Hi Ian, many thanks for your thorough and enthusiastic reviews! I think I've watched most of them after getting back into hifi this year now my children have grown up (enough to stop damaging things!). I got my old Rega Planar 3 from the loft, some linn ninka speakers and some linn Aktiv amps. Based on your reviews I initially bought the Schitt mani to upgrade on the integrated amplifier I was initially using, wow what a difference! I then took my time to decide on the new cartridge to upgrade my old Ortofon 510mkii. I finally went for the MP150 about a month ago, and now it has bedded in I am blown away. I can sit for hours on the evening listening to music now, it is so addictive! Everything sounds so real, natural and in the room. The bass hits you in the chest. You can hear every ring of the cymbal and the crack in the voice of the singers. I'm totally hooked again, thank you Ian, your effort is very much appreciated, what a great job. Great to see your home city on your shopping trips too. I'm really hoping you do some new videos soon. Kind regards, Ian.
MrCatalysis101 Thank you Sir! Yes we all CAN get and enjoy vinyl analogue sound that is better than digital and is beguiling, beautiful, magical and dynamic, absorbing and engaging...all without spending more than $1k for a vinyl front-end💪💪💪😄😄😄✌✌✌! WE ALL CAN!!!!! Thank you my friend for your kind time and friendship... we catch up again😄. Happy 2018!! 💪 Cart+Phonostage+'table. MP110/GradoGreen+Mani+usedTechnicsSL1200Mk3/3D/5 or Planar1/2.💪
Hi Ian, in November, I purchased Nagaoka MP-150 cartridge, brand new and sealed in box, for $250. A couple of weeks later I purchased a Mofi Ultradeck without a cartridge. After about 40 minutes of setting up the turntable and another 45 mins installing and adjusting the Nagaoka, I had my new setup. The sound was fantastic! My records sounded better than ever! Now, almost four months later the sound is better than ever! I can't believe the detail and sound stage that I am getting. I thought the MP-110 was great, but the MP-150 is much, much better sound. The only thing with this new setup is that bad pressings are easier to find. There are some LP's in my collection that I thought were okay with my previous system that now sound horrible. Not because of the system, but because of the pressing. Great pressings sound unbelievable on this system. I also run the TT through a Schiit Mani. Thank you for all you do! It really helped me out!
Whoa Brother! Hehheh!!!! 💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪 ✌😄🤜🤛😄🎶🎵🎶🎶🎶 You're SET. ULTRADECK!!?!!!! 🙏😄👍👍👍👍👍👍AMAZING QUALITY, SOUND AND BUILT ISN'T IT! Brother, keep on enjoying your lovely pressings, and your ethereal sound and music emanating for 4 months and onwards!!! I am very happy for you!!!!!! Thank you for gracing my efforts and your kindness in taking time out to write to us, sharing with us your valuable experience. You are one lucky man!!!!!!! See you soon Brother!!!Anytime!!! Warmest Regards for you and your family and friends revelling in your vinyl analogue bliss!!!
Dearest Samuel :-D I am so happy to see you again!!! How ARE YOU!?!!! :-D !!!! Hehheh!!! And hope you have a great Shibuya, Tokyo trip last year!!!! So happy to see you BROTHER!!!!!
I purchased a mp110 because of your review and I love it. My next cart is going to be the mp150 for sure. Even through UA-cam I can get a sense of how refined this cartridge is.
Evan Vincent Dear Evan🤗, i wish you many, many happy, retrospective and fruitful hours listening to your vinyl records. The MP-110 cartridge is one that i will always want one or two with me always, to play my records. Such joy and stupendous performance💪🌞 I am loving it every day!!! Best regards!..
Craig Z List Brilliant my friend!!!💪😄 thank you for telling us your exact experiences and storyline!!! Now we know! Thank YOU!! 😁😁😁 I am happy for you brother. You found and have been enjoying in your sweet spot since 1981!!!!!! Best Regards, ian.
Thank you so much for all your vids. Your review of the Nagaoka MP 110 showed up one day in the thumb nails, and let me just say that I now owned and have tremendously enjoyed my Nagaoka MP110H for the past seven months. You have changed my life. Thank you so much.
Dear Brother! Congratulations for getting the MP110 :-D YES!!!! Thank you for coming by and sharing your joy with me. It really makes my day reading your message and knowing you have been enjoying your music "tremendously" ever since! Warmest Regards ~ ian.
Thank you very much Ian for keeping in touch with your devoted viewers! YOU were my inspiration that lead me to Nagaoka. I've been a vinyl and turntable enthusiast for many years and even the MP-110 outshines ANY Ortofon, Shure, Audio Technica or Grado cartridges I've used in the past. When it comes to quality, the Japanese REALLY know how to impress!! Cheers and I always look forward to any videos you post! This compliment comes to you ALL the way from Toronto Ontario, Canada!!
Dear Brother Seth from Toronto, Canada!!!! Thank you for your appreciation of my efforts... it hasn't been easy buying the carts up and testing them all out... but easy in the way that the Nagaoka so convincingly and effortlessly trounce its competitors :-D !!! Let us now enjoy the fruits!!!! :-D
Hi Ian, Thanks for your review of this cart. It was the main reason I bought it. Oh my goodness...Ortofons going in the bin! This Nagaoka MP-150 is Mental! Huge sound stage. Bass dynamics, sibilance control (!!!) and extended treble. Out of this world for the price. It's like I'm listening to a new version of the same songs I've heard a million times before. So much detail in the sound. Wow. Get on it people. Listening to Roy Brooks - The Free Slave (Muse MR 5003, 1970) is like I'm there in the room...
Gosh :-D Roy Brooks - The Free Slave!!! VERY NICE!!!! Thank you Brother Andrew for showing me this great music :-D !!!!!!!! Listening to it now on UA-cam. Thank you very, very much Buddy!!!! Coooooool band and great Jazz!!! Best Regards Bro!!! ~ ian :-D
Yes, this test shows the Nagaoka is very good! I tried several Ortofons over the years, and never kept one, because I never liked one. They sound dead in a bad way. Even a cheap Sumiko Oyster, which has been criticised here in a bad way, is near and dear to me for some records compared to any Ortofon, even expensive ones :)
Hi Ian, I hope all is well? I just wanted to let you know, I’m glad your on our side. In your TT shoot out the P1 beat out the project debut which I have. I have add all the upgrades to my project debut even the mp110. I really enjoyed the sound coming from the mp110, which you recommended. You were also spot on with the quality of the mani also. I just swapped out the Nagaoka mp110 for the mp150 in my debut carbon and wow! I spent 4 hours playing records, like always Ian your right again. The cartridge is not broken in yet, and I can’t believe the sound it’s producing. Thank you Ian for all your recommendations you provide to your subscribers.
Hi from Jamaica, "Master Class" "Show Off" That did it for me ;) Getting back in the game! Just purchased the MP-150H. I will be mounting on a new Denon DP-450 through a Parasound HALO Hint6 phono stage. Hope this synergy works! Thanks for your great reviews. They helped a lot in my decision. Was very close to Ortofon Blue/Bronze but coming from an Audio Technica AT440MLA, I'm hoping for something a little warmer, not dull but less bright. I did love that AT cartridge though but sold it along with my Rega P5....Kinda regretting that but was necessary at the time. Making my way back up:) I think for my current TT, the MP-150 is where to stop for diminishing return reasons... Great Job and thanks again for your hard work. Cheers
Brother, thank you for your careful relation to your journey....I understand much better!!! Yay!!!💪Back in the Game😄!!!!!! Brother nice amp you've gotten a HINT6 new one from Parasound! Congratulations!!! The MP-150🦅 would be amazing and a significant jump up from the Bronze and 440. ✌✌✌ I am very happy for you Brother!!!!!
Hello Ian I would just like to express my gratitude for you work and this video in particular the performance is of fantastic performance per buck and altough the ML from Hana is excellent for strings and vocals and airyness its no match. Its crazy truly crazy. I was showing it to Niklas and he was so impressed.
Yes Buddy, it is crazy that many things can't match up to the MP-150. Those who have come around, to notice its superlative performance for its price and the easy match with the Mani or Rega Aria that will bring MM performance to highs and shame to much LOMC expensive setups with expensive LOMC phonostages!!! 😄😄😄thank you for catching up yet again Brother!!!!
The Piano really does it for me here and while I am no musician, the piano just sound tonally accurate. Thanks for the Liszt needle drop. The Reference Recordings really separate the boys from the men. Nice review Ian! I was eagerly awaiting this one and now you have my salivating for the MC reviews.
Brother Paul, thank you so much for your time again! :-D Your needle drops are fantastic too... those different pressings!!! LOVE THEM!!!! SO USEFUL!!!! Looking forward too to every instalment to your reviews too Master Paul!!! :-D Best Regards, ian.
Hi Ian, I now have the Nagaoka MP 110 and the Schitt Mani. It is everything you said and more! After watching the review of Nagaoka MP 150 you hit it right on the head....”you sit here, you sit here, you sit there and don’t move” pin point accuracy and separation of the instruments! I couldn’t have said it better. Keep your excellent reviews coming! Stay safe and healthy. Sincerely , Jon T.
Dear Buddy Jon🙏😄👍 fantastic!!!!! I'm happy for YOOOOOUUUUU!!!😄😄😄😄YOU'RE ONTO a great way of accurate magical and engaging analogue listening and enjoyment!!! And, thank you for your well-wishes and kind words of support as you write to me taking up your time. I wish for you and your family great health and security too, always🍀🏡🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🎶🎶🎶
I have just recently found the urge to start a vinyl setup. This came about by my father in law gifting me his Technics SL-Q2 turntable. It being the age it is, I figured I would change the existing cart (Sure 70 EJ) for something new. Knowing nothing about the vinyl hobby, I did a bit of research and I landed here, on your channel. I just have to say, WOW! Your reviews are amazing! I'm somewhat of a stickler when it comes to sound, music reproduction and stereo equipment. With just a few of your reviews, I'm confident I will make the right choice for my new cart. Keep up the great work. Thank you. (from Canada)
Dear Buddy Mike🤗, thank you too for catching up with me!!!!! Have fun my friend always!!!! Peace and love for our vinylsphere of friends 🎶🎵🎶🎶 See you again and anytime soon!😄🙌
Hi Ian, thanks for this very useful and well done review. Following your input, i ordered the MP 150. And..... I’m very impressed. Great sound, almost like somebody pulled a thick curtain away from the speakers. A real upgrade to my Rega P2. Thanks for your great video’s . Keep on going. Best regards from New Zealand Volker
Just bought a turntable after not having one for about 25 years and quickly acquiring lots of records. I have spent about 3 hours tonight watching your videos. My brain hurts from all the information that it just took in, haha. But it's a good hurt. I currently have the om5e cartridge and I dreaded to hear in your review what I suspected myself about it. : ( but I plan to upgrade to one of these Nagaoka cartridges, soon as well as a proper phono stage or phono pre-amp. The om5e only has about 10 hours of listening time on it so far and I understand that you have to give them a lot longer than that to break in properly . I'm impressed with your extensive listening and analysis. Cheers.
Hello Ian greetings from London. Love your analogy in one of your vids that describes listening to high quality digital replay as listening in HD 2D, while analogue is listening in HD 3D. This sums up the critical difference clearly and perfectly. Couldn't have put it better myself, so well done!
Dear Ian, Thank you for your extreme efforts to give us vinyl fans a good insight into cartridge performance. Strange that even through UA-cam one can tell the difference between bad and good sounding carts... just amazing.Few days ago I ordered a Schitt Mani (hard to get one over here!!) and I will save up money to get me an Nagaoka MP-150.. what a cart !!
Excellent work!!! I've got a pair of the older Osawa Nagaoka OS200MP's, all I can say is that I love them!!! Nagaoka is my hands down favorite manufacturer right now. I hope to have the stylus on my Stanton 881s rebuilt so I can do a comparison some day. Thank you again for all of time, money and hard work you put in!!! We all appreciate it!!!
Dear friend, thank you for your sharing!! Gosh yes, the Nagaokas thus far have proven they punch way above their price points! I regard the MP-110 as easily better than even the US$500-600 Rega Exact cartridge I lived with before! Thank you for your appreciation for the time, money i had sacrificed to do these projects :-D thank you!!
I bought my MP-110 based on your fantastic review and today I figured I'd see if you had a review for the MP-150, and BOOM there it is! Thank you so much for all the work you put into these, Ian. I'm going to purchase the MP-150 and I'm sure I'll love it.
Dear James, do enjoy your journey! I do still need to congratulate you and am very happy for you that you bought the MP-110!!! It is my go-to cart for superb outstanding vinyl analogue enjoyment... truly is... what a cart!!!!! :-D Love it to bits!!!! Have fun tomorrow at Record Store Day!!! Warmest Regards, ian.
Thank you for seeing that. Consumer first :-D. I am a consumer too who made many mistakes in the past two decades buying into marketing hype. Nobody makes that again from now on, especially my fellow vinyl brothers. I value and love my fellow vinyl brothers in this worldwide community. Thank you Wayne and you will soon be engaging more and more in your circles of friends too! May the Force Be with You :-D
Hi Brother!... great to see you again! :-D Hope you have had a good long weekend! I have not tested the legendary DL-103 as yet... and as such... good the MP-150 is, I have no concrete experience as yet doing any meaningful and telling A-B between the two of them :-D Hope to have a clear picture by the end of the year when I venture into the MC carts.. I will continue to do my best... Thank you for your encouragement too Brother!
Thanks for your excellent reviews, i see you use turntable clamps, how about a review of these weights and clamps, and their benefits to noise and sound qulaity
Hi Ian , I have been following your shows , they are clear minded and thorough , thank you for all the effort you always make , u just helped me with my next choice , the nagoka mp150 is great keep up the good work , from Australia Melbourne - Arthur.
Yes Brother from neighbouring Australia!! Lots of Australian friends here in Singapore.. Thank you for catching up on a Monday morning:-D... yes, the MP-150 is just stupendous for the money.... crazily stupendous. Fyi, you know what i installed on my GAE immediately after recording all the audio from the Hana EL and the Quintet Blue?..... THE MP-150. I think you know what I am going to say at the end of my Hana EL review coming soon :-D !!!! The MP-150's performance is JUST MORE THAN CONVINCING.... IT PUNCHES SKY HIGH!!! Love it!!! May you have a lovely week ahead, and a nice hearty breakfast. See you mate :-D ! ~Ian
Extremely happy for you!!! Buddy!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOW!!! Sorry i didn't reply your message 4 weeks ago. Thank you for your time updating me :-D!!! Mk3D from Japan, MP-150 and Moon110... power be with you!!!!! YAY!!!
I replaced a dynavector 10x 5 with the 110 and a schitt preamp after dynavector wanted to charge me @500 for a replacement , new combination is cheaper,easier to mount , doesn’t take 1 year to break in and doesn’t.Suffer from cantilever collapse. 90% of the sound at 2/3 the price and no dynavector price gouging!. I truly respect this man!
