Hi CJ! I have been giving this cartridge a serious look. Thanks for the view, great work as always. Have a great day!

@cjsvinyl

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I feel as if there's just different albums that will shine better with this cart, I don't know. I feel the Chris Gorman version of The Pink Panther that I uploaded yesterday sounds really good on it, but I'm really looking forward to also getting some more Jazzy style music out there with it. Very pleased with it so far, I appreciate your support as always!

❤ my MP150. Amazing detail.

Excelente sonido de aguja,muy bien balanceado la gama de frecuencias.

A wonderful review, and demonstration! I like your review of this MP-150 Cartridge, and it goes well mounted on the Technics Headshell. Thumbs up, easily. I may eventually get the Nagaoka MP-150 Phono Cartridge; it is worth the higher price. I've done research, including the download of the brochure that explains, and illustrates the design, and engineering of the Nagaoka Moving Permalloy Cartridge; made in Japan. Plenty of very good reviews, and for the most part many positive things are presented, and explained about the Nagaoka MP-150 Cartridge on the Internet. Furthermore, the MP-150 has a hardened aluminum Cantilever, and an elliptical nude stylus; a bit beyond the previous version model of the MP-110 in the range, by the way. And this MP-150 Cartridge is even more expensive up here in Canada, but it is worth the high price.🔉🎵🎶

I have a 1210GR and have been contemplating mp150, mp200, or 2M bronze. Thanks for the video!

@cjsvinyl

2 жыл бұрын

You'll get *A LOT* more hours out of the 2M Bronze for sure! That's a pretty serious cart in terms of cost. Make sure if you do get it, that it's all for the right reasons. Heck, the MP-200 and up is overpriced in my opinion, but that's just me. Once you get into the range that you are, you're crossing a pretty deep thresh hold in terms of cost so just don't purchase something that ends up giving you buyers remorse later.

I just updated from a 110 and noticed a significant difference which is hard to verbalize. Shopping for a Hana but happy with this

Wonderful

I was satisfied with MP-110 but I bought MP-200 and there is significant difference in sound. I love it.

@cjsvinyl

4 жыл бұрын

That's awesome! What would you say the biggest differences are that you've noticed? Thanks for your comments!

@jansulek1379

4 жыл бұрын

I have almost same setup as you with technics sl1210 mk2. Most noticeable are high frequencies and details of mp200 due to boron cantilever. I like it so much but your mp150 is surprisingly very good. Keep spinning. I enjoy every your track.

I agree! Better built turntables with better cartridges = better sound! My technics SL-1200GR didn't come with a cartridge so I got the ortofon 2m bronze. So my initial investment was pretty expensive. But I was replacing a 1983 technics and I wanted another technics. The technics 1500C came out after I got the 1200GR or I would have gone with it. What I like about the Ortofon carts you can upgrade to the black without having to change out the cartridge. Ortofon says 1,000 hours without any sound degradation. Keep spinning Chad!!

@cjsvinyl

4 жыл бұрын

Holy cow 1,000 sounds like you're getting your money's worth! I cannot tell you how much I have gone back and forth over and over again on the Ortofon carts, and specifically I kept looking for people's thoughts on the 2M Bronze. Every time I get close to buying one, I keep running into people on forums and KZread saying not to go with the 2M series. I can't speak to it 100% because I've never heard them in person, but to me the 2M Bronze puts out such elegant resonance and I'm so confused about people downplaying it. If you could provide an argument against that, I would love to hear your thoughts on that, because I would LOVE to buy the 2M Bronze even as expensive as it is, it just seems like a really good purchase. Do you have anything you don't like about it?

@Lee.Higginbotham

4 жыл бұрын

I read between the Ortofon blue and black that the bronze hits the sweet spot. Sounds great to me. I see alot of great reviews but then I see 1 star and 2 star reviews. They also make a plug and play cartridge. I had mine done and mounted to the technics headshell by Hi Fi Heaven when I ordered my technics from them or I might have tried it. The cart you got gets alot of great reviews. So enjoy. Ortofon says 1,000 hours without sound degradation with PROPER CARE!! So it'll vary I think there saying.

@cjsvinyl

4 жыл бұрын

@@Lee.Higginbotham Nice! Yeah Ortofon just really seems like they release powerful products. Without owning any, I really agree with you about the Bronze. I've thoroughly enjoyed what I've heard on other people's stylus drop videos, and I think it would really blow the roof off my apartment on my system. Maybe someday I'll get the 2M Bronze, but for now I'm really looking forward to getting some new stuff of the MP-150 out on our channel. You should make some videos, I would enjoy watching and listening to your setup. As always Lucian, thanks for your comments!

