Hi. fredblue
So you are dipping your toe into the CD-4 waters mmmmmmmmm...you do have the Quad bug...:fly::fly::fly::fly:..........
I totally agree with " The Quadfather " I have just purchased a ATN440MLb cartridge this is a up grade to the ATN440MLa which is out of production so the (ATN440MLb) is the one to go for, with your skill in hunting for a good price ...
And remember the team from Aus. is going to work on a NEW CD-4 demod you can wait and see or buy a working JVC 4DD-5 unit, so go for it but there will be a little amount of fiddling to get it right & ...also remember there were good groups only on CD-4 LP only..only..only.. sorry stuck record..
http://www.audio-technica.com/cms/cartridges/639dc678493df33c/index.html
http://www.turntableneedles.com/At440MLb-Audio-Technica-Cartridge_p_4279.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGskAjDENdc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_4Hdmd8mtw
So you are dipping your toe into the CD-4 waters mmmmmmmmm...you do have the Quad bug...:fly::fly::fly::fly:..........
I totally agree with " The Quadfather " I have just purchased a ATN440MLb cartridge this is a up grade to the ATN440MLa which is out of production so the (ATN440MLb) is the one to go for, with your skill in hunting for a good price ...
And remember the team from Aus. is going to work on a NEW CD-4 demod you can wait and see or buy a working JVC 4DD-5 unit, so go for it but there will be a little amount of fiddling to get it right & ...also remember there were good groups only on CD-4 LP only..only..only.. sorry stuck record..
http://www.audio-technica.com/cms/cartridges/639dc678493df33c/index.html
http://www.turntableneedles.com/At440MLb-Audio-Technica-Cartridge_p_4279.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGskAjDENdc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_4Hdmd8mtw
As I'm poised to dip a toe into the CD-4 waters, my interest is piqued by your last comments that CD-4 records were made with super vinyl to combat record wear.
Reading through past QQ posts on the subject, I've seen some conflicting reports about how fussy CD-4 records can be and how they can (allegedly) be trashed if played using a non-compliant (non-Shibata?) stylus or whatever..?
Please forgive the potentially incorrect terminology throughout my post, hitherto I've only been an ever-so-humble SQ and QS vinyl spinner (SQ and QS may have some shortcomings but they seemed so much easier to handle, especially to a Quad vinyl rookie like yours truly, who hadn't so much as played a slice of vinyl in a decade or more up to the point I decided to go Quad vinyl..!) and as I am starting to acquire used CD-4 records right now, I want to make sure I am not picking up stacks of used CD-4 records that are to all intents and purposes useless.
Thanks in advance.
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