Hi Ian, Happy New Year! Best wishes for you and family. I enjoy all your video reviews. I appreciate the time you spend and your honest opinion on each. I am moving up from a Teac TN -350 with a MP-110 / Mani combo in which I love the sound to a Rega P6. 😀It’s currently on back order. I plan on using the MP-110 on the P6. I like the warmth and centered mid range of the 110. So in your opinion for future upgrade do you think the Nagaoka MP-150 or MP-200 would keep with basic sound signature of the MP-110, without becoming analytical or bright? Thanks buddy. Sincerely Jon T
Dear friend, Thank you for coming by again and your kind words and support. :-D May you have a wonderful time with records today either at home or out at record stores!! Best Regards, ian :-)
Thank you for another good test! It is important to have these samples, because there are not many stores anymore, where one can listen and chose according to one's personal ear. Also thank you for making high resolution files for downloading and listening. They made me happy and proved I can rest and enjoy what I have, because I would have to spend a lot to get better than what I have! Best value used to be a used cartridge body (IF you have some old bodies already hidden in some graveyard) and a Jico SAS stylus. I bought 3 SAS styli when I had better income some years ago. 5 years ago the SAS was about USD 130 a piece. Now it is around 300. While improved with cantilevers made with ruby or saphire, testers had a hard time finding differences to the old affordable stylus. Now LP-Tunes and LP-Gear have their own Vivid Line replacement stylus. They run between 80 and 120 dollars. I tried one, which was 80 dollars. The tonal balance is different, but many people actually like it better. It has a stronger midrange than the Jico SAS. I still like the SAS better, for its finer detail in the high treble, but not for 3 times the price! Combine a Vivid Line and old Shure cartridge with a V-bottom (they are all the same, except the V15 series), like an M95, M97, R47XT, R25XT, etc, and the result is amazing and plays in a class 2 or 3 times the price. My old Radio Shack Realistic R47XT bodies and Vivid Line NDC stylus leave nothing to be desired. For a person on a tight budget and a stash of old bodies, there is nothing better. Other good candidates for Vivid Line would be old Pickering, Stanton, or Elac bodies. But I think, if you do not have one of these old bodies, then Nagaoka, Audio Technica, or Goldring would be a best buy, because many sellers charge too much for old used bodies that may or may not work. Thanks to you, there are now several comparisons, that give us direct comparisons of cartridges, so we can chose the ones that are most pleasing to our ears :) From your samples, my ears like all three. Best buy in U.S.A. on a tight budget is still the VM95EN, but Nagaoka is certainly awfully good :)
This is the day we have all been waiting for... Thank you Ian for your hard work, dedication and thorough reviews. This series has been a gift to vinyl fans new and old. Again, many thanks for the kindness and friendship you show all of us. My only complaint is it is Monday and you are distracting me from my work because now I cannot stop thinking of going home and listening to records. =)Now I have to go purchase a Nagaoka MP-150 for future use. I still have my new Goldring 2500 stylus to use but once that stylus is ready to go I will have the Nagaoka waiting in the wings to be deployed.
Brother Luis! I am sorry :-D this video came out on a Monday! You made my day with your lovely comments!!! Alright you'd be home soon, you'd be home soon after office!!! Family and vinyl besides you! Soon, soon, soon!!! :-D :-D :-D
Wow! Thank you again Ian for your thorough and well executed presentation of these groups of cartridges. We now have all the guess work removed from the decision making when considering an upgrade. I look forward to your future projects. Peace and best wishes. R.
Dear Brother! Thank you for catching up!.. :-D i am happy to be of service. More hard work ahead for me.... will be diligent and careful ahead and really love to help more. Best Regards to you and your family Richard!
Hi Ian, Thanks for spending time and money to do unbiased reviews after reviews for us. I really can't imagine the space and time you need for your subsequent reviews which will involve budget turntables (take up space after your review), since space and time is such a premium in Singapore! After convincing myself to get the MP-110, I had months of blissfulness listening to music. While I hold off and considering whether to upgrade to MP-150 because of how good MP-110 already is, "bad" thing (or good, depending on how you look at it) happened at such opportune time that I recently miscued the MP-110 that it drops to the side of the platter! A few days later, MP-150 was on my table :) To share my experience, when I listened to Diana Krall's Devil May Care, even before the cart was fully run in, I immediately noticed the followings superiority of the MP-150 in comparison with MP-110: - Base: more punchy and constantly noticeable; more tactile as well - Dynamic: micro-dynamic is easily picked up; passage that appears "flat" previously is no longer so - Timing: fast and accurate; together with improved dynamic, I begin to realize how good the drummer is and how emotional the vocal of Diana When I first cued up this song, I thought I accidentally set the turntable speed to 45rpm (my copy of Diana is 33rpm) because the song appeared "fast". I double checked and the speed was correct. Then it struck me that it appeared "fast" because the micro-dynamism revealed by the cart enabled me to hear the subtle beats in between what I previously could! So, yes, like what you have said, if one has work hard and save for this cart, it is money well spent! Thanks again for the recommendation, Ian. I hope there is no other VC member reporting here that he/ she suddenly miscues the MP-110 after this as this will be really "unfortunate" :P
Brother, I Salute You. Gosh. Your thorough and in-depth yet sweet explanation and sharing IS TOP DRAW, THUMBS UP and again, salute!!!!! My goodness, you're really goooooood!!!!! :-D :-D :-D Thank you for telling us all about it, the graduation from MP-110 to MP-150!!... Now here's the funny bit, brother and friend: I have miscued the MP110 pretty early on in the GroupB test weeks and landed on the side of the platter too!.. and thus I bought one more to replace it as well!!!! Hi five!!!!! :-D Sincerely, ian.
...dear brother, and thank you for understanding and thinking about this: "I really can't imagine the space and time you need for your subsequent reviews which will involve budget turntables (take up space after your review)" The preparations I have to do, .... is back-breaking and extremely time-consuming........ I can't even bring myself to explain everything to you now... hahahaha... argh.... ok, e.g. I need to spend 2 days throwing out a lot of things from my storeroom to make space for these turntable boxes, and thereafter the storage of these turntables on yet another Ikea cabinet in the storeroom, tidied so many things up... I took about 1 week in total to set everything up logistically to then order and bring these turntables in... Okay, i shall stop now ":-D
Dear Buddy :-D thank you too for coming by and catching up! YES!! Giorgio by Moroder!!! IT is a very challenging track for vinyl systems....synthesizers, guitars, percussion, recorded in analogue tape under instruction of Daft Punk during recording-productions! Warmest Regards my friend...and happy weekend!
I've watched several of your videos since I got my Rega Planar 2 a few weeks ago. I think you are an excellent reviewer! You seem unbiased yet passionate. Your English vocabulary is excellent! You have the ability to describe something accurately through your chosen adjectives. Please keep up the good work!
cminor7b5 Dear Friend, thank you for your encouragement and kindness, time writing. Thank you🤗. (My English is far, far from perfect, nothing compared to Queen's English... so thanks a lot for your kindness!) We can all be very successful helping fellow vinyl friends getting great sound😄because vinyl users are warm and passionate! Let's go brother!! Have a good Sunday ahead! You have a great quality deck with a superb tonearm 😄✌yayyy!!!
Even though these are old videos they are still very useful and informative. A thousand thank-yous for reviewing the Nagaoka 150. Based on your review I bought one for $300 plus shipping. My jaw dropped!! The difference is unbelievable. The cleanliness, the clarity, the separation and presence... WOW! I was using a Sure V15 iii with Jico stylus on my Pioneer PLL PL-550, Denon AMP and Klipsch Forte speakers. I heard pianissimos never before heard...symbals and strokes not present before I am blown away beyond words. Now I need to buy more records. :-) Thanks and keep up the good, and very enthusiastic work. Now I need another MP-150 for the Pioneer PLX-1000 turntable that I ordered... it's going to get expensive, LOL!
Awesome review! You're enthusiasm is infectious, and I know exactly what you mean with your well articulated descriptions of sound quality characteristics. Thank you for making my decision easier. Very much looking forward to more of your excellent reviews.
Dear Paul, thank you too for your kindness and time too. Very nice of you! It makes my efforts worth it and bring me smiles and happiness! Here's wishing you a smooth, fruitful vinyl journey. Enjoy analogue blisssss :-D !!! ~ ian
I love watching your reviews. They’re well made, objective as possible, and understandable. Thanks for being a great resource. I’m new to vinyl and your videos are a great primer.
Dear Buddy in Vinyl, :-D great to have you with us and thank you for your kind time and support. I would want to provide information as good and accurate primers, not overstating things, not understating things, being kind in assessment but also being rigorous and not recommending things that are really, really not worth our money. Best Regards and I am sure you are already doing well on your way :-D!!!
Ian, two questions for you, if you don't mind. I have a Rega Planar 3 (2016) and based on your awesome review, I have purchased the Nagaoka MP-150 cartridge to replace my Rega Elys2. Question 1: There are various opinions about this on the web. With the Planar 3 / RB330 tonearm, is a 2mm spacer required to utilize the MP-150? I have not attempted to install the MP-150 since I am hoping to know if the spacer is needed.Question 2 and unrelated to cartridge installation: Is it normal for electrical hum to become noticeable as the tonearm/cartridge get closer to the center spindle (and the motor)? I don't have ground noise... it really like a warm hum. While music is playing it's not very noticeable, but it is there in the background and you can hear it in quieter passages of a record track.
Dear Jeff, :-D hi, great to see you again! Okay, qn1: yes, I use 6mm to 8mm spacer height to get the Nagaoka to track at 91.6degrees of SRA (Stylus Rake Angle.), can be easily done! I bought 4 of the Rega aluminium 2mm ones. One can also get the aftermarket adjustable 2-4-6-8mm one. Qn2: I do not think it is usual for electrical hum to set in when the cartridge tracks closer to the spindle. I really apologize for that, as I do not think so. This is more likely to occur with poorly shielded cartridges matched with poorly engineered direct drive motors. You may want to ask your Rega retailer why that is happening to your Rega Elys2 cart on your P3 :-). I have zero hum on my P3 running the MP-110 or MP-150. Absolutely zero, even on silent passages. I am sure you will have the same. Warmest Regards buddy. You will succeed. ~ ian
HiViNyws channel Ian, as always, your advice is spot-on. I just installed my MP-150 and now my Rega P3 is a completely different instrument altogether. I didn’t realize how poor that Rega Elys2 cartridge really is.(My table and cart were brand new in January but the cart was replaced by Rega under warranty within a week due to distortion. The second one was Just OK.) It doesn’t do the Rega brand any favors. This MP-150 is a world apart. And guess what? All the motor noise/hum that would encroach as the tonearm approached the spindle... GONE!!! It was the crummy cart all along! One more question, and I hate to keep bugging you. Can you recommend a counterweight? The stock one no longer fits beneath the dustcover with the spacer installed. I can’t close the lid ( but having to invest in a different counterweight is worth the cost now that the music is improved and the hum is banished!). I am over the moon. Thanks again for your recommendations of the MP-150 and the Schiit Mani. (Mani replaced my one month old Cambridge CP1). The quality of the sound I get is at least 100% improved.
Well Ian, now you've gone an done it. Months ago I asked you if you'd do a compare on B&O vs traditional tt's and cartridges. You kindly explained that the only B&O TT's out there are at least a decade or two old, so it would be impossible to have a consistent subject for testing. I've now ordered a new, Soundsmith cartridge for my B&O tx2 turntable, and thanks to your enthusiastic and scientific testing, I also ordered a mint SL-1200 mk2 and a new Nagaoka MP-150. Now I can compare my trusty old B&O turntable with a new smmc3 cartridge to a decent traditional TT & cartridge. Can't wait for everything to arrive and start playing with it. I've enjoyed B&O's since 1980, but always wondered what it was like "on the other side". Now I can be impressed by a new SoundSmith cartridge on my B&O, or make the leap to the other technology. Either way it will be a great adventure! I feel confident that the MP-150 is the best cartridge for my budget. Thank you for all the work you do and for your inspiration! You're the best! Mark
Dear Buddy Mark :-D YESSS !!! You are now "on the other side" as well!!!!!!!!! COOOOOOOL!!!! SUper cooOOOLL :-D !!!!! Let me know of your experiences my friend!!! Thank you so much for coming by and chatting up again!!! Soundsmith on your B&O TX2, SL1200Mk+MP150.... you are on a roll!!! I am sure your weekend now is a happily preoccupied one with your vinyl analogue systems :-D . Have fun Buddy!!!! Warmest Regards, ~ ian.
@@HiViNywschannel Dear Ian, I am honored that you actually remember this conversation, considering the thousands of messages you must get! I am half way through the testing as of last night. I got the SL1200+MP150 running a week ago but I had to wait for The Sound Smith to build me a new SMMC3. So the only comparison I have done so far is the SL1200+MP150 against the B&O TX-2 +20 year old MMC3 cartridge. The old MMC3 cartridge's suspension was starting to seize up so there really was no comparison between it and the new MP-150. The MP-150 blew the MMC3 away in every aspect. Lows were deeper without being boomy and had much more detail and color, letting me hear the strings of the bass and how they were being struck with great detail. Mid range and highs were also much more full of detail and life, allowing me to hear voices, breathing, various percussion instruments that I didn't even know existed on a track. Needless to say, I didn't get much sleep this week, listening to LP's and tracks that I've listened to for years, except now hearing so much more! Again, this really was not a fair test, since the MMC3 was so old and showing signs of wearing out already. One thing in B&O's favor. The TX-2 turntable is more precise in it's movements and easier and safer to drop the needle on specific tracks. Also, the TX-2 suspension is incredible. I can wrestle with my 2 Boxers (70LB dogs) a meter in front of the TX-2 and the needle always tracks perfectly. The SL is heavier and has what looks like a sophisticated double isolation system and looks like it would perform as well, but it is FAR from as good as the B&O where isolation is concerned. I can sit up a little bit fast in my recliner and make the needle skip on the SL1200. I have noticed that the B&O is running a slight bit fast, compared to the SL1200 with it's constant speed indication and easy, immediate pitch control. The B&O TX-2 pitch is controlled by tiny adjustment pots inside the unit, requiring partial disassembly to adjust... therefore, one would have to check speed, disassemble, turn the pot a little, reassemble, check speed and repeat until you finally guessed right. The B&O 2402 that I had for the first 20 years had pitch control on top of the plinth, next to the speed select controls... but only one pitch control for both of the speeds. But at least you could actually get to it and adjust pitch if you had a strobe/chart to run. Now for the disappointing part: The Sound Smith SMMC3 arrived yesterday afternoon. I was really anxious to see how it stacked up against the MP-150. I did some fresh critical listening to the MP-150 and then swapped out the TT's. When I installed the SMMC3 (SoundSmith) I noticed that it sat with a very pronounce angle... pointing the cartridge 3 or more degrees off-tangent. It was pointing away from the record grooves so much, that I could see it from 5 feet away. I put the original MMC3 back in and it was perfectly aligned. I got my spare TX-2 and MMC3 out and mixed and matched cartridges and TT's and the SMMC3 always sat at an angle in any of the TT's and the MMC3's always were perfectly straight and on-tangent. I did not do any testing with the tracking angle being so far off, not wanting to damage any LP's. After an hours of testing, making sure I wasn't just doing something wrong, I took photographs and sent The Sound Smith a long email detailing my experience. Being 2:00 AM on a Sunday morning, I knew I would have to wait until Monday to expect a replay. So I'm afraid this story is still waiting for a conclusion. When I receive a good one, the SMMC3 will have a difficult task ahead of it. Most of the LP's I played in the last week were LP's I've had for 10-40 years, and they've never sounded that rich or detailed. I'm anxious to see what Sound Smith can do with this moving cross cartridge that costs over $100 more than the MP-150. In the meantime, I've having hours of pleasure listening to the SL1200+MP150. Both TT's are works of art. The TX-2 is a modern, minimalist, precise machine. The SL is a study in function over form.. overkill on weight, versatility, quality bearings, ease of user adjustments... simple, incredible, precise machine. Ian, Thanks again for getting me out of my little world of staying with one TT that I really liked, so I could discover what I've been missing.
Bravo! Thank you for the video! I can hardly wait to see the next shootout series. Particularly looking forward to hearing about the affordable turntables!!!!
Thank You Ian for your effort and these wonderful review videos. Direct, precise, to the point, yet passionate, could not have asked for more. Please continue these videos knowing that your videos are highly appreciated.
Dear Brother Rohan, thank you very, very much for your kind time and support :-D I will continue to do my best knowing all of you friends' encouragement and kindness... i owe it to you all. The energy I receive from you friends allow my to persevere and to fight on to serve the community. Really owe it to you friends. Sincerely and warmest regards my friend!!! Let's play our vinyl records every day :-D!...yummy!!
Hi Ian, thank you so much for your prompt reply. This will definitely make my decision easier. Will go for the MP150 and Schiit Mani combo proven by yours. please keep up the good work. Enjoy your show very much. Cheers
Dear Bro Abed! Thank you too, for your warmth and kind support. I will continue to do my utmost best for the community. Warmest Regards for you and your family and friends too! ian.