Great review...I have the MP-110 and getting ready to replace...thinking of getting this cartridge...will this stylus fit in the existing MP-110 cartridge? Thanks

I bought my MP-150 from another KZreadr that was slightly used and with an extra stylus for $275. I never realized the stylus was so rated to wear out so fast?? I have to agree with you on how it sounds. I love to play albums that tend to have a brighter mastering so as to even out the lows and highs.

@cjsvinyl

4 жыл бұрын

Holy cow two MP-150's for the price of one used one??? That's a steal! Yeah I was pretty shocked when I saw the recommended replacement time on their website. 150 to 200 hours all the way across the board no matter which one you purchase, and it's also not broken in until it's first 24 to 30 hours so that's even worse. :/

Maybe a contest? The winner gets this kick-ass cartridge! I know my Technics SL-Q2 could use an upgraded cartridge!

@cjsvinyl

4 жыл бұрын

A cartridge huh? If we reached 50K before this year is out then yes, we would possibly consider something like that, and maybe a nice turntable if we reached 100K. We're definitely going to have a contest though for our most recent subscriber increase, by giving out a record valued at 35.00. However, we're trying to figure out how we want to do it. We've never implemented a contest before, so we're just trying to figure out if we should be limiting it to just subscribers, nation-wide vs. world-wide? Most of the people that we've gained are international so we're wanting to have one really soon, we're just wanting to be considering as many people fairly as we can.

Can I chsnge onlybthe stylus or I must have the entire capsule to sound it better?

A not bad cartridge! One question: is it worth spending $300 on Nagaoka MP-150 with elliptical stylus, if you can buy it Audio-Technica AT-VM95ML with MicroLinear stylus ($236) or Audio-Technica AT-VM95SH with Shibata stylus ($291)?

@cjsvinyl

4 жыл бұрын

No, it's not a bad cartridge at all actually. ;) I researched a lot of carts, and definitely had my eye on a few AT carts including the AT-VM95ML and the only complaint I have toward any of the Nag carts is how each of them have a recommended lifespan of 150 to 200 hours. That just doesn't seem like very much especially for the ones higher up like the MP-150, 200, 300, and 500. The sound I'm getting out of them reminds me why I go with Nagaoka. That could change in the future, as I'm considering ClearAudio carts too.

@VinylMusic68

4 жыл бұрын

@@cjsvinyl Thank you for answer. All the best!

Can I use my nagaoka mp-110 cart with the mp-150 stylus?

I love my MP-110! I have read that stylus from MP-200 is great upgrade for 110. It is definitely less expensive than buying new cart. I will try that when the time comes. How did you hook up your gear for recording?

@cjsvinyl

4 жыл бұрын

There's no doubt that the MP-200 is a considerably larger upgrade for many carts, not just the MP-110. It's also $200 on top of the MP-150 which leaves curiosity open to how it's better than the previous Nag carts. As far as hooking up my hardware, I hook the audio composite cables from the Turntable > Receiver > Computer.

@HitsTownUSA

3 жыл бұрын

CJ's Vinyl I went straight to a MP-200, so I can’t compare to the 150. The 200 does have a boron cantilever that lowers the mass so that a plus.

Thanks so much for the review and info! The ASAP replacement after 150-200 hours seems odd though. Is that just a strict quality control thing to make sure even the smallest amount of audio degredation won't affect performance? Realistically, would it really be noticeable if one keeps using the same stylus after, say, 500 hours? It's not like the stylus will wear down like a #2 pencil, right?

@cjsvinyl

Жыл бұрын

150 - 200 was listed as Nagaoka's _recommended_ amount of hours. While I would anticipate those numbers have been used as the threshold before degradation begins to set in, I would still be cautious not to take it too far passed that timeline. Styli do wear down, and the more the stylus wears down, you do begin to risk swifter surface damage to the LP, not to mention more noticeable static. However, that can be significantly reduced with a deep clean system such as a vinyl vac system.

@astroporpoise7802

Жыл бұрын

@@cjsvinyl Thanks so much for your reply. It's too bad about the somewhat short lifespan, but I'm still really curious to hear a Nagaoka cart. From all the acclaim these they get, sounds like it's still worth it. Cheers and take care. :)

@vinylholicsanonymous3871

4 ай бұрын

I'm at 1 year with my MP200 and I think it's suffering from being worn. I'm hearing much more sibilance than usual and I'm not sure so I'm going to buy a new cart and AB them. I'm hoping it's not one in a year.

