Onkyo CP-1055F # cartridge

Hi

A few weeks ago a friend of mine give me an Onkyo CP 1055F turntable with an Ortofon NF15E MKII cartridge. He has a small problem and I don?t know how to fix it.

All the vibration goes to the arm and cartridge, the smallest vibration move the arm on the vinyl. The turntable fell all the vibration

What can I do?

After I will fix my vibration problems I would like to change the cartridge.

I want to chose between Denon DL 160 or DL 103, witch will be better for my tone arm?

Thanks

Hi Stefan

Thanks to your advice. Still not change the cartridge, now I would like to change the stylus but I don?t find an original one, any idea?

Question

For this model I can use the 1057 protractor?

I have a PDF file with the service manual and include also the protractor. I don?t know if the 1055f or 1057f have the same arm length or the same position in relation with the spindle.

Gabriel

Thanks Stefan

After I wrote the message on the forum I've seen that appeared on vinylengine, protractor for my model.

I read good things about the Ortofon 2M Red, has any one experience with this cartridge?



Thanks

Hi Gabriel and sorry for my late answer!

I've never owned a turntable by Onkyo, so i'm not really able to advise you, what cartridge fits good to your CP 1055.

I also think, that it?s always a little bit trial and error or depends on your own opinion, what fits good or doesn?s. There?s no right or wrong.

The next component for the "sound" is in my opinion the Phonopre you use.

My Turntable history began with an direct driven Pioneer PL-51 equipped with a Shure V 15 III (Owned by my father)

Next one was a Thorens 318 with Ortofon OMB 15, then we changed the cartridges between these two players. (the 318 is still owned by my brother, but the Shure is unfortunately dead)

After some years only with CD Players I bought and refurbished an old Thorens 150II. First I used a new Audio Technica AT 110E for that player. The next Cartridge on the 150 was an Excel MC-100E (similar to Benz Micro MC-20E2) together with Supa Phonopre 1.9.

As a second cartridge I bought the Denon 103 with the Creek OBH9SE phonopre. These two cartridges are still in use with 2 headshells and I change from time to time.

I still like these two very much (Excel MC-100E and Denon MC 103)

One day I want to install the DL103 on the Pioneer PL-51 to change between the two recordplayers and to compare the different constructions.

Another nice part of my collection is the B&O Beogram 2000 with an MI cartridge. (see my avatar)

I can only advise you, to test what you think is good. If you find that any cartridge doesn?t fit ?good? your CP-1055, then change and sell it and try another one. Why not follow your friend and try a shure m97? Maybe he has a cartridge left for you, so you can start your "way"

Sorry, I can't answer you, you have to find "your" favorite yourself, but that's it what makes that whole thing with vinyl and turntables and cartridges soooooo exciting!

Good luck and please post here your experiences. :biggrin:

Greets Stefan

P.S. Most of the cartridges I use(d) were second hand.

Hello Gabriel !

Please search again in the Internet, if another store also sells the fitting needle.

I just searched for a few seconds when I made the link to the store to see, if the Needles are still available. Maybe there are several types of needles fitting to your cartridge and the Needle Quality or selection makes the difference to the whole system.

Another Problem could be, that your Problems with your turntable is not caused by a broken Nedle but by a broken cartridge.

Good luck

and I'm still interested, how the story goes on. . .

Greets Stefan