Awesome and enthusiastic review. You swayed me on what cartridge in future to get. The Nagaoka MP150 has me salivating so much for a...cartridge. Have watched a few of your reviews more than once cause they were that good from my favourite gear reviewer! More reviews in future please, like cables? More record buying excursions would be nice. :-)
Travis Makonde-Tafari Hi dear buddy👋😄✌!!!! Thank you for the friendship. Enjoy the blissful analogue musical journey always!!! Record buying excursions? Okie. Next trip to Japan...i will shoot some 😄...but i intend to shoot some gear buying excursions too very, very soon!!!! I hope you will lile them too🖖😉!!!! Warmest Regards Buddy my friend!! Thank you for catching up!
I definitely be waiting on your next record and gear buying excursions. I have an addicting tendency to upgrade capacitance and resistor components in my old NAD 3130 amp to squeeze out as much performance as I can get, which sings beautifully. But your take on the MP150 will certainly upgrade NAD performance to another level, as the model is famed for its MM/MC phono stage.
INdeed!!! Wow i just read about it on the net, yes it is known for its great MM/MC phonostage!! you must be having much fun and happiness playing and listening to such great "vintage" classic, built like a rock, hifi equipment! I owned the NAD AV716 for 20 years before passing it on to a friend last year. I have an affinity for NAD in my heart. The AV716 is the very first hifi amplifier I bought when i started my audio hobby 23 years ago, when I was 20 years of age :-D !!! Very nice av receiver :-D.... heehee. Such nostalgia and great sound quality. Brother, kudos to you modifying and tweaking it to get the very best performance and sonic bliss.. May you have fun and joy always in your audio journey, all the best :-D ! ~ ian
Thank you Ian for your kind words.After having great success in upgrading to audio specific resistors (Kiwame, PR9732, Dales,Takman), I be upgrading the 33 year old (yes. they are that old and decaying) NAD capacitors for Mundorf EVO Silver/Oil, Audio Note Copper, JFX Series , Nichicon KZ and Elna Silmic II's. Then the signal cabling. Followed by catridge cabling from copper to pure silver. Finally buying the MP150. I think like any audiophile , there's an 'unreasonable' (lol) desire to get to that 'performance' level whilst listening to vinyl. Your system is an 'emotional' one. Even on video it displays subtle nuances and micro touches coming from the background. A clear separation of instrumentation and an emphasis on space, depth - beautiful! I would love if it were possible, that you do some future reviews on interconnect cables between say phono stage and preamp, as well as speaker cables? And shootouts? I'm sure others may want to know, if its worth spending extra amount over cheap varieties. Thank you for your enjoyable, classy, enthusiastically laced informative reviews. :-D
WOWWWW.... you are gooooood!!!!!! So many and such breadth of knowledge and experience!!! I salivate at all these capacitors and resistors knowledge that you have. I don't :-D.>>!!! Thank you for telling me so much!!! And all these great suggestions and trust in me to do more... Brother... Thank you.
I caught this video _years_ ago - and have been comparing this cartridge with many other reviews both MM and MC. I've been going through a very long and ugly divorce, and finally got my turntable and vinyl collection back having last laid eyes on it in 2016! Of course, before the boxes were even unpacked I had ordered the MP-150. I've been living with streaming (my Aurender and hi-rez Tidal really aren't anything to sneeze at) and having not listened to vinyl for so very long was excited to hear what I'd been missing. After listening to my Goldring Eroica, I installed this cartridge. I've enjoyed the Eroica, but this is in another category entirely. Your enthusiasm for this brand is not at all misguided. Out of the box, it curb stomps the pricier UK offering. Lively and dynamic, it has swing! I can't wait for it to have several hours of break-in. It may have taken 5 years, but it was worth the wait. Thank you for your comprehensive comparisons and honest assessments.
Hi Ian. I've been watching your channel for the past few months and found them informative, unbiased and entertaining. I personally want to thank you for taking the time to review and demonstrate various audio components. Through your channel, I purchased the Grado Black and Grado Green carts, the U-turn turntable and preamp and I am so happy with each purchase. I am now in the process in purchasing the Schiit Mani preamp which you is highly recommended
.....sorry about that. I do have a couple of questions. What do you think about the Art DJ II preamp and what type of of turntable is that on the brown audio stand. Thank you for all your hard work and continued success for you and your family.
Dear brother-in-Vinyl! Your pick of the U-Turn Orbit turntable is a choice pick... lucky you guys in the U.S.😄! Grado Black, Grado Green... my favorite carts🤗. I have 3 Grado Blacks and 1 Grado Green which i always play with. Thank you for writing in and i am really touched by your gesture and time... thanks for also sharing with us your vinyl journey lined with stars....the Mani (moon) will be circling in Orbit very soon too in your room!💪😄 Warmest Regards. Sincerely, ian.
Brother :-D... which brown audio stand are you referring to? apologies that I asked again to confirm.. may be you can point out to me the timing in this video where the turntable & audio stand appeared? :-D Thank you Wayne!
Brother! Don't worry about it!! The MP-110 is great enough!!!! Much more than enough! A scorching performer, never mind its price! I will always have a MP-110 with me, always, a go-to cart just like Grado Black, Green, Elektra and 1006!!! :-D Always! MP-110, superb!
Great review, really tells one what you need to know. Having broken three Ortofon Quintet Bronze over the last few years (children) I really need a less expensive solution and the Mp-150 sounds like just the thing.
Dear fellow Brother-in-Vinyl! Hi five and we move ahead! Enjoy your RSD this Saturday okay? :-D Bring some friends along! Hahaha... have fun my friend!!
My dear friend, Ian. Your descriptive in-depth review was such joy to hear. Highly professional in Approach and terminology accurately describes this wonderful transcriptive device, the Nagaoka MP-150. The balanced combination of Schiit Mani, G series Turntable, and the fabulous MP-150 made your system (even via UA-cam) sound like a million dollars. As you know, I've been a fan of Nagaoka Carts since the 80's. They have always offered exceptional value with sound quality way above price. They just know how to do it with honesty. You have a great pair of ears, Ian. You would make a great sound engineer in a studio specialising in Audiophile recordings 👍 you also prove (something I've been trying to tell people for years) you DO NOT need to spend outrageous sums of money to achieve genuine audiophile realism and stunning musicality. Thank you for sharing your passion brother ✅
Thank you Chris for your always coming by lending your kind support and time! And valuable opinions! Yes I still remember you saying the GR1006 being the same price as the MP-110! Such important facts for me. THANK YOU. And your vital experience and opinion with Nagaoka cartridge people: "They just know how to do it with honesty"!!!!!! . Oh yes, the Mani is superb and never the bottleneck to these cartridge reviews and upgrades :-D Hope to hear/see your THREE systems my friend. Best Regards, ian.
Absolutely Fascinating information. Finally, Finally, Fianlly a review that speaks to most of us vinyl collecting/ playing community. Thank you so much for your reviews. I now know where I am spending my hard earned cash. Thanks again!!!!👍🎶🎵🎸🎷🎻🎺🎧
Hello Ian from France. Thank you very much for your reviews, at first I wanted to upgrade my AT 95 with a AT120. But it truly turns out that it wasn't worth the price so I took a Nagaoka MP 110. Will have it next week and I can't wait to try it. Unfortunately I bought a Teac tn 300 and by seeing one of your other video I checked the rotation speed and indeed it is not accurate. Tho I'm not an audiophile so I can't hear the variation so I hope that I'll be able to enjoy the Nagaoka and it won't let me notice the speed variation. In any case thank you again for your brillant and hard work. It was a pleasure to watch your videos.
Thank you Buddy from France!! I am sure you will enjoy it, the MP-110!!! It is my "daily commute" :-D my daily cart i listen to!! Most excellent at its price and up to US$230 and only beyond which it is superceded by the Goldring 1006 and the MP-150. The MP-110 gives beautiful, balanced, high quality sound. Detailed, very clear, great harmonics and detail retrieval, bouncy, great pace, rhythm and timing, great bass lines!! Enjoy my friend! THank you for referring to the other video i have made. Remember: Don't rush. Take your time. Enjoy the journey. Warmest Regards!!! ~ian
Ian, you 'Are' the Arnold Schwarzenegger of audio excitement! Your description of the MP150's sound contains flourishing details that other reviewers neglect to mention. In your comparison video's, your ability to focus on only the performance bounds of the cartridges being judged, makes it much easier for the buying public to make risk free informed choices. I applaud the enormous effort you take to assure the that operational environment is a level playing field. My friend from the UK purchased my NAD TT (re-badged Rega) with a MP150 on board, and his comments uncannily mirrored yours. I've got the next step up MP200 aboard a Thorens TD318. Many thanks for the honest work you do.
Dearest Bradley!!! :-D Thank YOU toooooo!!!! :-D i am VERY HAPPY for your friend and your camaraderie in getting onto a great vinyl analogue journey of enjoyment!!!!! Hehheh!!! On a solemn note, i did sacrifice my own expenses so as to help all of you my dearest friends who love vinyl like me, to make risk-free informed choices. The only way is to go under the radar from all manufacturers and BUY the equipment with cash from retailers without them knowing who i am, and unexpectedly just grabbing one of the boxes in stock in the store, so they have no way to prepare any special "stock" for me. I have a duty to all of you friends, and I told myself for the past 6 years, to commit to all of you, dearest friends enjoying this most precious and beautiful form of music appreciation. Warmest Regards to you and your family, and to your community, i wish all of you safety, stable livelihoods, and good health, ~ ian.
@@HiViNywschannel Ian, you are a man of integrity. I went way overboard with my vinyl setup ... I built my TT using a 5.2cm thick slab of solid acrylic. The sub-platter is acrylic as well with a hardened drill rod axle pressed into it. A low cogging synchronized Premotec motor drives to 300 rpm with 60Hz. The arm is a Roksan Nima I bought from gentleman in New Zealand with an Ortofon LYS (clear body MC 20) on board. Took 4 weeks and $1100 to build it. The pickup feeds two Triad J0-3 step up transformers, then into an RIAA 6DJ8 stage designed by Arthur Loesch. The PS is 6X4 rectified. So is the 1.7 wpc 6BM8 amplifier I designed and built 19 years ago. Speakers are TQWT with L Cao FA6 full range drivers. Thought you'd like to know you've another true friend. A pleasure to chat with you. Kindest Regards, 🅱️
@@DrGIzmoBRad Brother :-D you DID go overboard with your vinyl set-up!!!! "Overboard" as in : MUCH ABOVE 99.9% of vinylphiles would go through to get to a system!!!! YOU ARE THE DIY MAN!!!!! :-D Amazing!!!!!!! :-D I am honoured to know you and that you take me as a friend!!!!! I love the Roksan Nima!!!!!!!!!!!especially!!! :-D heeheeheeeee!@@!!!!!!!! ~ a new friend and fan :-D
@@HiViNywschannel Hello again Ian ... More fun to convey ... Recently got a True Blue Box Cobalt DA integrated from the Netherlands ( see Hans Beekhuyzen's review ). Everything is done in the digital domain, including RIAA compensation using Axign technology. My TD-318 & MP200 feed the phono input. All sources are converted to 24/192 and then converted to 500KHz PWM to 2 channel stereo. Digital A2D feedback even compensates for speaker dynamic impedance. Hard to believe this technique works so well. Made an improved 'Hafler' surround system by designing a transformer based attenuator / mixer that 1) feeds a center channel for TV [L+R], and 2) feeds two difference transformers for surround [L-R & R-L]. The surround signals are sent to an a/d/s PS5 amplifier. The benefit over the Hafler topology is adjustable gain control for the surround with just one potentiometer. There's also a LPF that feeds a powered sub. BTW your MP150 vs MP200 sound clips were so well recorded that I could tell the difference between the two with just my Samsung Galaxy S9 (no headphones were needed). Many thanks for your attention regarding my Nerdiness (somehow I don't think you mind). Feel free to PM me so we can exchange photos :).
I've just received my Mani from the USA. It walks all over my current phono stage (Project Tubebox DS), even before being fully run in. It is clear and detailed yet smooth at the same time. The soundstage is the best I've ever had in my room. Voices sound real, organic and have presence. Bass is just as your review describes it. It outperforms my trusty Audiolab 8000PPA. No shit! I'm now waiting for my MP150 to arrive. I fully expect it to knock my more expensive cartridge off it's perch! Many thanks for all of your hard work. It is gratefully received by all of us vinyl nutters. Next step? I'm considering a Shiit pre-amp to replace my current unit. If its as good as the Mani there are going to be fireworks in my house.
AnalogueInQatar Ooooomph!!!!!!!💪💪💪💪💪💪💪😁😁😁😁😁😁 Speechless to see you update Brother.... and i know you have much more expensive equipment and you ARE an experienced vinyl-audio-phile. And to hear you say this is SUPWR GREAT OOOMPH FOR ALL OF US!!!!!!!🌞😄✌
Brother, thank you for your encouragement! Best Regards and have a wonderful crate digging session at RSD this Saturday with friends! I am joining with with some friends at our local stores :-D See you my friend! ian
Hi Ian, You are a bit crazy, but I love it! And I did buy The Schist Mani and The Nagaoka MP110, and love them both!:-) thanks for doing your work! and staying unaffected by manufacturers.. Kind regards Klaas
Good day my friend :-D and thank you for your kind friendship and time too Brother Klaas! I had finished auditioning the GpE carts by two days ago, and last evening I put back my MP-150 for listening for an hour :-D Balanced, detailed, dynamic and extremely musical and invigorating! Let us continue to enjoy it! Warmest Regards Buddy!!! See you again, let's march on and dance along with more vinyl analogue! ~ ian.
Thank you friend. I just put together my system. SL1200GR, Schiit Mani, Nagaoka MP-150, Adam Audio monitors......... Wow, I need more good records.... Thank you so much for your fine reviews.
WOW!!!! GR PLUS MP-150 PLUS MANI😄😄😄Stonkingly powerful vinyl front-end. Cannot get any better than this🤗🎵🎶🎵🎶🎶!!!! Brother can tell me more about your Adams? T5V? Thank you😄.
@@HiViNywschannel Adam T7V, Schiit Magni Headphone/Preamp. Monoprice 1060C headphones... or Sennheiser HD660. The T7V really shows off the low end of the Nagaoka...... Wonderful.
@@ChrisWhitener Oh what a feast!!! Thank you Buddy for replying me so fast👋😄!!! T7V! I'd be on the lookout for them! Hopefully one of my friends have them and I can pop bu and listen to them as you'd recommended 🎶🎵🎶🎶!! Thank you!!!
@@ChrisWhitener Hi Buddy!! Do you mean the albums used in this review? Yes😄they are listed at the top left hand corner of the video screen as the video moves along the different pieces. I hope this helps my friend🤗
He's not lying. I've been using the Nagaoka MP-110 for the past 4 years and it outshines other leading brands who are charging much more for much less sound quality. I'll NEVER use anything but Nagaoka on my turntable. I would still love to get my hands on an MP-500 or even an MP-300 but they are a bit pricey, however outstanding well made products.
Dear Seth, :-D thank you for catching up!! Yes it has been a revelation for me too, after spending monies on all these carts and testing them out! I hope you continue to have lots of fun in your many years of beautiful vinyl playback....soothes and invigorates!!! :-D See you Buddy!!!!!! Thank you for your kind words and support! Best Regards, ~ ian
I'm sold on the Nagaoka M150. Sounds perfect got my upgrade from my Ortofon OM5E I got on my Uturn Orbit. To me it already sounds great but I can't wait to see what this cartridge can do compared to it! Thanks! Great video!
WOWWWW 😄😁👍GREAT!!!!!!! Enjoy! Enjoy!!!!!my friend!!!!!!!!! Currently in my experience, the next step up would be the MP-200 and the Golding 1042... amazing two carts!!!!! Thanks for coming by Eric👍😁🍀
@@HiViNywschannel Thanks for this info, your the best reviewer on UA-cam in my opinion. Your so kind and take your time reviewing and you're honest. Thanks again!
Hello IAN, great review as always...now I can't wait to see your review of my new cart.. The MP-200 which I just got from Japan with a little help from your channel.. Thank you so much brother
Hi Brother great to see you again!!! Heeheee... yes... your MP-200!!!! I will start from zero again for the Group E carts between the MP-200 and its competitors and no cart nor brand will receive any favours from me, not even Nagaoka despite having won with the MP-110 and MP-150. :-D i start from scratch again for Group E and F. All brands equal from the start, and I go audition critically and carefully. Best Regards brother and hope you have had a wonderful time in Japan and we catch up again! - ian.
