memories

I was reading the thread on regulated power supplies and record surface noise when I remembered the following.
Many years ago I was visiting a small post sound recording studio and while I was waiting to discuss my requirements with the engineer I was listening very intently to what he was doing.
He was playing "Snowflakes are Dancing " by Tomita and it sounded terrific.The turntable was a 301 that had been modified so that instead of the pick-up arm being lowered onto the record,the deck was raised up to meet the arm. The arm looked a bit Heath-Robinson and had the cartridge Araldited directly to the end of the arm tube.The sound was coming from a pair of Tannoy Reds in largish cabinets mounted on a shelf at one end of the small room.
Having just lashed out on a new cartridge for my home system (a Shure M something or other) I was very intrigued to know what cartridge he was using that made such nice sounds.
A Goldring G800 he answered.
I've just bought a Shure......(and much more expensive) cartridge I said.
Well he said it depends on what you like listening to.
If you want to hear the music get a G 800.
If you like listening to clicks and pops stay with the Shure.
Funny what you remember isn't it.

 

And did you ever try a G800 at home?

 

Yes I did, (after recovering from the cost of the Shure).
And I stayed with it for quite some time before going moving coil.

 

I have a mint G800 here - I'll put up a needledrop soon.

 

i used to use the g800 with my lenco t/t it was majick,

 

having said that apart from the sure v15, the biggest selling cart was the m75ed

 

I also have a Lenco so might stick the G800 on it and record some Dub for you at the weekend.