Thank you very mutch Sonavor

Hello Folks.  I hate to be the thorn in the flesh here, but I find that my MMC4s sound better than my MMC2.  The sound difference is so minute that it is unrecognizable.  I play classical opera, oratorio and lieder recordings all the time as a I am a voice teacher.  The sounds on the higher frequencies in the human voice and orchestral works sound little different.  I have found that the MMC4 has a fuller and richer sound.  The MMC2 has less of a weight on the record but as I have kept my MMC4 at 1.2 on the arm scale I find that I am having no difficulty.  Many of the records I play constantly for my pupils to listen to during their lesson periods, there has been no damage done.  Personally, I prefer the MMC4.  For what it is worth!!   

Axel have free change my MMC2 needle to a withnew suspension and Shibata diamand. Great service from Axel. Now it sounds the same as my MMC4 but my MMC4 still sounds better and fuller. So i keep my MMC4s

For what it's worth, some cartridges take some time to 'bed in', some say about 50 hours.

Sonavor,

Strange that the volume should be different when the output is the same from both carts. Must be the different system?

Regards

Mike

They certainly do need time to bed in... My shibata on boron mmc20cl from Axel is just bedding in after about 50hrs... I dare say its got another 50 to go before the suspension is sufficiently broken in. It's also worth noting that in my experience the re-tips need a little more tracking force which will drop after break in. I have found this cartridge much better than any mmc4 I have ever heard.