johnnyb53 - How fussy is the 201 regarding install and setup? I am kind of a clutz and have limited patience. Plus, my tonearm is the difficult Thorens with the covered cartridge bay.
Shelter 201 Cartridge: I just put it into my system Aug. 6 2016
I'm pretty impressed so far. I need to put more hours on it to make a more informed evaluation. But so far I like what I'm hearing--excellent dynamics, excellent truth of timbre, honest and rich midrange, works well on a variety of music genres as though it was designed for each one. Full enough bass that I turn off the subwoofers for smaller ensembles. Lots of punch. Crazy enjoyment for the money. I got mine from a Japanese storefrong on eBay. USA authorized dealer list is $310; I got mine for $167. For the future replacement stylus is just $100. Any experiments, comments, reactions?
Thanks.
Thanks.
- ...
- 12 posts total
bondmanp, My own cartridge setup situation is the opposite of yours--my tonearm has the standard 1/2" detachable headshell, so I don't have to perform close tolerance maneuvers to get my cartridges mounted. I will say, however that even with a detachable headshell some cartridges are easier or harder than others, As I remember it, mounting and aligning the Shelter 201 was pretty straightforward--the tonearm leads slid on easily but snugly (though that can vary with the turntable/tonearm), I didn't have to either crimp nor expand the clips I was able to mount the cartridge with some of the standard screws that came with the cartridge. Its .3x.7 mil elliptical stylus wasn't particularly fussy, either. I did the overhang/alignment consistent with my turntable (Technics SL1210 M5G) and it sounded right with no further adjustment. You also might benefit from the customer reviews on Needle Doctor. One user put it on a Thorens TD126 MkII.http://www.needledoctor.com/s.nl/it.A/id.7530/.f?sc=2&category=877 |
- 12 posts total