Hi Ian! Thanks for your great reviews. I’ve been wanting to try a Nagaoka for a long time and your review of the MP-150 was so exciting that I want to buy one right now! But I want to ask you something: I currently have a AT150sa - which is quite similar to the 440mla - and I agree with you that they have unbalanced frequency response and are too bright and CD-like. HOWEVER they track great and I have NO inner-groove-distortion with the AT. SO, my dilemma is: getting a Nagaoka mp150 would be an upgrade in all levels? What do you think of the Grado Red fitted with the 8mz stylus? Thanks in advance!
another fantastic review! very detailed and informative.will surely line this one up as my next mm cartridge while i continue to enjoy the mp110. great reviews!
Yes please Brother Eizar!!! :-D Please KEEP YOUR MP-110. I *AM DEFINITELY* KEEPING ONE and if it reaches the end of its running life, *will still continue to hunt and buy another MP-110 again* ... I will want to have the MP-110 ALWAYS with me. Stelllar superb cart to have always, always, always! :-D And hope to bump into you this Saturday at Record Store Day!!! Warmest Regards, ian!
I am new to vinyl and i love your channel. Soaking in all the new info! I bought a Grado Green+1 after watching your reviews, will receive it today SO EXCITED!!! Thank you for your time. By the way I love your choice of music. Never heard of Eva Cassidy but will order the Songbird record for sure, what a voice!
Dear Friend from The Netherlands!!! Hi :-D! Hi! Hi!!!! Thank YOU!!! Thank you for coming into vinyl and do help yourself to the Grado Green!!!! It is one of my top favourite carts to enjoy my vinyl music!!! A precious cartridge I always cherish and PLAY!!! Enjoy "Wayfaring Stranger" and more from the "Songbird" album! Beautiful voice from Eva Cassidy.
hello, a very big thank you for all your video, you are brilliant. I will choose between 3 cartridg, the goldring 2200 of the goldring 1006 or the nagaoka mp150. do you know the difference between the goldring G1006 and the 2200MM? thanks you very much. My amplifier and vintage luxman l30 and my turntable is the Technics sl 1200 GR. i hope that everyting is ok with you .
Hi Ian, Thank you for another great shoot-out series. Your videos were excellent, entertaining and informative. I enjoyed every minute. I now have the Nagaoka MP-110 paired with my Schiit Mani and they are a truly superb performers. I appreciate your hard work and dedication. I look forward to the next shoot-out with eager anticipation.
Dear Steven! How are you? :-D Long time no see!... Guess you have enjoyed your Grado Green coz you were looking to replace the Green's stylus a few months ago! :-D Yay!! Applause for your exhuasting the last drops of performance from your Green before you move on to the Nagaoka MP-110 :-D !! Thank you for your appreciation of my hard work and dedication... thank you! Hope you have enjoyed a good Record Store Day weekend and brought home some more records listening with family and friends!.. Warmest Regards :-), ian.
Ian, Thanks so much for your thorough and very enthusiastic reviews! I'm really glad I found your channel and after a couple videos I had to subscribe. As a musician and drummer I'm so happy to hear Art Blakey on all the reviews. Not only was he an amazing drummer and leader but he knew how to get those wonderful tones. Those Gretsch drums just speak so well! So much body and soul. I'll be here on this channel for good! Would you say that this MP-150 would work on a Clearaudio Concept with the Verify arm? I just purchased this TT and am looking for a great yet affordable option. Take care Buddy!!
Wow Brother a musician and drummer!!! 🙏✌ nice to see you!!! Yes indeed....Art Blakey is masterful!!... I think as a drummer you'd appreciate him more than I do too!!! Thank you for pointing out those things you see and appreciate in him! Brother, you can safely and confidently use your Verify-tonearm-MP-150 on your Concept turntable💪😄!!!🎶🎵🎶🎶enjoy the muuuusic!!!! Warmest Regards my friend!!and see you again anytime. Have a great weekend.
That’s great to hear, thank you!! Luckily I purchased a Mani a few months after it came out. I had a hunch that it would be great for the price and it is!! Seeing your videos has confirmed it many times as well. For awhile I ran the Mani through the Schiit Sys straight to an amp into small Magnepans made in my home state just about 5 miles from me. Simple combo if you have the space. Thanks again for your input my friend!!! Looking forward to the next video!!! We’ll be in touch!
Thanks again for another excellent review. I am going to opt for the Nagaoka MP-110 for my next cart and look into upgrading to the MP-150 later for sure! All the best
Another outstanding review. I'm lost for words except to say I want the mp150!! But now I'm dying the see the affordable turntable shootout. Thanks Ian
Nelson De Silva Okie okie Nelson!!! 😄there are a LOT of hard work to do for these affordable turntables' shoot-out!... A LOT😅😅😅!!! Pretty intimidating and the four of them lying on my table now!... much, much work to be accomplished. Wish me strength 😄✌! Thank you for coming by yet again Nelson! I appreciate your time you had taken, every time. Best Regards, ian.
I can only imagine just how hard it really is, which is why I have nothing but the utmost respect for what you do. It's always a highlight of my week when I get a "notice" on UA-cam regarding a new video from HiViNyws. Go Ian go.... :)
Hi Ian i love your videos and i have ordered my Schiit Mani because of your review. I have a Denon DP-DJ151 turntable which i run through a Cambridge Audio 740A Amplifier. i currently use an Ortofon 2M Red Cartridge which i enjoy. How might both the Nagaoka 110 and 150 compare and which of the two would you recommend. i listen to rock music and i always have the treble turned up to full. Thank You.
Dear Buddy, right choice smack on there with the Mani. Brother, acknowledged your DP and Cambridge Audio 740A :-)... you can go for either the MP-110 or MP-150 for your rock music, AND detailed and refined treble. If finances permit, root for the MP-150 :-D You are in safe hands with either cart. Enjoy my friend :-D!!!
frank7374 Hi dear brother Frank👋😄... you are very welcomed. Stay ahead of the competition and have a lot of premium quality sound for a reasonable amount of money. Warmest Regards my friend 😄✌!!! See you !..
Ian my friend, hope you and your family are all doing well. While I am waiting for the illusive Schiit Sol to become available I'm considering upgrading from my MP-110 to the MP-150. I've read online that you can put an MP-200 stylus on the came cartridge as the MP-150. Have you ever heard of this or tried this upgrade out? I know that the Ortofon cartridge 2M Red and Blue use the same cartridge and are interchangeable, so it didn't seem that far-fetched that the Nagaoka carts might be the same. What's your opinion. Cheers! 😁✌
Thank you, thank you Ian for all that you do. You're the best source of quality information for our wonderful vinyl music world. I truly appreciate your hard work brother. -Chris
Dear Brother Chris, Thank yooou for your kind support and encouragement!... I am really mad:-D and fully absorbed into doing this for our common vinyl community... *we really deserve to enjoy such crazy, beautiful and invigorating music from our vinyl grooves!!!!!!* :-D And our 1)hard-earned money, 2)precious tympanic membranes and 3)lovely hippocampus will be rewarded!! Thank you Chris for writing to me. I am touched and it warms my days ahead! I owe it all to you friends all along for your kindness and encouragement. Will continue to do my utmost best, Best Regards on this Record Store Day!! - ian.
Great reviews always! You help me make some difficult decisions. I purchased the Nagaoka MP-110 a while ago based on your previous review and I have never been happier. This was definitely the clear winner in that group. I came here to see if I wanted to upgrade to the MP-150, but I don't think the difference is enough to warrant replacement just yet. Thankfully I listen to my records a lot, so I expect that it won't be long until I need a new needle.
Brother, thank you for coming by and catching up! I do have two MP-110 at home, and a replacement stylus JNP-110 on hand to do duties anytime. I was listening to Jazz, Deutsche Gramaphone orchestra works, and some Chinese pop, via the MP-110 last evening and my goodness... it is such a relief and great enjoyment after finishing the project with the AT VM530EN review. :-D I am very happy to return to the MP-110. SUCH RELIEF AND utter relaxation and enjoyment!! Do take care and I hope getting the JNP-110 will be highly accessible to, and easy for you. Warmest Regards my friend, Vinyl lives on. ~ ian.
Thank you for some excellent your reviews. I'm really curious if you at some point in the future will be able to do a review of the Nagaoka MP-500? Also I find cartridges from Lyra very interesting. I'm looking to get into vinyl again after about 10 years without it. I'm looking at turntables and already I'm very confused. There are so many choices.
Dear Brother, yes, I have already started running in the MP-200 and MP-500 :-D. They have been unboxed and swapping running duties on my technics with other carts under review in the Groups E and F cartridges. Thank you for asking my friend!! Have a lovely Sunday ahead and I AM THRILLED TO HEAR YOU COME BACK TO VINYL after 10 years :-D !!! See you my friend! What is the rough budget for your turntable-tonearm rig? Let me know. You can email me at hivinyws@gmail.com too. Warmest Regards, ~ian
Yo brother!!! Great to see you again! How are you? Still remember your V90-LPS purchase and have fun, have fun!!!!! :-D Thank you for your time and encouragement brother!! Best Regards! :-D
Dear friend!!... please enjoy your MP-110! It is a cart that I always listen to... a keeper and stayer! When I go to Japan this June, I will *definitely buy a second MP-110* if I see them in stock in Tokyo again! Best Regards and hi five!to our common, *great cart the MP-110*!!!
Hi Ian, According to Nagaoka manufacturer you have to replace the stylus every 150-200 hours, do you actually do that? I love nagaoka but its rough replace stylus every 200 hours.
Dear Buddy :-D no, my friends and i, and new internet contacts, told me, and yes, we all run it to beyond 500 hours. Totally OKAY :-D !!! Have fun my friend!!! ~ ian.
Dear Ian, first of all, I may thank you for all your reviews and the hard work associated with these. I'm not watching so many reviews or experience reports.......but yours are outstanding and very helpful. Thank you very much, my friend and please keep it up :-)) Warm regards from Cologne (Germany) Yours Michael
Michael Faust Guten Tag Michael.... thank you very much for your kindness and support. I am very touched by your encouragement🤗! ...am happy to have been of service to all of you my vinyl friends😊😊😊!!! Let's continue to enjoy our lovely records for as long as we can... a warm community we have too, and to cherish always😄✌. Warmest Regards to you and your vinyl playing friends!!! ~ ian.
Good evening, Ian. First of all thanks very much for your warm and friendly feedback. This evening....I invited some very good friends of mine to a very delicious "The Cure-Vinyl-session". In our mind.....you're with us :-) I will report you soon about our event. And please tell your family (I think our vinyl-obsession it's sometimes quite hard to justify) that everything's allright and please tell them, that a guy from Germany estimates your excellent "Vinyl-Job"......by the way warm regards from my girlfriend to you and your family....specially to your wife/girlfriend ;-) See you soon. Kindest regards Michael ....and from my friends Robert, Frank & Stefan
Wow indeed... you have a "The-Cure-Vinyl-Session" going on!... Best Regards fellow friends in Cologne!! Have lots of warm lovely time over there.. :-D :-D :-D
HiViNyws channel Hello Ian. Thank you for all the work you did for the phono cartridge shootout. I purchased one of these Mp-150's based on this review. I just got it so it probably needs some time to break in but so far I'm impressed. What tracking force do you recommend for the best results? Where did you have it set for this review? Thank you again. Love your channel!
Dear Dennis👋😄, I am happy for you!! I use 1.75 to 1.78g at most. You are very welcomed Brother, u need to thank you for your encouragement that keeps me going. I only work to help all you vinyl buddies, my friends, and the only thing I can ever wish for is you friends benefiting from these efforts, nothing else I can wish for. Nothing else i am working for, coz of copyright for music included in the videos, there can be no monetization of course🤗! I hope to continue doing pertinent and useful episodes to help out the vinyl community and friends. We will win.
@@HiViNywschannel Dearest Ian. Which protractor would you recommend for precise accurate alignment of the MP-150 cartridge on my Technics SL-1200MK5? Thank you my friend.
Hi Ian! I've been longing for the MP-150 review, excellent descriptions across 4 grup comparisons. Congrats for your superb work along the cartridge videos and Pre-Amp videos as well. =) Best regards my friend!
Dear brother :-D, Thank you! I appreciate your time and valuable support.... thank you Sir. Best Regards too and have a lovely week ahead leading up to our RSD!
Kyle Quinn Thank you fellow brother-in-Vinyl Kyle 😄!! Have a wonderful journey ahead filled with ever improving analogue sounda and ENJOYMENT💪💪💪😁✌!!! Thank you for writing in and catching up my friend! Warmest Regards, ~ ian.
Hello Ian, I just thought I'd let you know that in regard to my previous post about possible compliance issues with my Denon Dp45F and the Nagaoka MP150, I contacted Jerry Raskin's Needle Doctor site in Minnapolis Minnesota U.S.A. He informed me that they have had great success using Nagaoka cartridges with similar servo controlled arms. So it sounds like I should be alright. Apparently the Japanese use a different formula for figuring out compliance of a cartridge. It should be where I live in about 3 more weeks. I hadn't received a reply to my previous post so I thought maybe you didn't know how to answer my post. All is good and soon I'll be experiencing the Nagaoka sound Thanks for your time Ian. I do enjoy your videos very Informative. Take Care Cordially Richard
Good morning Ian! Love your videos; not pretentious, joyful, very instructive and well presented. My question is: can this carthridge fit a low mass tonearm? I have been trying to inderstand this thru some reading but can't find a "real" answer. I own a vintage Thorens with the isotrack arm and I am trying to figure out if I can match this tonearm with the MP-150... Best regards
very cool informative review and one of the reasons i got one put on my P6! its early days but it sounds awesome!!! oddly though, when I check the tracking force with my digital gauge from amazon it reads 2.5. is that normal? I had a trustworthy retailer install it with tracking force set to approx 1.8 and antiskate 0.5. ; it was tested and set-up using hifi news test lp.
Another fantastic review, Ian. Thank you for all your time. It is nice to see affordable cartriges can do the job, especially as we have to replace them every few years. Have a great RSD. Take care. /Paul
Dear Brother Paul!... thank you for all your videos too! My good friend in Britain had just mentioned yesterday about your torque-changing videos :-D and find them useful!!! You are right: Affordable carts that are great and do the job!!!! .. important as we change them often if played long enough!.... and also even amazing on casual listening on other occasions... Hehheh :-D i love them to bits! Warmest Regards my dear friend, ian.
With your reviews you have opened my eyes. It's very tempting to use a separate headshell and try out the MP110. The MP150 is over here almost as expensive as my current DL103r. /Paul
Hi Ian, many thanks for your thorough and enthusiastic reviews! I think I've watched most of them after getting back into hifi this year now my children have grown up (enough to stop damaging things!). I got my old Rega Planar 3 from the loft, some linn ninka speakers and some linn Aktiv amps. Based on your reviews I initially bought the Schitt mani to upgrade on the integrated amplifier I was initially using, wow what a difference! I then took my time to decide on the new cartridge to upgrade my old Ortofon 510mkii. I finally went for the MP150 about a month ago, and now it has bedded in I am blown away. I can sit for hours on the evening listening to music now, it is so addictive! Everything sounds so real, natural and in the room. The bass hits you in the chest. You can hear every ring of the cymbal and the crack in the voice of the singers. I'm totally hooked again, thank you Ian, your effort is very much appreciated, what a great job. Great to see your home city on your shopping trips too. I'm really hoping you do some new videos soon. Kind regards, Ian.
Your passion is infectious. Wonderful reviews that prove you don't need to spend a fortune to get truly spectacular results. Thank you.
MrCatalysis101 Thank you Sir! Yes we all CAN get and enjoy vinyl analogue sound that is better than digital and is beguiling, beautiful, magical and dynamic, absorbing and engaging...all without spending more than $1k for a vinyl front-end💪💪💪😄😄😄✌✌✌! WE ALL CAN!!!!!
Thank you my friend for your kind time and friendship... we catch up again😄. Happy 2018!!
💪 Cart+Phonostage+'table.