The Technics headshell (if it's genuine) is made of magnesium alloy and weighs 7.5g.

@cjsvinyl

4 жыл бұрын

Sounds like it could be then. I'm not sure if there's a specific texture/feel to magnesium. This head shell is cold, weighted, and is exactly one gram heavier than the Nag head shell so I would anticipate yes. It came with the turntable from Japan.

I think that stylus lifespan number is a typo. A diamond styli, when properly aligned at a reasonable VTF, being used on clean vinyl and properly brushed should last 800-1000 hours before wear is a concern.

@cjsvinyl

Жыл бұрын

I'm just repeating what was posted on the Nagaoka website. I've already gone through a couple styli of the Nag MP-110, and I can speak to the short amount of time before I start noticing more static in the stylus. I've also confirmed that is definitely static from the stylus and not the LP being dirty.

What a wonderful cartridge. If my 110 goes down, i will buy a 150 or 200 stylus and stick it on the cartridge of the 110.

@cjsvinyl

3 жыл бұрын

You know I have wondered if that's actually possible to just stick a replacement on the MP-110 body, but I would highly recommend doing some extensive research before doing that. It may or may not be that simple. That seems like a very simple substitute that could just render purchasing the MP-150 cartridge pointless, which doesn't benefit Nagaoka.

@SunnyAustria

3 жыл бұрын

@@cjsvinyl Thx for your Answer, you inspired me to do a little research. That´s the fact: All Replacements will fit to all cartridges. But the difference is in the coils. This Models share the same internals: Nagaoka MP-100 / Nagaoka MP-110 Nagaoka MP-150 / Nagaoka MP-200 Nagaoka MP-300 / Nagaoka MP-500 So if i stick a 200 on my 110 Body, i will benefit from a naked diamond tip and boron cantilever. But it will not be the same upgrade... So my new way will be: Buy 150, upgrade to 200 after a year or so. Nice Greetings, stay healthy ;-)

@williambalaga1

3 жыл бұрын

Would not recommend that different bodies between 110 and 150 don’t mix well ive heard

Considering changing from an Ortofom 2M Blue to the MH150

@cjsvinyl

Жыл бұрын

The MP-150 runs circles around the 2M Blue, but the Ortofon cart is going to have 1,000 recommended hours of play whereas the MP-150 is only between 150 to 200 hours. I've heard of numerous people upset with the 2M Blue due to saying it's just more loud and noisy than the 2M Red. The Nag carts are infinitely better than the Ortofon carts.

Just upgraded my crossley knock off stylus with a diamond one. I was hoping it would help. It has slightly better sound. After hearing this, I need an upgrade...

@cjsvinyl

4 жыл бұрын

What hardware are you spinning with?

@8stringmonkey

4 жыл бұрын

@@cjsvinyl its just one of those redd tipped stylus that come on those low end players. Most usually come with a sapphire stylist held on by plastic. The upgrade has a diamond one with an aluminum rod. I'm planning to get a Audio Tehchnica or Technics one when I can afford one and upgrade as I go.

@cjsvinyl

4 жыл бұрын

@@8stringmonkey For sure! When my wife and I returned to the hobby with our old records, we were married and out on our own with no turntable. LOTS of people, including those from our local record shops told us to go with Audio Technica, and we did.....and we very much regretted it later. We've made some videos providing our first hand experience with our Audio Technica turntables. There's several of them on our channel, but in the end you should just purchase what you want, but make sure you do your research. I wish I had more information at the time we purchased our AT turntables.

@8stringmonkey

4 жыл бұрын

@@cjsvinyl thanks for the tip.

How would you set up that cartridge i got mine with the nagaoka headshell but i dont know how to put it into the technics sl1200 mk3

@cjsvinyl

Жыл бұрын

They're all the same setup. There should be a small tooth on the rear edge of the headshell which aligns with a small fitted gap inside the tonearm. You just align both of those and gently slide in, and then gently rotate the small spinner with the grooves and that will pull the headshell the rest of the way in place. Afterward, you need to ensure that you have calibrated your tonearm with the counter weight. The process is very straight forward. Just make sure you are gentle.

