Shibata (2M Black) and FineLine (2M Bronze) have different sound signatures. Personally, I prefer the Bronze which sounds more hands-on and direct than the Black to me. I also have the PLX-1000 and the 2M Bronze suits it just fine. Shibata usually gives you a very relaxed listening experience which can be great on lots of recordings when things get rough 😬 There is also a new Black, the LVB250. It has a lighter Boron cantilever and is believed to be more dynamic, kinda like the Bronze while maintaining the Shibata sound signature. But at that price, you might just as well buy an MC cartridge anyway.

The 2M black and the Bronze have the exact same generator as far as I understand, so a black stylus in a Bronze cart would be a Black. No more no less. I suspect that the generator is the same for all the 2M range (except for the mono one) actually. The tolerances are probably tighter for the Bronze and Black so they can publish better specs, but I not convinced this makes a real world difference. All the old OM generators were the same, from OM5 up to OM40.

Which one? The stellar or the sprout?

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@@dfj555 Isn't that an analogue to digital converter?

@@utub1473 Probably talking about the Sprout. Stellar cost 4 times as much as the PLX1000.

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Wow if that´s true a technics sl1200g would sound even better... Where can I read that articel

@@anjovandijk9797 The crazy thing is some people have platter wobble with the Technics sl1200g and gr,and this Pioneer no wobble.

Its Black, goofball.....🍁

What song name ?

@@leiferickson9666 he probably got confused by the stylus light which makes the cartridge body look blue-ish

Don't need bass when the audio quality is this good

@@jacobpeck9372 are you joking

The tonearm is 2mm shorter for some kind of reason. It looks the same on mine and I have the same shell but a Dynavector cart.

@@christerpedersen7818 Actually, it's a printing error with the 54 mm overhang. The PLX-1000 has the exact Technics geometry with an effective arm length of 230 mm and 15 mm overhang. So stylii need to be adjusted accordingly. You can therefore also use any Concorde stylus with no hassle.

I have a PLX and the same headshell with a 2M Bronze. The adjustment is OK, according to the Schön protractor.

It is not a printing eror it is 54mm​@@svenschwingel8632

I'll say it has the sound through equalizer and processor. It does not sound like this for real. Otherwise, this sounds really awful.

Ignoramus, the PLX-1000 doesn't have a built-in preamp. Hiss often comes from the master tape.

What song name ?

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That's because Pioneer got it wrong. The stylus tip overhang isn't 54, but 52 like with all arms that have 230 mm effective length and 15 mm overhang. Just like the Technics, the Reloops and all the other Hanpin OEMs.

Do you know how expensive that setup is? I would recommend decontaminating everything first. Ha!

Lol

Lol

I'd gladly trust an $800 Hanpin with any of my records.

What a total knob!!

It's not the platter, it's the machining of the strobe markings. My PLX does the very same thing.

@@svenschwingel8632 The markings can be off as well. But I have set up an immoble arm to the desktop, set it within .1 mm of the platter and it scrapes in places on these Hanpins. It is just something to note relative to an old Technics precision cast in Japan.

@@Digiphex I got lucky with mine, then. I heard about the wobbly platters so I took a precision gauge used to measure side shot in brake rotors to my platter directly after unboxing and it turned out to be as even as can be. Also, the tonearm gimbal didn't show any play like other PLX buyers reported. But there's the slightly uneven markings which doesn't really bother me. And the tonearm lift is kinda weak and lets the stylus drop too fast. No big deal in the middle of a record, but it can be tricky on the lead-in if the stylus decides to take a sidestep in the wrong direction. So I am a tad more careful with the lift. As far as build quality goes: the old "made in Japan" quality at affordable price tags is gone for good. If you want a really well-built Technics turntable, I'd even stay away from the Mk7 and go for the 1200G ... but at 4000 bucks, it's going to cost ya. Dearly. And I can't see any pro DJ using two of these in a club.

fernarias Why?

So what do you think your proving by trying to degrade the equipment by mentioning China?, I’ll give you a reality check shall I, Ive just bought a brand new I phone directly from Apple. Considered one of the leading companies when it comes to gadgets like phones and tablets right?, and guess what it says in the small print in the box?. . .assembled in China, right you heard it, I said China, So before you slag things off for being made in China, remember that this is not always a direct sign of quality, many top companies have products made and constructed in China, because it’s cheaper!, Just look around you, you’ll be surprised at just how many Reputable products are made in countries like China these days!, The country is not always a reflection on the quality! I have a moded ATLP120 running an m2 Red through a Pioneer amp and vintage mission speakers and it sounds absolutely excellent, which is all that’s important, how it sounds to me and know one else!

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Kinda, but not kinda, ass bag....

Hate to tell you fellow, Chinese high end audio smokes what we manufacture here. Their tube amps and CD players are awesome.

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