MP110/GradoGreen+Mani+usedTechnicsSL1200Mk3/3D/5 or Planar1/2.💪
Hi Ian, in November, I purchased Nagaoka MP-150 cartridge, brand new and sealed in box, for $250. A couple of weeks later I purchased a Mofi Ultradeck without a cartridge. After about 40 minutes of setting up the turntable and another 45 mins installing and adjusting the Nagaoka, I had my new setup. The sound was fantastic! My records sounded better than ever! Now, almost four months later the sound is better than ever! I can't believe the detail and sound stage that I am getting. I thought the MP-110 was great, but the MP-150 is much, much better sound. The only thing with this new setup is that bad pressings are easier to find. There are some LP's in my collection that I thought were okay with my previous system that now sound horrible. Not because of the system, but because of the pressing. Great pressings sound unbelievable on this system. I also run the TT through a Schiit Mani. Thank you for all you do! It really helped me out!
Whoa Brother! Hehheh!!!!
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✌😄🤜🤛😄🎶🎵🎶🎶🎶
You're SET.
ULTRADECK!!?!!!! 🙏😄👍👍👍👍👍👍AMAZING QUALITY, SOUND AND BUILT ISN'T IT!
Brother, keep on enjoying your lovely pressings, and your ethereal sound and music emanating for 4 months and onwards!!! I am very happy for you!!!!!!
Thank you for gracing my efforts and your kindness in taking time out to write to us, sharing with us your valuable experience.
You are one lucky man!!!!!!!
See you soon Brother!!!Anytime!!!
Warmest Regards for you and your family and friends revelling in your vinyl analogue bliss!!!
Re-watching the older cart vids! Pure enjoyment to watch. ^_^
Dearest Samuel :-D I am so happy to see you again!!! How ARE YOU!?!!! :-D !!!!
Hehheh!!! And hope you have a great Shibuya, Tokyo trip last year!!!!
So happy to see you BROTHER!!!!!
I purchased a mp110 because of your review and I love it. My next cart is going to be the mp150 for sure. Even through UA-cam I can get a sense of how refined this cartridge is.
Evan Vincent Dear Evan🤗, i wish you many, many happy, retrospective and fruitful hours listening to your vinyl records. The MP-110 cartridge is one that i will always want one or two with me always, to play my records. Such joy and stupendous performance💪🌞 I am loving it every day!!!
Best regards!..
Craig Z List Brilliant my friend!!!💪😄 thank you for telling us your exact experiences and storyline!!! Now we know! Thank YOU!! 😁😁😁 I am happy for you brother. You found and have been enjoying in your sweet spot since 1981!!!!!!
Best Regards,
ian.
And continue having fun with your Grado SR80 with your sons too :-D!!!
I have an MP-11 gold and I just bought an MP-500 stylus for it. Awesome!
You can get that stylus on Ebay from Japan for about $260
Jon Noyes Thank you Jon for your sharing!!!💪😄✌
Thank you so much for all your vids. Your review of the Nagaoka MP 110 showed up one day in the thumb nails, and let me just say that I now owned and have tremendously enjoyed my Nagaoka MP110H for the past seven months. You have changed my life. Thank you so much.
Dear Brother! Congratulations for getting the MP110 :-D YES!!!!
Thank you for coming by and sharing your joy with me. It really makes my day reading your message and knowing you have been enjoying your music "tremendously" ever since! Warmest Regards ~ ian.
Thank you very much Ian for keeping in touch with your devoted viewers! YOU were my inspiration that lead me to Nagaoka. I've been a vinyl and turntable enthusiast for many years and even the MP-110 outshines ANY Ortofon, Shure, Audio Technica or Grado cartridges I've used in the past. When it comes to quality, the Japanese REALLY know how to impress!! Cheers and I always look forward to any videos you post! This compliment comes to you ALL the way from Toronto Ontario, Canada!!
Dear Brother Seth from Toronto, Canada!!!! Thank you for your appreciation of my efforts... it hasn't been easy buying the carts up and testing them all out... but easy in the way that the Nagaoka so convincingly and effortlessly trounce its competitors :-D !!! Let us now enjoy the fruits!!!! :-D
You are an amazing person and I've told everybody I know to subscribe and check out your videos. Be blessed Ian!!
The Nagaoka MP-150 is my Dream Cartridge😍 It is Absolutely the Best👍 I am saving my Money 💴 up for it!
Hi Ian,
Thanks for your review of this cart. It was the main reason I bought it. Oh my goodness...Ortofons going in the bin! This Nagaoka MP-150 is Mental! Huge sound stage. Bass dynamics, sibilance control (!!!) and extended treble. Out of this world for the price. It's like I'm listening to a new version of the same songs I've heard a million times before. So much detail in the sound. Wow. Get on it people. Listening to Roy Brooks - The Free Slave (Muse MR 5003, 1970) is like I'm there in the room...
Gosh :-D Roy Brooks - The Free Slave!!! VERY NICE!!!! Thank you Brother Andrew for showing me this great music :-D !!!!!!!! Listening to it now on UA-cam. Thank you very, very much Buddy!!!! Coooooool band and great Jazz!!!
Best Regards Bro!!! ~ ian :-D
Yes, this test shows the Nagaoka is very good! I tried several Ortofons over the years, and never kept one, because I never liked one. They sound dead in a bad way. Even a cheap Sumiko Oyster, which has been criticised here in a bad way, is near and dear to me for some records compared to any Ortofon, even expensive ones :)
Hi Ian,
I hope all is well? I just wanted to let you know, I’m glad your on our side. In your TT shoot out the P1 beat out the project debut which I have. I have add all the upgrades to my project debut even the mp110. I really enjoyed the sound coming from the mp110, which you recommended. You were also spot on with the quality of the mani also. I just swapped out the Nagaoka mp110 for the mp150 in my debut carbon and wow! I spent 4 hours playing records, like always Ian your right again. The cartridge is not broken in yet, and I can’t believe the sound it’s producing. Thank you Ian for all your recommendations you provide to your subscribers.
Brother, thank YOU!!!! for your letting me know!! Sorry I have not answered earlier. My apologies Brother....
Sorry.
I believe I am spoiled for life now. Thank you for this journey. Wow... Makes me want to learn more.
Have fun Brother....*HAVE FUN* *!!!*
Hi from Jamaica,
"Master Class" "Show Off" That did it for me ;) Getting back in the game! Just purchased the MP-150H. I will be mounting on a new Denon DP-450 through a Parasound HALO Hint6 phono stage. Hope this synergy works! Thanks for your great reviews. They helped a lot in my decision. Was very close to Ortofon Blue/Bronze but coming from an Audio Technica AT440MLA, I'm hoping for something a little warmer, not dull but less bright. I did love that AT cartridge though but sold it along with my Rega P5....Kinda regretting that but was necessary at the time. Making my way back up:)
I think for my current TT, the MP-150 is where to stop for diminishing return reasons...
Great Job and thanks again for your hard work.
Cheers
Brother, thank you for your careful relation to your journey....I understand much better!!!
Yay!!!💪Back in the Game😄!!!!!!
Brother nice amp you've gotten a HINT6 new one from Parasound! Congratulations!!!
The MP-150🦅 would be amazing and a significant jump up from the Bronze and 440.
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I am very happy for you Brother!!!!!
Hello Ian I would just like to express my gratitude for you work and this video in particular the performance is of fantastic performance per buck and altough the ML from Hana is excellent for strings and vocals and airyness its no match. Its crazy truly crazy. I was showing it to Niklas and he was so impressed.
Yes Buddy, it is crazy that many things can't match up to the MP-150. Those who have come around, to notice its superlative performance for its price and the easy match with the Mani or Rega Aria that will bring MM performance to highs and shame to much LOMC expensive setups with expensive LOMC phonostages!!!
😄😄😄thank you for catching up yet again Brother!!!!
@@HiViNywschannel Absolutely! I also can inform that the mp11 is not boron and has a removable magnet! I put a mp500 on it.
The Piano really does it for me here and while I am no musician, the piano just sound tonally accurate. Thanks for the Liszt needle drop. The Reference Recordings really separate the boys from the men. Nice review Ian! I was eagerly awaiting this one and now you have my salivating for the MC reviews.
Brother Paul, thank you so much for your time again! :-D Your needle drops are fantastic too... those different pressings!!! LOVE THEM!!!! SO USEFUL!!!!
Looking forward too to every instalment to your reviews too Master Paul!!! :-D
Best Regards,
ian.
Hi Ian, I now have the Nagaoka MP 110 and the Schitt Mani. It is everything you said and more! After watching the review of Nagaoka MP 150 you hit it right on the head....”you sit here, you sit here, you sit there and don’t move” pin point accuracy and separation of the instruments! I couldn’t have said it better. Keep your excellent reviews coming! Stay safe and healthy. Sincerely , Jon T.
Dear Buddy Jon🙏😄👍 fantastic!!!!! I'm happy for YOOOOOUUUUU!!!😄😄😄😄YOU'RE ONTO a great way of accurate magical and engaging analogue listening and enjoyment!!! And, thank you for your well-wishes and kind words of support as you write to me taking up your time.
I wish for you and your family great health and security too, always🍀🏡🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🎶🎶🎶
I have just recently found the urge to start a vinyl setup. This came about by my father in law gifting me his Technics SL-Q2 turntable. It being the age it is, I figured I would change the existing cart (Sure 70 EJ) for something new. Knowing nothing about the vinyl hobby, I did a bit of research and I landed here, on your channel. I just have to say, WOW! Your reviews are amazing! I'm somewhat of a stickler when it comes to sound, music reproduction and stereo equipment. With just a few of your reviews, I'm confident I will make the right choice for my new cart. Keep up the great work. Thank you. (from Canada)
Dear Brother :-D!!! WELCOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HiVINyws, your reviews are so enjoyable and informative,I'm a fan for life,thank you.
Dear Buddy Mike🤗, thank you too for catching up with me!!!!! Have fun my friend always!!!! Peace and love for our vinylsphere of friends 🎶🎵🎶🎶
See you again and anytime soon!😄🙌
Thankyou for recommending this cartridge. Your reviews are excellent using excellent recordings to show what the cartridge is capable of
Hi Ian, thanks for this very useful and well done review. Following your input, i ordered the MP 150. And..... I’m very impressed. Great sound, almost like somebody pulled a thick curtain away from the speakers. A real upgrade to my Rega P2. Thanks for your great video’s . Keep on going. Best regards from New Zealand Volker
Just bought a turntable after not having one for about 25 years and quickly acquiring lots of records.
I have spent about 3 hours tonight watching your videos. My brain hurts from all the information that it just took in, haha. But it's a good hurt. I currently have the om5e cartridge and I dreaded to hear in your review what I suspected myself about it. : ( but I plan to upgrade to one of these Nagaoka cartridges, soon as well as a proper phono stage or phono pre-amp. The om5e only has about 10 hours of listening time on it so far and I understand that you have to give them a lot longer than that to break in properly . I'm impressed with your extensive listening and analysis.
Cheers.
Hello Ian greetings from London. Love your analogy in one of your vids that describes listening to high quality digital replay as listening in HD 2D, while analogue is listening in HD 3D. This sums up the critical difference clearly and perfectly. Couldn't have put it better myself, so well done!
Brother Dave👋😄!!!! Great to see you again. Thank you for pardoning my English too.
Thank you my friend.
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Dear Ian,
Thank you for your extreme efforts to give us vinyl fans a good insight into cartridge performance. Strange that even through UA-cam one can tell the difference between bad and good sounding carts... just amazing.Few days ago I ordered a Schitt Mani (hard to get one over here!!) and I will save up money to get me an Nagaoka MP-150.. what a cart !!
Loving your channel. Been very happy with my MP110 for a few years but now after seeing this I will have to save up for the 150.
Hi Buddy 🤗....me too....still very, very impressed with what the MP-110 can do for us. I have two✌😁✌
Excellent work!!! I've got a pair of the older Osawa Nagaoka OS200MP's, all I can say is that I love them!!! Nagaoka is my hands down favorite manufacturer right now. I hope to have the stylus on my Stanton 881s rebuilt so I can do a comparison some day. Thank you again for all of time, money and hard work you put in!!! We all appreciate it!!!
Dear friend, thank you for your sharing!! Gosh yes, the Nagaokas thus far have proven they punch way above their price points! I regard the MP-110 as easily better than even the US$500-600 Rega Exact cartridge I lived with before! Thank you for your appreciation for the time, money i had sacrificed to do these projects :-D thank you!!
I bought my MP-110 based on your fantastic review and today I figured I'd see if you had a review for the MP-150, and BOOM there it is! Thank you so much for all the work you put into these, Ian. I'm going to purchase the MP-150 and I'm sure I'll love it.
Dear James, do enjoy your journey! I do still need to congratulate you and am very happy for you that you bought the MP-110!!! It is my go-to cart for superb outstanding vinyl analogue enjoyment... truly is... what a cart!!!!! :-D Love it to bits!!!!
Have fun tomorrow at Record Store Day!!!
Warmest Regards,
ian.
You are so awesome! Thanks for being in the groove, truly awesome and passionate. I wish we could grab a drink!
Your knowledge seems vast and it is much appreciated. Thanks for putting the consumer first and not giving in to the marketing hype.
Thank you for seeing that. Consumer first :-D. I am a consumer too who made many mistakes in the past two decades buying into marketing hype. Nobody makes that again from now on, especially my fellow vinyl brothers.
I value and love my fellow vinyl brothers in this worldwide community.
Thank you Wayne and you will soon be engaging more and more in your circles of friends too!
May the Force Be with You :-D
Thank you very much again, Ian! My Denon DL-103 is in its 2/3 time life and NAG 150 is at this time its serious succesor.
Hi Brother!... great to see you again! :-D Hope you have had a good long weekend!
I have not tested the legendary DL-103 as yet... and as such... good the MP-150 is, I have no concrete experience as yet doing any meaningful and telling A-B between the two of them :-D
Hope to have a clear picture by the end of the year when I venture into the MC carts..
I will continue to do my best...
Thank you for your encouragement too Brother!
Thanks for your excellent reviews, i see you use turntable clamps, how about a review of these weights and clamps, and their benefits to noise and sound qulaity
Hi Ian , I have been following your shows , they are clear minded and thorough , thank you for all the effort you always make , u just helped me with my next choice , the nagoka mp150 is great keep up the good work , from Australia Melbourne - Arthur.
Yes Brother from neighbouring Australia!! Lots of Australian friends here in Singapore.. Thank you for catching up on a Monday morning:-D... yes, the MP-150 is just stupendous for the money.... crazily stupendous. Fyi, you know what i installed on my GAE immediately after recording all the audio from the Hana EL and the Quintet Blue?..... THE MP-150. I think you know what I am going to say at the end of my Hana EL review coming soon :-D !!!! The MP-150's performance is JUST MORE THAN CONVINCING.... IT PUNCHES SKY HIGH!!! Love it!!! May you have a lovely week ahead, and a nice hearty breakfast. See you mate :-D ! ~Ian
Thanks Ian... I just got an SL1200-MK3D W/MP150 and Moon 110 preamp.. very happy.. love your vids
Extremely happy for you!!! Buddy!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOW!!!
Sorry i didn't reply your message 4 weeks ago. Thank you for your time updating me :-D!!! Mk3D from Japan, MP-150 and Moon110... power be with you!!!!! YAY!!!
I replaced a dynavector 10x 5 with the 110 and a schitt preamp after dynavector wanted to charge me @500 for a replacement , new combination is cheaper,easier to mount , doesn’t take 1 year to break in and doesn’t.Suffer from cantilever collapse. 90% of the sound at 2/3 the price and no dynavector price gouging!. I truly respect this man!
Hi Ian, Happy New Year! Best wishes for you and family. I enjoy all your video reviews. I appreciate the time you spend and your honest opinion on each. I am moving up from a Teac TN -350 with a MP-110 / Mani combo in which I love the sound to a Rega P6. 😀It’s currently on back order. I plan on using the MP-110 on the P6. I like the warmth and centered mid range of the 110. So in your opinion for future upgrade do you think the Nagaoka MP-150 or MP-200 would keep with basic sound signature of the MP-110, without becoming analytical or bright? Thanks buddy. Sincerely Jon T
another pleasurable watching experience with superb analytical comparison of the parts and great summing up of the whole
Dear friend,
Thank you for coming by again and your kind words and support.