@ye3912

Жыл бұрын

@@cjsvinyl i set it at 0mm of height adjustment and 1.3g tracking force, its so hard to make the tone arm parallel

@cjsvinyl

Жыл бұрын

​@@ye3912Per the instructions of the manual, the mp150 recommends 1.5g of tracking force once the tonearm is parallel to the turntable. I always track at 1.7g. 1.3 is definitely lighter for this cart so I would deter you from going that light, but that's my suggestion.

Are Shibata stylus still being manufactured?

@cjsvinyl

4 жыл бұрын

I honestly don't recall because I thought the VM750SH was replacing the AT150Sa. That's the one you're talking about right? The one that's gold-plated around the top and black at the base?

@jamesavdelis6610

4 жыл бұрын

@@cjsvinyl Negative. I have an AT-90e dual-moving magnet cartridge, circa 1972. In 1980, a company came out with a stylus that is highly polished, tougher, oval shaped & called it Shibata. The sound & output is incredible.

What do you think of the Nagaoka MP-100 stylus?

@cjsvinyl

3 жыл бұрын

Most price tags on the MP-100 are between 90.00 - 115.00. We purchased our 110 with the Nag head shell for 138.00. The channel separation is lower on the MP-100 but the cost seems somewhat reasonable. However, for a small price increase we knew we could get the MP-110 and to us it's worth it. If the MP-100 dropped to a 70.00 price tag, then we would be having a different discussion.

@autisticrebel1253

3 жыл бұрын

@@cjsvinyl The last Nagaoka MP-100 I got for my turntable cost a bit over £40.00. The cartridge is a MP-11which used to have an MP-11 stylus on it. Which tracking force would you recommend for the MP-100?

@robertleeluben

3 жыл бұрын

@@autisticrebel1253 Mp 100 is 1.8 to 2.3 or 2.2 I can't remember, I ended up just setting mine at 2 and that seems just fine.

How does the 150 compare to the AT540/740 with the micro-lines?

@cjsvinyl

3 жыл бұрын

You must be talking about the VM540/740ML and I don't own either of those, however, I do have a similar but better one that I'm currently working on breaking in and that's the VM750SH but I'm not recording with it just yet until I finish breaking it in. Then, once I've finished uploading some other vids first, I'll be uploading plenty of comparison videos of the VM750SH later.

@epg2501

3 жыл бұрын

@@cjsvinyl Yes the ML’s:) The only difference with the 750 is just the Shibata stylus though, correct?

@cjsvinyl

3 жыл бұрын

@@epg2501 I'm not too comfortable confirming that just yet, because I'm still getting used to the cart, but a lot of people said the Shibata has noticeably more bass than the ML carts. I'll be comparing it to more of my current carts.

@topkho

2 жыл бұрын

@@cjsvinyl in the end do you prefer the MP150 or the AT?

@epg2501

Жыл бұрын

Have you compared this to the Hana EL? Saw a vid where the person preferred this one.

green green grass of home (Nagaoka mp 150)

I love my mp 200 ,it's, amazing!!!!!

What's your reason for using a spacer?

@cjsvinyl

4 жыл бұрын

The VTA was slightly off, and that corrected it by leveling it out.

@marcmills3223

4 жыл бұрын

@@cjsvinyl I thought the turntable had adjustable tonearm height. 👍🏿

@marcmills3223

4 жыл бұрын

@@cjsvinyl just out of interest, where did you get a spacer from

@cjsvinyl

4 жыл бұрын

@@marcmills3223 It does, but my height-adjustment was already as far down as it would go, and moving it up would have only been going backward. This will also allow me to not have to keep adjusting it every time I want to swap out. I don't like to add too many things to the mix when I already have to rebalance the tonearm when swapping out.

I have read that it is difficult or impossible to get a real Nagoka cartridge in the U.S. Can anyone confirm or debunk this?

@utub1473

4 жыл бұрын

I don't think that's true... I'm in canada and I had no problem at all with getting a real MP110.

@cjsvinyl

4 жыл бұрын

I've only heard of Aussie's and other Scandinavian countries having some trouble, but I can't provide details of why that may be.

@grubbybuggy

4 жыл бұрын

I live in California and when I ordered one it shipped from a shop in Canada, so maybe there is some truth in that

Хочется быть рядом с Вами) I want to be near you 👋🙂👍, my White Brother)

@cjsvinyl

4 жыл бұрын

Братья по оружию.

@Chingachgook61

4 жыл бұрын

@@cjsvinyl , ))

Please stop saying ‘techniques’

@cjsvinyl

3 жыл бұрын

A severe obsessive compulsive huh? Go ahead and paste your comment into an email to the CEO and staff of Technics and see what their response is to you.