I recently inherited an Adcom cartridge that was still on a tonearm, model XC/LTII. From what I read this was a high end cart in its day. I played it through my system a couple times but the stylus is seriously compromised. It looks like this does not have a replaceable stylus. Are these able to be rebuilt? Is it worth it or better to get another cartridge? Thanks.
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Adcom cartridge rebuild?
wildiowa- Posts : 237
Join date : 2012-03-19
stewdan- Posts : 234
Join date : 2010-03-07
Age : 86
Location : Houston Texas
Hi ---- I did a google search on your cartridge, and someone used SoundSmith to "rebuild their cartridge".
Might be a possibility for you??!!
Stew
Might be a possibility for you??!!
Stew
wildiowa- Posts : 237
Join date : 2012-03-19
Many thanks. I guess I am used to lower end carts that have a replaceable stylus. I did not think too much about it but it appears to be a good one maybe a couple hundred bucks is a good investment. I got a blue Ortofon to replace this and thought I was really moving up in the world. Sending it to a place in NJ today for an estimate.
KD6AR- Posts : 2
Join date : 2020-02-12
Read up on the difference between moving magnet and moving coil cartridges.
wildiowa- Posts : 237
Join date : 2012-03-19
Got it. The rebuild is almost as much as the original cost but I think I will go for it. It appears moving coil cartridges do not have a replaceable stylus.
solderblob- Posts : 106
Join date : 2018-05-20
Age : 78
Location : Placerville, California
I have an Adcom XC-LTII that I bought in 1984. I quit using it when I broke the cantilever...and it's been in my "box of broken cartridges" ever since.
It's a high output moving coil meaning you can input it into a MM phono input and don't need a step-up transformer or high gain phono stage. The XC stands for cross coil meaning the coils are mounted on the cantilever at 45 degrees. My system has changed a lot since then, but I recall that I liked the cartridge.
dave
It's a high output moving coil meaning you can input it into a MM phono input and don't need a step-up transformer or high gain phono stage. The XC stands for cross coil meaning the coils are mounted on the cantilever at 45 degrees. My system has changed a lot since then, but I recall that I liked the cartridge.
dave