:-D May you have a wonderful time with records today either at home or out at record stores!!
Best Regards,
ian :-)
Thank you for another good test! It is important to have these samples, because there are not many stores anymore, where one can listen and chose according to one's personal ear. Also thank you for making high resolution files for downloading and listening. They made me happy and proved I can rest and enjoy what I have, because I would have to spend a lot to get better than what I have! Best value used to be a used cartridge body (IF you have some old bodies already hidden in some graveyard) and a Jico SAS stylus. I bought 3 SAS styli when I had better income some years ago. 5 years ago the SAS was about USD 130 a piece. Now it is around 300. While improved with cantilevers made with ruby or saphire, testers had a hard time finding differences to the old affordable stylus. Now LP-Tunes and LP-Gear have their own Vivid Line replacement stylus. They run between 80 and 120 dollars. I tried one, which was 80 dollars. The tonal balance is different, but many people actually like it better. It has a stronger midrange than the Jico SAS. I still like the SAS better, for its finer detail in the high treble, but not for 3 times the price! Combine a Vivid Line and old Shure cartridge with a V-bottom (they are all the same, except the V15 series), like an M95, M97, R47XT, R25XT, etc, and the result is amazing and plays in a class 2 or 3 times the price. My old Radio Shack Realistic R47XT bodies and Vivid Line NDC stylus leave nothing to be desired. For a person on a tight budget and a stash of old bodies, there is nothing better. Other good candidates for Vivid Line would be old Pickering, Stanton, or Elac bodies. But I think, if you do not have one of these old bodies, then Nagaoka, Audio Technica, or Goldring would be a best buy, because many sellers charge too much for old used bodies that may or may not work. Thanks to you, there are now several comparisons, that give us direct comparisons of cartridges, so we can chose the ones that are most pleasing to our ears :) From your samples, my ears like all three. Best buy in U.S.A. on a tight budget is still the VM95EN, but Nagaoka is certainly awfully good :)
Brother Owen :-D , sorry i missed this message from you.
Thank you and have a good time ahead!!!
~ ian.
This is the day we have all been waiting for... Thank you Ian for your hard work, dedication and thorough reviews. This series has been a gift to vinyl fans new and old. Again, many thanks for the kindness and friendship you show all of us. My only complaint is it is Monday and you are distracting me from my work because now I cannot stop thinking of going home and listening to records. =)Now I have to go purchase a Nagaoka MP-150 for future use. I still have my new Goldring 2500 stylus to use but once that stylus is ready to go I will have the Nagaoka waiting in the wings to be deployed.
Brother Luis! I am sorry :-D this video came out on a Monday! You made my day with your lovely comments!!! Alright you'd be home soon, you'd be home soon after office!!! Family and vinyl besides you! Soon, soon, soon!!! :-D :-D :-D
Wow! Thank you again Ian for your thorough and well executed presentation of these groups of cartridges. We now have all the guess work removed from the decision making when considering an upgrade. I look forward to your future projects. Peace and best wishes. R.
Dear Brother! Thank you for catching up!.. :-D i am happy to be of service.
More hard work ahead for me.... will be diligent and careful ahead and really love to help more.
Best Regards to you and your family Richard!
Hi Ian,
Thanks for spending time and money to do unbiased reviews after reviews for us. I really can't imagine the space and time you need for your subsequent reviews which will involve budget turntables (take up space after your review), since space and time is such a premium in Singapore! After convincing myself to get the MP-110, I had months of blissfulness listening to music. While I hold off and considering whether to upgrade to MP-150 because of how good MP-110 already is, "bad" thing (or good, depending on how you look at it) happened at such opportune time that I recently miscued the MP-110 that it drops to the side of the platter! A few days later, MP-150 was on my table :)
To share my experience, when I listened to Diana Krall's Devil May Care, even before the cart was fully run in, I immediately noticed the followings superiority of the MP-150 in comparison with MP-110:
- Base: more punchy and constantly noticeable; more tactile as well
- Dynamic: micro-dynamic is easily picked up; passage that appears "flat" previously is no longer so
- Timing: fast and accurate; together with improved dynamic, I begin to realize how good the drummer is and how emotional the vocal of Diana
When I first cued up this song, I thought I accidentally set the turntable speed to 45rpm (my copy of Diana is 33rpm) because the song appeared "fast". I double checked and the speed was correct. Then it struck me that it appeared "fast" because the micro-dynamism revealed by the cart enabled me to hear the subtle beats in between what I previously could! So, yes, like what you have said, if one has work hard and save for this cart, it is money well spent! Thanks again for the recommendation, Ian. I hope there is no other VC member reporting here that he/ she suddenly miscues the MP-110 after this as this will be really "unfortunate" :P
Brother,
I Salute You.
Gosh. Your thorough and in-depth yet sweet explanation and sharing IS TOP DRAW, THUMBS UP and again, salute!!!!!
My goodness, you're really goooooood!!!!!
:-D :-D :-D Thank you for telling us all about it, the graduation from MP-110 to MP-150!!...
Now here's the funny bit, brother and friend: I have miscued the MP110 pretty early on in the GroupB test weeks and landed on the side of the platter too!.. and thus I bought one more to replace it as well!!!! Hi five!!!!!
:-D Sincerely,
ian.
...dear brother, and thank you for understanding and thinking about this:
"I really can't imagine the space and time you need for your subsequent reviews which will involve budget turntables (take up space after your review)"
The preparations I have to do, .... is back-breaking and extremely time-consuming........
I can't even bring myself to explain everything to you now... hahahaha... argh....
ok, e.g. I need to spend 2 days throwing out a lot of things from my storeroom to make space for these turntable boxes, and thereafter the storage of these turntables on yet another Ikea cabinet in the storeroom, tidied so many things up...
I took about 1 week in total to set everything up logistically to then order and bring these turntables in...
Okay, i shall stop now ":-D
Ian,
I owed it to you to share my experience to VC members. You have laid the ground work which makes my sharing so much easier.
Have a nice weekend!
... and not to mention the thousands of dollars you have spent. Keep up the good work, Ian. Looking forward to your future reviews and sharing!
Yes Sir!!!
:-D
Great review, great cartridge!
Also giorgio by moroder is really a great song for testing the sounds of the synthesizers and baselines
Dear Buddy :-D thank you too for coming by and catching up! YES!! Giorgio by Moroder!!! IT is a very challenging track for vinyl systems....synthesizers, guitars, percussion, recorded in analogue tape under instruction of Daft Punk during recording-productions!
Warmest Regards my friend...and happy weekend!
I've watched several of your videos since I got my Rega Planar 2 a few weeks ago.
I think you are an excellent reviewer! You seem unbiased yet passionate.
Your English vocabulary is excellent! You have the ability to describe something accurately through your chosen adjectives.
Please keep up the good work!
cminor7b5 Dear Friend,
thank you for your encouragement and kindness, time writing. Thank you🤗.
(My English is far, far from perfect, nothing compared to Queen's English... so thanks a lot for your kindness!) We can all be very successful helping fellow vinyl friends getting great sound😄because vinyl users are warm and passionate! Let's go brother!! Have a good Sunday ahead! You have a great quality deck with a superb tonearm 😄✌yayyy!!!
Even though these are old videos they are still very useful and informative. A thousand thank-yous for reviewing the Nagaoka 150. Based on your review I bought one for $300 plus shipping. My jaw dropped!! The difference is unbelievable. The cleanliness, the clarity, the separation and presence... WOW! I was using a Sure V15 iii with Jico stylus on my Pioneer PLL PL-550, Denon AMP and Klipsch Forte speakers. I heard pianissimos never before heard...symbals and strokes not present before I am blown away beyond words. Now I need to buy more records. :-) Thanks and keep up the good, and very enthusiastic work. Now I need another MP-150 for the Pioneer PLX-1000 turntable that I ordered... it's going to get expensive, LOL!
Awesome review! You're enthusiasm is infectious, and I know exactly what you mean with your well articulated descriptions of sound quality characteristics. Thank you for making my decision easier. Very much looking forward to more of your excellent reviews.
Dear Paul, thank you too for your kindness and time too. Very nice of you! It makes my efforts worth it and bring me smiles and happiness! Here's wishing you a smooth, fruitful vinyl journey. Enjoy analogue blisssss :-D !!! ~ ian
Great review are you ever going to do similar with high end moving coils?
I love the way you described the sound of nagaoka cart. And I love your enthusiasm. Keep the vinyls turning and God bless you brother!
Hi five and yes brother, we keep the vinyl torch burning strong!!! :-D have fun!!
I love watching your reviews. They’re well made, objective as possible, and understandable. Thanks for being a great resource. I’m new to vinyl and your videos are a great primer.
Dear Buddy in Vinyl, :-D great to have you with us and thank you for your kind time and support. I would want to provide information as good and accurate primers, not overstating things, not understating things, being kind in assessment but also being rigorous and not recommending things that are really, really not worth our money. Best Regards and I am sure you are already doing well on your way :-D!!!
Ian, two questions for you, if you don't mind. I have a Rega Planar 3 (2016) and based on your awesome review, I have purchased the Nagaoka MP-150 cartridge to replace my Rega Elys2. Question 1: There are various opinions about this on the web. With the Planar 3 / RB330 tonearm, is a 2mm spacer required to utilize the MP-150? I have not attempted to install the MP-150 since I am hoping to know if the spacer is needed.Question 2 and unrelated to cartridge installation: Is it normal for electrical hum to become noticeable as the tonearm/cartridge get closer to the center spindle (and the motor)? I don't have ground noise... it really like a warm hum. While music is playing it's not very noticeable, but it is there in the background and you can hear it in quieter passages of a record track.
Dear Jeff, :-D hi, great to see you again! Okay, qn1: yes, I use 6mm to 8mm spacer height to get the Nagaoka to track at 91.6degrees of SRA (Stylus Rake Angle.), can be easily done! I bought 4 of the Rega aluminium 2mm ones. One can also get the aftermarket adjustable 2-4-6-8mm one. Qn2: I do not think it is usual for electrical hum to set in when the cartridge tracks closer to the spindle. I really apologize for that, as I do not think so. This is more likely to occur with poorly shielded cartridges matched with poorly engineered direct drive motors. You may want to ask your Rega retailer why that is happening to your Rega Elys2 cart on your P3 :-). I have zero hum on my P3 running the MP-110 or MP-150. Absolutely zero, even on silent passages. I am sure you will have the same. Warmest Regards buddy. You will succeed.
~ ian
HiViNyws channel Thank you for your advice! I appreciate it!
HiViNyws channel Ian, as always, your advice is spot-on. I just installed my MP-150 and now my Rega P3 is a completely different instrument altogether. I didn’t realize how poor that Rega Elys2 cartridge really is.(My table and cart were brand new in January but the cart was replaced by Rega under warranty within a week due to distortion. The second one was Just OK.) It doesn’t do the Rega brand any favors. This MP-150 is a world apart. And guess what? All the motor noise/hum that would encroach as the tonearm approached the spindle... GONE!!! It was the crummy cart all along!
One more question, and I hate to keep bugging you. Can you recommend a counterweight? The stock one no longer fits beneath the dustcover with the spacer installed. I can’t close the lid ( but having to invest in a different counterweight is worth the cost now that the music is improved and the hum is banished!).
I am over the moon. Thanks again for your recommendations of the MP-150 and the Schiit Mani. (Mani replaced my one month old Cambridge CP1). The quality of the sound I get is at least 100% improved.
Well Ian, now you've gone an done it.
Months ago I asked you if you'd do a compare on B&O vs traditional tt's and cartridges. You kindly explained that the only B&O TT's out there are at least a decade or two old, so it would be impossible to have a consistent subject for testing.
I've now ordered a new, Soundsmith cartridge for my B&O tx2 turntable, and thanks to your enthusiastic and scientific testing, I also ordered a mint SL-1200 mk2 and a new Nagaoka MP-150.
Now I can compare my trusty old B&O turntable with a new smmc3 cartridge to a decent traditional TT & cartridge. Can't wait for everything to arrive and start playing with it. I've enjoyed B&O's since 1980, but always wondered what it was like "on the other side". Now I can be impressed by a new SoundSmith cartridge on my B&O, or make the leap to the other technology. Either way it will be a great adventure!
I feel confident that the MP-150 is the best cartridge for my budget.
Thank you for all the work you do and for your inspiration!
You're the best!
Mark
Dear Buddy Mark :-D YESSS !!! You are now "on the other side" as well!!!!!!!!!
COOOOOOOL!!!! SUper cooOOOLL :-D !!!!!
Let me know of your experiences my friend!!! Thank you so much for coming by and chatting up again!!! Soundsmith on your B&O TX2, SL1200Mk+MP150.... you are on a roll!!! I am sure your weekend now is a happily preoccupied one with your vinyl analogue systems :-D . Have fun Buddy!!!!
Warmest Regards,
~ ian.
@@HiViNywschannel Dear Ian,
I am honored that you actually remember this conversation, considering the thousands of messages you must get!
I am half way through the testing as of last night.
I got the SL1200+MP150 running a week ago but I had to wait for The Sound Smith to build me a new SMMC3.
So the only comparison I have done so far is the SL1200+MP150 against the B&O TX-2 +20 year old MMC3 cartridge.
The old MMC3 cartridge's suspension was starting to seize up so there really was no comparison between it and the new MP-150.
The MP-150 blew the MMC3 away in every aspect. Lows were deeper without being boomy and had much more detail and color, letting me hear the strings of the bass and how they were being struck with great detail. Mid range and highs were also much more full of detail and life, allowing me to hear voices, breathing, various percussion instruments that I didn't even know existed on a track.
Needless to say, I didn't get much sleep this week, listening to LP's and tracks that I've listened to for years, except now hearing so much more!
Again, this really was not a fair test, since the MMC3 was so old and showing signs of wearing out already.
One thing in B&O's favor. The TX-2 turntable is more precise in it's movements and easier and safer to drop the needle on specific tracks. Also, the TX-2 suspension is incredible. I can wrestle with my 2 Boxers (70LB dogs) a meter in front of the TX-2 and the needle always tracks perfectly. The SL is heavier and has what looks like a sophisticated double isolation system and looks like it would perform as well, but it is FAR from as good as the B&O where isolation is concerned. I can sit up a little bit fast in my recliner and make the needle skip on the SL1200.
I have noticed that the B&O is running a slight bit fast, compared to the SL1200 with it's constant speed indication and easy, immediate pitch control. The B&O TX-2 pitch is controlled by tiny adjustment pots inside the unit, requiring partial disassembly to adjust... therefore, one would have to check speed, disassemble, turn the pot a little, reassemble, check speed and repeat until you finally guessed right. The B&O 2402 that I had for the first 20 years had pitch control on top of the plinth, next to the speed select controls... but only one pitch control for both of the speeds. But at least you could actually get to it and adjust pitch if you had a strobe/chart to run.
Now for the disappointing part:
The Sound Smith SMMC3 arrived yesterday afternoon. I was really anxious to see how it stacked up against the MP-150.
I did some fresh critical listening to the MP-150 and then swapped out the TT's.
When I installed the SMMC3 (SoundSmith) I noticed that it sat with a very pronounce angle... pointing the cartridge 3 or more degrees off-tangent.
It was pointing away from the record grooves so much, that I could see it from 5 feet away.
I put the original MMC3 back in and it was perfectly aligned.
I got my spare TX-2 and MMC3 out and mixed and matched cartridges and TT's and the SMMC3 always sat at an angle in any of the TT's and the MMC3's always were perfectly straight and on-tangent.
I did not do any testing with the tracking angle being so far off, not wanting to damage any LP's.
After an hours of testing, making sure I wasn't just doing something wrong, I took photographs and sent The Sound Smith a long email detailing my experience.
Being 2:00 AM on a Sunday morning, I knew I would have to wait until Monday to expect a replay.
So I'm afraid this story is still waiting for a conclusion.
When I receive a good one, the SMMC3 will have a difficult task ahead of it.
Most of the LP's I played in the last week were LP's I've had for 10-40 years, and they've never sounded that rich or detailed.
