What is a MMC20 - Type A cartridge

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PATRICK MALONEY
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PATRICK MALONEY
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Posted August 7, 2025 at 19:20 GMT
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Greetings,

I see ads for a MMC 20 - Type A cartridge every now and then but can't find any real data on it.  Some ads show it as a 20EN but that label is not printed on the cartridge like it is on a "genuine" 20EN.

So did B&O call the original nude elliptical 20EN just a "Type A" and then later came out with the 20S, 20E and 20 CL  so they renamed the Type A as a 20EN?

Confused here!

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Nebojsa Jankovic
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Posted August 7, 2025 at 21:22 GMT
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Hello, there is no MMC20 cartridge. Only MMC20S/E/EN/CL, so 4 types, ligned-up low-to-high in their specs, see also this website, withcartridge database!

https://www.vinylengine.com/cartridge_database.php

I am not aware of a “type A” cartridge that B&O had made…

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Mark-sf
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Posted August 7, 2025 at 21:50 GMT
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Nebojsa is correct. I was a B&O dealer back then.
PATRICK MALONEY
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Posted August 8, 2025 at 03:29 GMT
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Nebojsa is correct. I was a B&O dealer back then.
Thanks to both you and Nebojsa for your replies.  It is also my understanding that those were the only 4 versions of the MMC 20 that were released.  Hence, my confusion. 😕 So please check out the attached screen shots of a current online sale at ebay at the moment as well another expired listing on Reverb.  The first one is from an ebay listing that says it's an EM" (yeah, right.  Typo for an EN?) and the second is from a Reverb listing that has no info beyond "Type A," which I find odd for a company selling turntable stuff... So what do ya'll think this "Type A" really is?  Has anyone reading this ever had one of these?  And Mark-sf, do the pix look at all familiar? Such a puzzle! Pat  
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Posted August 8, 2025 at 05:11 GMT
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What you have is the packing box of the cartridge that would come when it was included with the turntable. They provided specific models with specific turntables. The retail packaging for the cartridge was much larger and had the model on it. This cartridge is upside down hiding its model and the cantilever looks skewed, so I would avoid.
PATRICK MALONEY
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Posted August 8, 2025 at 16:11 GMT
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