Ortofon MC 20 S
Moving-coil cartridge with van den Hul nude stylus
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The MC20 Super
Submitted on February 19th, 2008 by Scoop_mc20It's good to be back on the re-vamped website esp. as its now so much faster! Also good to see a reference to my currently favourite cartridge: - the Ortofon MC20S. I acquired mine a decade or so ago and now use it sparingly. It came along with a Thorens TD125, SME3009/System 2000 plinth. Shure V15-2, AT30HE and AT30E carts. were also included. They all came from the estate of a deceased relative of a friend: the total of equipment I bought is too long to list.
The Ortofon is indeed lovely cartridge but does not suit the low mass SME arm. A good medium mass arm is essential to get the best from it. I've been happily using it in a Pioneer PL112D integrated turntable c.1978 (albeit with some minor improvements) and it performs amazingly well.
As for the Audio Technicas': they're rather nice too - though there's barely 1.5dB difference in output between the E & HE versions (as measured on BBC spec. PPM). In truth; neither are really capable of driving a typical MM phono stage. The V15 performs best with the SME3009, which should come as no surprise at all.
Best regards, John W