I'm anxious to see what Sound Smith can do with this moving cross cartridge that costs over $100 more than the MP-150.
In the meantime, I've having hours of pleasure listening to the SL1200+MP150.
Both TT's are works of art.
The TX-2 is a modern, minimalist, precise machine.
The SL is a study in function over form.. overkill on weight, versatility, quality bearings, ease of user adjustments... simple, incredible, precise machine.
Ian, Thanks again for getting me out of my little world of staying with one TT that I really liked, so I could discover what I've been missing.
Bravo! Thank you for the video! I can hardly wait to see the next shootout series. Particularly looking forward to hearing about the affordable turntables!!!!
Dear Jacob! Thank you for always coming by and lending me your support and encouragement.
Thank YOU!!!!
Thank You Ian for your effort and these wonderful review videos. Direct, precise, to the point, yet passionate, could not have asked for more. Please continue these videos knowing that your videos are highly appreciated.
Dear Brother Rohan, thank you very, very much for your kind time and support :-D
I will continue to do my best knowing all of you friends' encouragement and kindness... i owe it to you all. The energy I receive from you friends allow my to persevere and to fight on to serve the community. Really owe it to you friends.
Sincerely and warmest regards my friend!!! Let's play our vinyl records every day :-D!...yummy!!
I plan to buy the MP110, then later replace the stylus from a MP150 ! You easily the best on UA-cam 😊
Hi Ian, thank you so much for your prompt reply. This will definitely make my decision easier. Will go for the MP150 and Schiit Mani combo proven by yours. please keep up the good work. Enjoy your show very much. Cheers
DEAR SIR Ian thank you for everything and massive hug for you and the Ur wonderful family.
Dear Bro Abed! Thank you too, for your warmth and kind support. I will continue to do my utmost best for the community.
Warmest Regards for you and your family and friends too!
ian.
Awesome and enthusiastic review. You swayed me on what cartridge in future to get. The Nagaoka MP150 has me salivating so much for a...cartridge. Have watched a few of your reviews more than once cause they were that good from my favourite gear reviewer! More reviews in future please, like cables? More record buying excursions would be nice. :-)
Travis Makonde-Tafari Hi dear buddy👋😄✌!!!! Thank you for the friendship. Enjoy the blissful analogue musical journey always!!! Record buying excursions? Okie. Next trip to Japan...i will shoot some 😄...but i intend to shoot some gear buying excursions too very, very soon!!!! I hope you will lile them too🖖😉!!!! Warmest Regards Buddy my friend!! Thank you for catching up!
I definitely be waiting on your next record and gear buying excursions. I have an addicting tendency to upgrade capacitance and resistor components in my old NAD 3130 amp to squeeze out as much performance as I can get, which sings beautifully. But your take on the MP150 will certainly upgrade NAD performance to another level, as the model is famed for its MM/MC phono stage.
INdeed!!! Wow i just read about it on the net, yes it is known for its great MM/MC phonostage!! you must be having much fun and happiness playing and listening to such great "vintage" classic, built like a rock, hifi equipment! I owned the NAD AV716 for 20 years before passing it on to a friend last year. I have an affinity for NAD in my heart. The AV716 is the very first hifi amplifier I bought when i started my audio hobby 23 years ago, when I was 20 years of age :-D !!! Very nice av receiver :-D.... heehee. Such nostalgia and great sound quality. Brother, kudos to you modifying and tweaking it to get the very best performance and sonic bliss.. May you have fun and joy always in your audio journey, all the best :-D ! ~ ian
Thank you Ian for your kind words.After having great success in upgrading to audio specific resistors (Kiwame, PR9732, Dales,Takman), I be upgrading the 33 year old (yes. they are that old and decaying) NAD capacitors for Mundorf EVO Silver/Oil, Audio Note Copper, JFX Series , Nichicon KZ and Elna Silmic II's. Then the signal cabling. Followed by catridge cabling from copper to pure silver. Finally buying the MP150.
I think like any audiophile , there's an 'unreasonable' (lol) desire to get to that 'performance' level whilst listening to vinyl. Your system is an 'emotional' one. Even on video it displays subtle nuances and micro touches coming from the background. A clear separation of instrumentation and an emphasis on space, depth - beautiful!
I would love if it were possible, that you do some future reviews on interconnect cables between say phono stage and preamp, as well as speaker cables? And shootouts? I'm sure others may want to know, if its worth spending extra amount over cheap varieties.
Thank you for your enjoyable, classy, enthusiastically laced informative reviews. :-D
WOWWWW.... you are gooooood!!!!!! So many and such breadth of knowledge and experience!!! I salivate at all these capacitors and resistors knowledge that you have. I don't :-D.>>!!! Thank you for telling me so much!!!
And all these great suggestions and trust in me to do more... Brother...
Thank you.
I caught this video _years_ ago - and have been comparing this cartridge with many other reviews both MM and MC. I've been going through a very long and ugly divorce, and finally got my turntable and vinyl collection back having last laid eyes on it in 2016! Of course, before the boxes were even unpacked I had ordered the MP-150. I've been living with streaming (my Aurender and hi-rez Tidal really aren't anything to sneeze at) and having not listened to vinyl for so very long was excited to hear what I'd been missing. After listening to my Goldring Eroica, I installed this cartridge. I've enjoyed the Eroica, but this is in another category entirely. Your enthusiasm for this brand is not at all misguided. Out of the box, it curb stomps the pricier UK offering. Lively and dynamic, it has swing! I can't wait for it to have several hours of break-in. It may have taken 5 years, but it was worth the wait. Thank you for your comprehensive comparisons and honest assessments.
Hi Ian. I've been watching your channel for the past few months and found them informative, unbiased and entertaining. I personally want to thank you for taking the time to review and demonstrate various audio components. Through your channel, I purchased the Grado Black and Grado Green carts, the U-turn turntable and preamp and I am so happy with each purchase. I am now in the process in purchasing the Schiit Mani preamp which you is highly recommended
.....sorry about that. I do have a couple of questions. What do you think about the Art DJ II preamp and what type of of turntable is that on the brown audio stand. Thank you for all your hard work and continued success for you and your family.
Dear brother-in-Vinyl!
Your pick of the U-Turn Orbit turntable is a choice pick... lucky you guys in the U.S.😄!
Grado Black, Grado Green... my favorite carts🤗. I have 3 Grado Blacks and 1 Grado Green which i always play with. Thank you for writing in and i am really touched by your gesture and time... thanks for also sharing with us your vinyl journey lined with stars....the Mani (moon) will be circling in Orbit very soon too in your room!💪😄
Warmest Regards.
Sincerely,
ian.
Brother :-D... which brown audio stand are you referring to? apologies that I asked again to confirm.. may be you can point out to me the timing in this video where the turntable & audio stand appeared? :-D Thank you Wayne!
Ian you're not making these videos fast enough! Thanks for the wonderful work my brother.
Hahaha... dear Zach!!! Happy with your sackful of Mullards i believe!!!! Can't wait to hear your system up and running *soon*!!!!!!! :-D Yay yay!!!
Another great review! I just purchased the 110 and now it looks like I'll be getting the 150.
Brother! Don't worry about it!! The MP-110 is great enough!!!! Much more than enough! A scorching performer, never mind its price! I will always have a MP-110 with me, always, a go-to cart just like Grado Black, Green, Elektra and 1006!!! :-D Always! MP-110, superb!
Thanks for the feedback
Let us continue to enjoy our trailblazing ultra-value ultra-performing Nagaoka MP-110! :-D
See you, see you my friend!
-ian
Great review, really tells one what you need to know. Having broken three Ortofon Quintet Bronze over the last few years (children) I really need a less expensive solution and the Mp-150 sounds like just the thing.
Fantastic, what a great series of reviews, your hard work is much appreciated!!!
Dear fellow Brother-in-Vinyl! Hi five and we move ahead! Enjoy your RSD this Saturday okay? :-D Bring some friends along! Hahaha... have fun my friend!!
My dear friend, Ian. Your descriptive in-depth review was such joy to hear. Highly professional in Approach and terminology accurately describes this wonderful transcriptive device, the Nagaoka MP-150.
The balanced combination of Schiit Mani, G series Turntable, and the fabulous MP-150 made your system (even via UA-cam) sound like a million dollars. As you know, I've been a fan of Nagaoka Carts since the 80's. They have always offered exceptional value with sound quality way above price. They just know how to do it with honesty.
You have a great pair of ears, Ian. You would make a great sound engineer in a studio specialising in Audiophile recordings 👍 you also prove (something I've been trying to tell people for years) you DO NOT need to spend outrageous sums of money to achieve genuine audiophile realism and stunning musicality. Thank you for sharing your passion brother ✅
Thank you Chris for your always coming by lending your kind support and time!
And valuable opinions! Yes I still remember you saying the GR1006 being the same price as the MP-110! Such important facts for me. THANK YOU. And your vital experience and opinion with Nagaoka cartridge people: "They just know how to do it with honesty"!!!!!!
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Oh yes, the Mani is superb and never the bottleneck to these cartridge reviews and upgrades :-D
Hope to hear/see your THREE systems my friend.
Best Regards,
ian.
Absolutely Fascinating information. Finally, Finally, Fianlly a review that speaks to most of us vinyl collecting/ playing community. Thank you so much for your reviews. I now know where I am spending my hard earned cash. Thanks again!!!!👍🎶🎵🎸🎷🎻🎺🎧
Hi Ian,
Big fan of your vids but...Can you make a review of the legendary Denon DL103 please?
I would also like to see a review of the Denon DL103. I think there would be a lot of interest in that cartridge.
Hello Ian from France.
Thank you very much for your reviews, at first I wanted to upgrade my AT 95 with a AT120. But it truly turns out that it wasn't worth the price so I took a Nagaoka MP 110. Will have it next week and I can't wait to try it.
Unfortunately I bought a Teac tn 300 and by seeing one of your other video I checked the rotation speed and indeed it is not accurate. Tho I'm not an audiophile so I can't hear the variation so I hope that I'll be able to enjoy the Nagaoka and it won't let me notice the speed variation.
In any case thank you again for your brillant and hard work. It was a pleasure to watch your videos.
Thank you Buddy from France!! I am sure you will enjoy it, the MP-110!!! It is my "daily commute" :-D my daily cart i listen to!! Most excellent at its price and up to US$230 and only beyond which it is superceded by the Goldring 1006 and the MP-150. The MP-110 gives beautiful, balanced, high quality sound. Detailed, very clear, great harmonics and detail retrieval, bouncy, great pace, rhythm and timing, great bass lines!! Enjoy my friend! THank you for referring to the other video i have made. Remember: Don't rush. Take your time. Enjoy the journey. Warmest Regards!!! ~ian
Ian, you 'Are' the Arnold Schwarzenegger of audio excitement! Your description of the MP150's sound contains flourishing details that other reviewers neglect to mention. In your comparison video's, your ability to focus on only the performance bounds of the cartridges being judged, makes it much easier for the buying public to make risk free informed choices. I applaud the enormous effort you take to assure the that operational environment is a level playing field. My friend from the UK purchased my NAD TT (re-badged Rega) with a MP150 on board, and his comments uncannily mirrored yours. I've got the next step up MP200 aboard a Thorens TD318. Many thanks for the honest work you do.
Dearest Bradley!!! :-D Thank YOU toooooo!!!! :-D i am VERY HAPPY for your friend and your camaraderie in getting onto a great vinyl analogue journey of enjoyment!!!!! Hehheh!!!
On a solemn note, i did sacrifice my own expenses so as to help all of you my dearest friends who love vinyl like me, to make risk-free informed choices. The only way is to go under the radar from all manufacturers and BUY the equipment with cash from retailers without them knowing who i am, and unexpectedly just grabbing one of the boxes in stock in the store, so they have no way to prepare any special "stock" for me. I have a duty to all of you friends, and I told myself for the past 6 years, to commit to all of you, dearest friends enjoying this most precious and beautiful form of music appreciation.
Warmest Regards to you and your family, and to your community, i wish all of you safety, stable livelihoods, and good health,
~ ian.
@@HiViNywschannel Ian, you are a man of integrity. I went way overboard with my vinyl setup ... I built my TT using a 5.2cm thick slab of solid acrylic. The sub-platter is acrylic as well with a hardened drill rod axle pressed into it. A low cogging synchronized Premotec motor drives to 300 rpm with 60Hz. The arm is a Roksan Nima I bought from gentleman in New Zealand with an Ortofon LYS (clear body MC 20) on board. Took 4 weeks and $1100 to build it. The pickup feeds two Triad J0-3 step up transformers, then into an RIAA 6DJ8 stage designed by Arthur Loesch. The PS is 6X4 rectified. So is the 1.7 wpc 6BM8 amplifier I designed and built 19 years ago. Speakers are TQWT with L Cao FA6 full range drivers. Thought you'd like to know you've another true friend. A pleasure to chat with you. Kindest Regards, 🅱️
@@DrGIzmoBRad Brother :-D you DID go overboard with your vinyl set-up!!!! "Overboard" as in : MUCH ABOVE 99.9% of vinylphiles would go through to get to a system!!!! YOU ARE THE DIY MAN!!!!! :-D
Amazing!!!!!!! :-D I am honoured to know you and that you take me as a friend!!!!! I love the Roksan Nima!!!!!!!!!!!especially!!! :-D heeheeheeeee!@@!!!!!!!!
~ a new friend and fan :-D
@@HiViNywschannel Hello again Ian ... More fun to convey ... Recently got a True Blue Box Cobalt DA integrated from the Netherlands ( see Hans Beekhuyzen's review ).
Everything is done in the digital domain, including RIAA compensation using Axign technology. My TD-318 & MP200 feed the phono input. All sources are converted to 24/192 and then converted to 500KHz PWM to 2 channel stereo. Digital A2D feedback even compensates for speaker dynamic impedance. Hard to believe this technique works so well.
Made an improved 'Hafler' surround system by designing a transformer based attenuator / mixer that 1) feeds a center channel for TV [L+R], and 2) feeds two difference transformers for surround [L-R & R-L]. The surround signals are sent to an a/d/s PS5 amplifier. The benefit over the Hafler topology is adjustable gain control for the surround with just one potentiometer. There's also a LPF that feeds a powered sub.
BTW your MP150 vs MP200 sound clips were so well recorded that I could tell the difference between the two with just my Samsung Galaxy S9 (no headphones were needed).
Many thanks for your attention regarding my Nerdiness (somehow I don't think you mind). Feel free to PM me so we can exchange photos :).
Magnificent review once again.
I may just get one to compare to my current cartridges. I fear a change may be coming!
Keep up the good work.
Dear Brother!! :-D Hehheh! I see you again!!
Thank you for catching up so early!!! Thank you for your time!!!!!!!!
I've just received my Mani from the USA. It walks all over my current phono stage (Project Tubebox DS), even before being fully run in.
It is clear and detailed yet smooth at the same time. The soundstage is the best I've ever had in my room. Voices sound real, organic and have presence. Bass is just as your review describes it. It outperforms my trusty Audiolab 8000PPA. No shit!
I'm now waiting for my MP150 to arrive. I fully expect it to knock my more expensive cartridge off it's perch!
Many thanks for all of your hard work. It is gratefully received by all of us vinyl nutters.
Next step? I'm considering a Shiit pre-amp to replace my current unit. If its as good as the Mani there are going to be fireworks in my house.
AnalogueInQatar Ooooomph!!!!!!!💪💪💪💪💪💪💪😁😁😁😁😁😁
Speechless to see you update Brother.... and i know you have much more expensive equipment and you ARE an experienced vinyl-audio-phile. And to hear you say this is SUPWR GREAT OOOMPH FOR ALL OF US!!!!!!!🌞😄✌
Incredible review as usual, Ian!! I really appreciate your work and effort thru all this series of shoot-outs!! Greetings!!!
Brother, thank you for your encouragement! Best Regards and have a wonderful crate digging session at RSD this Saturday with friends! I am joining with with some friends at our local stores :-D
See you my friend!
ian
Hi Ian,
You are a bit crazy, but I love it! And I did buy The Schist Mani and The Nagaoka MP110, and love them both!:-) thanks for doing your work! and staying unaffected by manufacturers..
