MoFi UltraDeck / StudioDeck Owners and those interested

Joe Mac said:
Man am I tempted by the new Manley oasis. It’s just a little out of reach and the dealers I’d be buying from are mainland uk so makes trade ins difficult…
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If there was a good trade in program I would have probably already done it, lol. Tempted to see what I could get for the Chinook, but I'm sure there are going to be a few on the market with the Oasis release. The Chinook is still rock solid, I just like the fact that all the settings are external now, no need to pop open the chassis.......among other things.

Maybe we'll entertain this again in a year ;)
 
MacDonals said:
Steve did not quote me. I want a replacement for the existing stylus, no upgrades, which, per Angsty's comment, could be in the ~$200 range.

That said, my Nagaoka MP-200 arrived yesterday and is going on the deck this week. Quick question, because I can't recall. How do the anti-skate rings work on MoFi decks again? Where is ring 1 (closest to the fulcrum or furthest?)
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Very interested to get your thoughts on the MP-200. I've rarely heard of anyone disliking it but I'm always open to a different take.
 
Hana is a consensus go-to. I don't have an MC pre-amp (yet), but I want to try it one day as well. Just need to pull the trigger on a Darlington upgrade to the MP7. Waiting for a sale/deal.

I will report back on the Nagaoka. I love the sound of the 110 & 150 stylus I had years ago, so I'm expecting similar warmth in my mostly rock collection. One thing of note, the MP-200 pack-in manual said the stylus has a 150-200 hour life. That seems very low.
 
MacDonals said:
Hana is a consensus go-to. I don't have an MC pre-amp (yet), but I want to try it one day as well. Just need to pull the trigger on a Darlington upgrade to the MP7. Waiting for a sale/deal.

I will report back on the Nagaoka. I love the sound of the 110 & 150 stylus I had years ago, so I'm expecting similar warmth in my mostly rock collection. One thing of note, the MP-200 pack-in manual said the stylus has a 150-200 hour life. That seems very low.
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Nagaoka is infamous for advertising low stylus life compared to other brands. Diamond is diamond; theirs wear no faster than others.

You might consider a Hana SH instead of an SL if you are not ready to drop coin for a new phono. It will be a bit less transparent than the SL due to the greater coil mass, but the signature sound would still be there.

However, I might not have gone to the SL if I had heard the MP-300 first. The sound is close in my opinion, but the Hana is somewhat better. The MP-300 might have saved me a subsequent SUT purchase.

Then there is a MP-500 stylus on a MP-200 body…
 
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Angsty said:
Nagaoka is infamous for advertising low stylus life compared to other brands. Diamond is diamond; theirs wear no faster than others.

You might consider a Hana SH instead of an SL if you are not ready to drop coin for a new phono. It will be a bit less transparent than the SL due to the greater coil mass, but the signature sound would still be there.

However, I might not have gone to the SL if I had heard the MP-300 first. The sound is close in my opinion, but the Hana is somewhat better. The MP-300 might have saved me a subsequent SUT purchase.

Then there is a MP-500 stylus on a MP-200 body…
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Its petty I know, but one Youtuber (can't remember the name) soured me from even trying out a Nagaoka cart, he was such a fan boy nothing on Gods green earth could best them, let alone be competitive, lol.
 
AnthonyI said:
Happy to hear all that, on a side note............
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Just sayin' ;)
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You're killing me, Smalls.

I've actually been in touch with Richard at Upscale, but would have to sell my extra Benchmark AHB2 speaker amp for this to work.
:rolleyes::ROFLMAO:

Still, thanks for planting the seed.

There's no doubting ARC components sound blissful together but I can't exactly spring for their REF Phono 2 at this time.

First world problems...
 
spydrwebb44 said:
You're killing me, Smalls.

I've actually been in touch with Richard at Upscale, but would have to sell my extra Benchmark AHB2 speaker amp for this to work.
:rolleyes::ROFLMAO:

Still, thanks for planting the seed.

There's no doubting ARC components sound blissful together but I can't exactly spring for their REF Phono 2 at this time.

First world problems...
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I actually just spoke to him this week, lol
 
Just got the MP-200 on the table and it sounds excellent. I hear a little better separation and warmth than the MasterTracker, but am reserving judgment until it's broken in.

I get paranoid when aligning a new cartridge. I used the MoFi GeoDisc as a guide, and it sounds great. The channels are distinct, and no sibilance on the inner tracks so far. Any other go-to correct alignment checks?

One more thing I did want to poll the group on. The MP-200 is physically smaller/shorter than the MasterTracker by a few mm. Does this warrant a vertical tracking alignment adjustment?
 
MacDonals said:
Steve did not quote me. I want a replacement for the existing stylus, no upgrades, which, per Angsty's comment, could be in the ~$200 range.

That said, my Nagaoka MP-200 arrived yesterday and is going on the deck this week. Quick question, because I can't recall. How do the anti-skate rings work on MoFi decks again? Where is ring 1 (closest to the fulcrum or furthest?)
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Not sure if anyone commented on the ring location. Since the first notch is not used or counted for anti-skate purposes according to MoFi , you need to be a bit careful in the identification of the correct notch . I have found it easier to count the notches from the outer end of the post in ie the end notch is notch 4 . Hope that helps .
 
Static Shock said:
Not sure if anyone commented on the ring location. Since the first notch is not used or counted for anti-skate purposes according to MoFi , you need to be a bit careful in the identification of the correct notch . I have found it easier to count the notches from the outer end of the post in ie the end notch is notch 4 . Hope that helps .
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I had it on the wrong ring. Thanks!
 
MacDonals said:
I had it on the wrong ring. Thanks!
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Once you are comfortable with it being on the suggested ring it may not hurt to play around with the ring setting as there is a lot of different opinions on what role anti skate plays and what is the correct amount . I have set it on the rings either side of the suggested one and sometime I think I hear a difference and sometimes not . If I remember correctly other members have also played around with the ring settings and may share their results .
 
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