raye Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 So I just bought a 2M Blue stylus to replace the Red (stylus only, still a Red cart), and there's a noticeable drop in volume. If I turn the volume, the sound isn't that far removed from my Red (you'd have to do a side by side, moment by moment comparison to hear any difference at all, really). Any ideas what the problem could be? I've ordered a replacement - should be here tomorrow - but all advice welcome in the meantime. Using: Pro-ject Carbon Esprit SB Pro-ject Phono Box MM Cambridge 651A Wharfedale Diamond 220i Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic_ Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 Did you plug everything in right/knock a wire when putting the new stylus in? That's always possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youspinmeround Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 I do not understand what you are asking The blue/red cart is the same And than this is the confusing part: there's a noticeable drop in volume. If I turn the volume, the sound isn't that far removed from my Red (you'd have to do a side by side, moment by moment comparison to hear any difference at all, really). So its noticeable but you hear no difference? Or are you saying you notice no difference in the sound of both? Because I have used both. Its not like you are using a Crosly and than goto a proper setup with a 2m blue. I have noticed the 2m blue tracks better and sounds a little clearer when things can get muddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloudsbelow Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 blue handles the IGD better as well, compared to the red. IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raye Posted August 16, 2015 Author Share Posted August 16, 2015 Sorry about that folks - had to dash that down quickly while traveling. There is a noticeable drop in volume going from the Red to the Blue, on the same records, same tracks, same set up, etc. despite both carts having the same output (as listed in the technical specs for the carts). To add to this, there's very little difference, sonically, between the Red and the Blue, even after cranking up the volume so that the Blue plays at roughly the same level as the Red. There's a mass of forum posts and needledrops that show the sonic differences between the Blue and the Red, and I'm not hearing any of those at the minute. I was pretty careful while loading the stylus, but I checked both the Red and the Blue multiple times, and the Red is definitely louder. There's one forum post (don't recall the forum now, but if you Google 'Ortofon 2M Blue Volume' it's the first to come up) where someone had the same problem. Turned out to be a defective cart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raye Posted August 16, 2015 Author Share Posted August 16, 2015 SOLVED. New stylus arrived and the difference was obvious straight away: greater output volume, deeper and more controlled bass (than the Red), more definition and detail between instruments, and a better tone and timbre on strung instruments and high vocals. It also dials down the Red's annoying brightness on the high hats, so I'm no longer reaching for the treble just to try to control it. Cloudsbelow 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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