I hope to have that faithful GC032 kick start and light the fire. THANKS AGAIN
@General_sound !
While studying the 60, the belts, carts and stylus seem to limit my upgrades right at start. To save on the rubber-parts (Belts) replacement as I have faced with my available TT, a direct drive makes it less troublesome. Initially, I was woried about direct drive translating humming etc coming from the old school till a couple of people told me that direct drive are far quieter and better than belt in some respects. No doubt belt drives are expected to be quieter, but the direct drives now are equally quiet. Here with AT family, a small step beyond beginner (60), the 120 bridges gap between audiophile and beginner as a first step out of beginner. Also, I would be starting with the VM carts and dont get caught with obsolescence and therefore plan to invest in ATN95EN and keep it on a spare headshell & cart for those days and nights when I would dedicate to some good listening. After I lost a dear friend with whom for about 2-3 years I had been spending several evenings listening to LPs till the morning, such nights had been long forgotten since. I decided to get back to it as it would bring some fond memories. He was a Braveheart who went down in Mumbai Carnage fighting. RIP!
That said, I will stick now with 120 with BT and USB. I hope to enter with minimum quality, nothing compared to MC or those killing carts and stylus which I may never be able to discern the quality with massive hearing loss from the jets deafening sounds and the music assaults my ears took all these decades.
Solong
