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bang & olufsen mmc2
« on: April 30, 2016, 10:50:12 PM »
I just scored a lightly used mmc2 with original stylus.  If interested pm me for price. 
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Re: bang & olufsen mmc2
« Reply #1 on: April 30, 2016, 10:53:11 PM »
Was it the one attached to the B&O table on CL?
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Re: bang & olufsen mmc2
« Reply #2 on: April 30, 2016, 11:03:00 PM »
Maybe, was it on a 8002?
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Re: bang & olufsen mmc2
« Reply #3 on: April 30, 2016, 11:09:21 PM »
Was it the one attached to the B&O table on CL?

I saw that one.   I was wishing I had the funds just to get the cart.

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Re: bang & olufsen mmc2
« Reply #4 on: May 01, 2016, 07:16:24 AM »
No-not an 8002, but the post is gone, so someone snagged it.  I use an MMC 2 on my rig; always liked the moving iron approach.
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Re: bang & olufsen mmc2
« Reply #5 on: May 01, 2016, 09:07:04 AM »
Is this a B&O mount cart or a generic mount for any tonearm?
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Re: bang & olufsen mmc2
« Reply #6 on: May 01, 2016, 10:09:54 AM »
B&O mount, which requires an adaptor for use on a traditional arm.  Soundsmith may have them
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Re: bang & olufsen mmc2
« Reply #7 on: May 01, 2016, 11:57:15 AM »
But you don't want to use it on a traditional arm.   It is coveted by B&O people because you can't use a regular cart on those tables and these are no longer in production.   It is tiny and requires a very small/light arm.

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Re: bang & olufsen mmc2
« Reply #8 on: May 01, 2016, 03:00:25 PM »
I have used it on a Thorens TD 125 Mark II with an SME arm and currently use it on a Music Hall MMF 9 with the stock Rega arm.  In both cases tracking weight is about 1.2 grams.  Performance is excellent

Soundsmith reverse engineered the B&O cartridge series and manufacturers new replacements for all of the B&O tables using the last generation of cartridges, as well as using the same and similar (as well as substantially upgraded) units in their "traditionally" mounted cartridges.
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Re: bang & olufsen mmc2
« Reply #9 on: May 01, 2016, 06:11:48 PM »
I wouldn't have guessed.   I haven't had any luck tracking big arms that light.

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Re: bang & olufsen mmc2
« Reply #10 on: May 01, 2016, 09:30:10 PM »
One trick with these carts is to apply little or no anti skate.  I use none on the Music Hall.
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Re: bang & olufsen mmc2
« Reply #11 on: May 02, 2016, 08:17:12 AM »
I was shocked how much the MM2 I pulled of an old Beogram went for when I sold mine...  Still cheaper than the Sound Smith alternatives though
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Re: bang & olufsen mmc2
« Reply #12 on: May 08, 2016, 09:18:15 AM »
SOLD!
Duntech PCL-400 (Black Knight), KEF 105/3, Snell Type b
Aloia PST 11.1, Terra Song ss-1, Luxman c-1000, Melos MA333
Llano Phoenix CA-300, White Audio Labs A100, (2) Luxman M4000
McIntosh MA230