celule Fideliy Research FR MC-201 Moving coil qui connait??

[andreas1975]

Salut mes amis q en pensez vous de cette celulle moving coil??

made in japan el peut avoir un prix de 150/200 Euros...

qui la connait????

Merci D avance

[buzato]

j'ai trouvé ça sur e bay

si ça peut t'aider

bienvenue sur ce forum

dominique


http://cgi.ebay.com/Fidelity-Research-M ... 615wt_1141




I bought this ultra low output m/c cartridge about 25yrs ago, having auditioned it against the best of the day from the likes of Linn and Supex, which in my estimation, it blew away completely. I have had it re-tipped by the late Garrott Bros (twice), Expert Stylus Co and latterly, Van den Hul. Audiophile friends who have heard my system (which has been assembled over many years at very low cost) comprising Quads ELS 57s, Quad II power amps, Audio Research SP-8, Leak Trough Line valve tuner, Linn LP12/Ittok LVII/FR FRT-4 transformer, have all been impressed with the system's realism and level of detail. The FR MC201 was regarded as a 'cult' item, but I have seen very little or no reference to it for many years and nothing on Audiogon. Question is has/is anyone running one and how does it stack up today? I have been contemplating buying a Koetsu Urushi but am reluctant to commit to such a large expenditure and find the MC201 (notwithstanding any age deterioration) can still hack it with the best!



....I am running a VDH retipped MC 201 and FR1M3K and I tend to agree with your assessment. I believed them insanely good for the money at that time, and keeping them current with the VDH retips, it is a no-brainer. I haven't run any of a us vs them shoot-out but I too would be interested in how folks think they compare.





I believe the "cult" status of the MC201 was a figment of marketing imagination. It came after the FR1MK3F which did and still has such status. I purchased my MC201 in about 1985 because I could not afford the cost of the service replacement charge on my FR1MK3F that died at the time. It gave great service as my main cartridge until last year when I replaced it with another NOS MC201. Even if the MC201 did not have cult status, it certainly deserved it. It was a great performer for its very reasonable price.



Here is one for sale from Definitive Audio:

http://www.definitiveaudio.co.uk/definitive-stuff.html as one retipped one for sale at £500

Here is another rave review:

http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/330 ... er-1500/15 recommended one of the best phono cartridge under $1500

[sondier21]

@buzato : ce n'est pas vraiment "bienvenue sur ce forum", vu que andreas n'est pas nouveau ici ; ce matin même, je relisais quelques messages, et je me disais qu'il avait vraiment été très mal accueillis, tout cela parce qu'il est étranger, que même si il a vécu à Paris il ne maîtrise pas vraiment la langue de Molière, et c'était un peu dur à mon humble avis
je suis content qu'il revienne, en plus avec un sujet qui va intéresser certains, j'en suis sûr donc :
RE-"bienvenue sur ce forum"

ps : as-tu fait d'autres trouvailles, chez un oncle ou un cousin, ou autre ?  

[calamean]

Le seul soucis avec les vieilles cellule en bon état apparent c'est ... les élastomères/caoutchoucs qui durcissent avec le temps. Pense a frotter délicatement les pins au cul de la cellule (huhuhuhuhuhu) avec un peu de papier de verre pour virer l'oxydation résiduelle.