What's on our Minds...

June 10, 2026
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It was a joy fitting this MoFi StudioSilver Moving Coil cartridge to its sibling turntable (a MoFi StudioDeck) this week. No, this isn't the "pipe and slippers" sound you remember from your parent's hifi system, this is...

January 20, 2026
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The disappearing act - HOUDINI

A nice variation on the usual cartridge setups we do - this one involves the installation of the amazing "Houdini" cartridge decoupler from The Funk Firm, with a Cadenza Blue MC cart on a MoFI UltraDeck turntable...

November 23, 2025
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A (CART) FITTING END TO THE WEEK...

We bookended the week with another cartridge install, this time the audio technica AT-OC9XML MC cart being fitted to a Technics SL-1200G...

August 3, 2025
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HIGH-END INSTALL CARTRIDGE #2

Next up was the supply, setup, and calibration of the extraordinary audio technica AT-ART1000X Moving Coil cartridge on the client's Technics SL1200G turntable. The ART1000X is one of the most challenging carts to...

August 2, 2025
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HIGH-END CARTRIDGE INSTALL #1

It's been a busy few days with cartridge/turntable setups! First up, the wonderful My Sonic Lab "Ultra Eminent Bc" Moving Coil cartridge (Yoshio Matsudaira), fitted onto a ProJect Audio X2 turntable. #mysoniclab #ultraeminentbc #mc #cart #cartridge #setup #install #calibration #projectaudio #projectaudiosystems...

June 21, 2025
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THE INVISIBLE TURNTABLE?

In 2022, celebrating 60 years in existence, audio technica released the stunning AT-LP2022 transparent turntable.

June 15, 2025
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CARTRIDGE CALIBRATION - OUR PROCESS

Last weekend we had a blast with a blast from the past - a Rega Planar 3 (in glorious green) in for a cartridge upgrade (Ortofon 2MR Bronze).

We thought we would go a little deeper into the typical process we adopt at the store regarding cartridge fitting and calibrating.