john_k_antony
Well-Known Member
Dear All,
I recently bought a Pro-ject Debug III with Ortofone OM5E cart. It plays well with new records and tracks pretty well. The details are fine and not bright. I have connected the TT to the entry level Pro-Ject phono box pre amp and then to Denon 2310 AVR. The bass response is not to my taste / level though, but okay.
Now I have got some old records and when I play them, there is lots of surface noise, cracks and pops. Also I feel the clarity is not great at all. The bass is really lacking.
I did some research on the net and found out that a platter upgrade to an acrylic platter and cart/stylus upgrade will makes things better. If this information is true, I am planning to upgrade just the stylus to a more premium one. The reason is I dont want to fiddle around with the cartridge upgrade as it involves some alignment, fine tuning and getting a new counter weight as the stock counter weight only support carts with <= 5g weight.
The upgrade stylus I am looking for is Ortofon OM30. I have read that OM30 is compatible with OM5 cart. However OM5 is not the "Super OM" and hence OM30 on OM5 wont give you the best possible sound upgrade. Nonetheless, people say OM30 on OM5 is still a worthy upgrade in terms of sound quality.
The upgrade cost for stylus + platter would set me back by $400 if I buy them from needle doctor.
My question is doing this expensive upgrade worth the cost?
Really appreciate your inputs on the same.
Thanks,
John,
I recently bought a Pro-ject Debug III with Ortofone OM5E cart. It plays well with new records and tracks pretty well. The details are fine and not bright. I have connected the TT to the entry level Pro-Ject phono box pre amp and then to Denon 2310 AVR. The bass response is not to my taste / level though, but okay.
Now I have got some old records and when I play them, there is lots of surface noise, cracks and pops. Also I feel the clarity is not great at all. The bass is really lacking.
I did some research on the net and found out that a platter upgrade to an acrylic platter and cart/stylus upgrade will makes things better. If this information is true, I am planning to upgrade just the stylus to a more premium one. The reason is I dont want to fiddle around with the cartridge upgrade as it involves some alignment, fine tuning and getting a new counter weight as the stock counter weight only support carts with <= 5g weight.
The upgrade stylus I am looking for is Ortofon OM30. I have read that OM30 is compatible with OM5 cart. However OM5 is not the "Super OM" and hence OM30 on OM5 wont give you the best possible sound upgrade. Nonetheless, people say OM30 on OM5 is still a worthy upgrade in terms of sound quality.
The upgrade cost for stylus + platter would set me back by $400 if I buy them from needle doctor.
My question is doing this expensive upgrade worth the cost?
Really appreciate your inputs on the same.
Thanks,
John,