Kind regards
Klaas
Good day my friend :-D and thank you for your kind friendship and time too Brother Klaas! I had finished auditioning the GpE carts by two days ago, and last evening I put back my MP-150 for listening for an hour :-D Balanced, detailed, dynamic and extremely musical and invigorating! Let us continue to enjoy it! Warmest Regards Buddy!!! See you again, let's march on and dance along with more vinyl analogue!
~ ian.
Thank you friend. I just put together my system. SL1200GR, Schiit Mani, Nagaoka MP-150, Adam Audio monitors......... Wow, I need more good records.... Thank you so much for your fine reviews.
WOW!!!! GR PLUS MP-150 PLUS MANI😄😄😄Stonkingly powerful vinyl front-end. Cannot get any better than this🤗🎵🎶🎵🎶🎶!!!! Brother can tell me more about your Adams? T5V? Thank you😄.
@@HiViNywschannel Adam T7V, Schiit Magni Headphone/Preamp. Monoprice 1060C headphones... or Sennheiser HD660. The T7V really shows off the low end of the Nagaoka...... Wonderful.
@@HiViNywschannel Can you tell me the top 10 albums you used for your wonderful work. Thanks again for your devotion.
@@ChrisWhitener Oh what a feast!!! Thank you Buddy for replying me so fast👋😄!!! T7V! I'd be on the lookout for them! Hopefully one of my friends have them and I can pop bu and listen to them as you'd recommended 🎶🎵🎶🎶!! Thank you!!!
@@ChrisWhitener Hi Buddy!! Do you mean the albums used in this review? Yes😄they are listed at the top left hand corner of the video screen as the video moves along the different pieces. I hope this helps my friend🤗
He's not lying. I've been using the Nagaoka MP-110 for the past 4 years and it outshines other leading brands who are charging much more for much less sound quality. I'll NEVER use anything but Nagaoka on my turntable. I would still love to get my hands on an MP-500 or even an MP-300 but they are a bit pricey, however outstanding well made products.
Dear Seth, :-D thank you for catching up!! Yes it has been a revelation for me too, after spending monies on all these carts and testing them out! I hope you continue to have lots of fun in your many years of beautiful vinyl playback....soothes and invigorates!!! :-D See you Buddy!!!!!! Thank you for your kind words and support! Best Regards, ~ ian
I'm sold on the Nagaoka M150. Sounds perfect got my upgrade from my Ortofon OM5E I got on my Uturn Orbit. To me it already sounds great but I can't wait to see what this cartridge can do compared to it! Thanks! Great video!
WOWWWW 😄😁👍GREAT!!!!!!! Enjoy! Enjoy!!!!!my friend!!!!!!!!! Currently in my experience, the next step up would be the MP-200 and the Golding 1042... amazing two carts!!!!! Thanks for coming by Eric👍😁🍀
@@HiViNywschannel Thanks for this info, your the best reviewer on UA-cam in my opinion. Your so kind and take your time reviewing and you're honest. Thanks again!
@@EricHouserecho1284 we go together!!!👍😄🙏
Great review Ian! I will put the 150 on my short list of carts. Keep up the good work, we all benefit from your well considered opinions.
Hello IAN, great review as always...now I can't wait to see your review of my new cart.. The MP-200 which I just got from Japan with a little help from your channel.. Thank you so much brother
Hi Brother great to see you again!!! Heeheee... yes... your MP-200!!!! I will start from zero again for the Group E carts between the MP-200 and its competitors and no cart nor brand will receive any favours from me, not even Nagaoka despite having won with the MP-110 and MP-150. :-D i start from scratch again for Group E and F. All brands equal from the start, and I go audition critically and carefully.
Best Regards brother and hope you have had a wonderful time in Japan and we catch up again!
- ian.
Hi Ian!
Thanks for your great reviews.
I’ve been wanting to try a Nagaoka for a long time and your review of the MP-150 was so exciting that I want to buy one right now!
But I want to ask you something: I currently have a AT150sa - which is quite similar to the 440mla - and I agree with you that they have unbalanced frequency response and are too bright and CD-like. HOWEVER they track great and I have NO inner-groove-distortion with the AT.
SO, my dilemma is: getting a Nagaoka mp150 would be an upgrade in all levels? What do you think of the Grado Red fitted with the 8mz stylus?
Thanks in advance!
Amazing series. Very enjoyable, thank you.
another fantastic review! very detailed and informative.will surely line this one up as my next mm cartridge while i continue to enjoy the mp110.
great reviews!
Yes please Brother Eizar!!! :-D Please KEEP YOUR MP-110. I *AM DEFINITELY* KEEPING ONE and if it reaches the end of its running life, *will still continue to hunt and buy another MP-110 again* ...
I will want to have the MP-110 ALWAYS with me. Stelllar superb cart to have always, always, always! :-D And hope to bump into you this Saturday at Record Store Day!!!
Warmest Regards,
ian!
I am new to vinyl and i love your channel. Soaking in all the new info! I bought a Grado Green+1 after watching your reviews, will receive it today SO EXCITED!!! Thank you for your time.
By the way I love your choice of music. Never heard of Eva Cassidy but will order the Songbird record for sure, what a voice!
Dear Friend from The Netherlands!!! Hi :-D! Hi! Hi!!!! Thank YOU!!! Thank you for coming into vinyl and do help yourself to the Grado Green!!!! It is one of my top favourite carts to enjoy my vinyl music!!! A precious cartridge I always cherish and PLAY!!! Enjoy "Wayfaring Stranger" and more from the "Songbird" album! Beautiful voice from Eva Cassidy.
hello, a very big thank you for all your video, you are brilliant. I will choose between 3 cartridg, the goldring 2200 of the goldring 1006 or the nagaoka mp150.
do you know the difference between the goldring G1006 and the 2200MM? thanks you very much. My amplifier and vintage luxman l30 and my turntable is the Technics sl 1200 GR.
i hope that everyting is ok with you .
Hi Ian, Thank you for another great shoot-out series. Your videos were excellent, entertaining and informative. I enjoyed every minute. I now have the Nagaoka MP-110 paired with my Schiit Mani and they are a truly superb performers. I appreciate your hard work and dedication. I look forward to the next shoot-out with eager anticipation.
Dear Steven! How are you? :-D
Long time no see!... Guess you have enjoyed your Grado Green coz you were looking to replace the Green's stylus a few months ago! :-D Yay!! Applause for your exhuasting the last drops of performance from your Green before you move on to the Nagaoka MP-110 :-D !!
Thank you for your appreciation of my hard work and dedication... thank you!
Hope you have enjoyed a good Record Store Day weekend and brought home some more records listening with family and friends!..
Warmest Regards :-),
ian.
Ian,
Thanks so much for your thorough and very enthusiastic reviews! I'm really glad I found your channel and after a couple videos I had to subscribe. As a musician and drummer I'm so happy to hear Art Blakey on all the reviews. Not only was he an amazing drummer and leader but he knew how to get those wonderful tones. Those Gretsch drums just speak so well! So much body and soul. I'll be here on this channel for good! Would you say that this MP-150 would work on a Clearaudio Concept with the Verify arm? I just purchased this TT and am looking for a great yet affordable option. Take care Buddy!!
Wow Brother a musician and drummer!!! 🙏✌ nice to see you!!! Yes indeed....Art Blakey is masterful!!... I think as a drummer you'd appreciate him more than I do too!!! Thank you for pointing out those things you see and appreciate in him!
Brother, you can safely and confidently use your Verify-tonearm-MP-150 on your Concept turntable💪😄!!!🎶🎵🎶🎶enjoy the muuuusic!!!!
Warmest Regards my friend!!and see you again anytime. Have a great weekend.
That’s great to hear, thank you!! Luckily I purchased a Mani a few months after it came out. I had a hunch that it would be great for the price and it is!! Seeing your videos has confirmed it many times as well. For awhile I ran the Mani through the Schiit Sys straight to an amp into small Magnepans made in my home state just about 5 miles from me. Simple combo if you have the space. Thanks again for your input my friend!!! Looking forward to the next video!!! We’ll be in touch!
Thanks again for another excellent review. I am going to opt for the Nagaoka MP-110 for my next cart and look into upgrading to the MP-150 later for sure! All the best
Dear Friend, go ahead, with the MP-110. You are going to enjoy it for many, many months/ a couple of years!!!!
:-D
Warmest Regards,
ian.
Thanks Ian, keep up the good work with all the great videos..I will let you know how the MP-110 sounds! best Ronaldo
REFaust Thank you Ronaldo... have a good weekend ahead🤗🤗😄
Another outstanding review. I'm lost for words except to say I want the mp150!! But now I'm dying the see the affordable turntable shootout. Thanks Ian
Nelson De Silva Okie okie Nelson!!! 😄there are a LOT of hard work to do for these affordable turntables' shoot-out!... A LOT😅😅😅!!! Pretty intimidating and the four of them lying on my table now!... much, much work to be accomplished. Wish me strength 😄✌!
Thank you for coming by yet again Nelson! I appreciate your time you had taken, every time.
Best Regards,
ian.
I can only imagine just how hard it really is, which is why I have nothing but the utmost respect for what you do. It's always a highlight of my week when I get a "notice" on UA-cam regarding a new video from HiViNyws. Go Ian go.... :)
Thank you, dear brother.
Hi Ian
i love your videos and i have ordered my Schiit Mani because of your review. I have a Denon DP-DJ151 turntable which i run through a Cambridge Audio 740A Amplifier. i currently use an Ortofon 2M Red Cartridge which i enjoy. How might both the Nagaoka 110 and 150 compare and which of the two would you recommend. i listen to rock music and i always have the treble turned up to full. Thank You.
Dear Buddy, right choice smack on there with the Mani. Brother, acknowledged your DP and Cambridge Audio 740A :-)... you can go for either the MP-110 or MP-150 for your rock music, AND detailed and refined treble. If finances permit, root for the MP-150 :-D You are in safe hands with either cart. Enjoy my friend :-D!!!
After your review I just buy this cartridge thank you so much for all your effort and share your experience
Frank from Barcelona Spain
frank7374 Hi dear brother Frank👋😄... you are very welcomed. Stay ahead of the competition and have a lot of premium quality sound for a reasonable amount of money. Warmest Regards my friend 😄✌!!! See you !..
Send me your contact @ passetfrank04@gmail.com
Ian my friend, hope you and your family are all doing well. While I am waiting for the illusive Schiit Sol to become available I'm considering upgrading from my MP-110 to the MP-150. I've read online that you can put an MP-200 stylus on the came cartridge as the MP-150. Have you ever heard of this or tried this upgrade out? I know that the Ortofon cartridge 2M Red and Blue use the same cartridge and are interchangeable, so it didn't seem that far-fetched that the Nagaoka carts might be the same. What's your opinion. Cheers! 😁✌
Thank you, thank you Ian for all that you do. You're the best source of quality information for our wonderful vinyl music world. I truly appreciate your hard work brother. -Chris
Dear Brother Chris,
Thank yooou for your kind support and encouragement!... I am really mad:-D and fully absorbed into doing this for our common vinyl community... *we really deserve to enjoy such crazy, beautiful and invigorating music from our vinyl grooves!!!!!!* :-D
And our 1)hard-earned money, 2)precious tympanic membranes and 3)lovely hippocampus will be rewarded!!
Thank you Chris for writing to me. I am touched and it warms my days ahead!
I owe it all to you friends all along for your kindness and encouragement.
Will continue to do my utmost best,
Best Regards on this Record Store Day!!
- ian.
thanks for the great reviews. love your energy!
Glad you like them!my friend!!!
Hope you enjoy your very analogue and beautiful musical journey! :-D
Great reviews always! You help me make some difficult decisions. I purchased the Nagaoka MP-110 a while ago based on your previous review and I have never been happier. This was definitely the clear winner in that group. I came here to see if I wanted to upgrade to the MP-150, but I don't think the difference is enough to warrant replacement just yet. Thankfully I listen to my records a lot, so I expect that it won't be long until I need a new needle.
Brother, thank you for coming by and catching up! I do have two MP-110 at home, and a replacement stylus JNP-110 on hand to do duties anytime. I was listening to Jazz, Deutsche Gramaphone orchestra works, and some Chinese pop, via the MP-110 last evening and my goodness... it is such a relief and great enjoyment after finishing the project with the AT VM530EN review. :-D I am very happy to return to the MP-110. SUCH RELIEF AND utter relaxation and enjoyment!! Do take care and I hope getting the JNP-110 will be highly accessible to, and easy for you. Warmest Regards my friend, Vinyl lives on. ~ ian.
Hi Ian, thanks for all the great reviews. By the way, what is the background jazz music playing on all your videos?
Dear Buddy :-D it is a royalty-free music provided by UA-cam library...the track is called "Messenger". Have fun my friend!!!
Thank you for some excellent your reviews. I'm really curious if you at some point in the future will be able to do a review of the Nagaoka MP-500? Also I find cartridges from Lyra very interesting. I'm looking to get into vinyl again after about 10 years without it. I'm looking at turntables and already I'm very confused. There are so many choices.
Dear Brother, yes, I have already started running in the MP-200 and MP-500 :-D. They have been unboxed and swapping running duties on my technics with other carts under review in the Groups E and F cartridges. Thank you for asking my friend!! Have a lovely Sunday ahead and I AM THRILLED TO HEAR YOU COME BACK TO VINYL after 10 years :-D !!! See you my friend!
What is the rough budget for your turntable-tonearm rig?
Let me know.
You can email me at hivinyws@gmail.com too.
Warmest Regards,
~ian
Thank you for your answer. I'm looking forward to your reviews of the Group E and F cartridges. Btw I've send you an e-mail.
what a great review series, Ian, thanks a lot! i would love to see doing this with speakers!
Yo brother!!! Great to see you again! How are you? Still remember your V90-LPS purchase and have fun, have fun!!!!! :-D Thank you for your time and encouragement brother!!
Best Regards! :-D
Another awesome review my friend, I am super happy with my MP-110, but next upgrade will definitely be the 150.
Cheers from Paris !
Dear friend!!... please enjoy your MP-110! It is a cart that I always listen to... a keeper and stayer! When I go to Japan this June, I will *definitely buy a second MP-110* if I see them in stock in Tokyo again! Best Regards and hi five!to our common, *great cart the MP-110*!!!
Hi Ian, According to Nagaoka manufacturer you have to replace the stylus every 150-200 hours, do you actually do that? I love nagaoka but its rough replace stylus every 200 hours.
Dear Buddy :-D no, my friends and i, and new internet contacts, told me, and yes, we all run it to beyond 500 hours.
Totally OKAY :-D !!! Have fun my friend!!!
~ ian.
@@HiViNywschannel Brother! Thanks for replying, that's a huge relief! I'm a about to buy the MP200 and stylus aren't cheap, Thank you!
Dear Ian,
first of all, I may thank you for all your reviews and the hard work associated with these.
I'm not watching so many reviews or experience reports.......but yours are outstanding and very helpful.
Thank you very much, my friend and please keep it up :-))
Warm regards from Cologne (Germany)
Yours Michael
Michael Faust Guten Tag Michael.... thank you very much for your kindness and support. I am very touched by your encouragement🤗! ...am happy to have been of service to all of you my vinyl friends😊😊😊!!! Let's continue to enjoy our lovely records for as long as we can... a warm community we have too, and to cherish always😄✌.
Warmest Regards to you and your vinyl playing friends!!!
~ ian.
Good evening, Ian.
First of all thanks very much for your warm and friendly feedback. This evening....I invited some very good friends of mine to a very delicious "The Cure-Vinyl-session".
In our mind.....you're with us :-)
I will report you soon about our event.
And please tell your family (I think our vinyl-obsession it's sometimes quite hard to justify) that everything's allright and please tell them, that a guy from Germany estimates your excellent "Vinyl-Job"......by the way warm regards from my girlfriend to you and your family....specially to your wife/girlfriend ;-)
See you soon.
Kindest regards
Michael
....and from my friends Robert, Frank & Stefan
Wow indeed... you have a "The-Cure-Vinyl-Session" going on!...
Best Regards fellow friends in Cologne!! Have lots of warm lovely time over there..
:-D :-D :-D
HiViNyws channel
Hello Ian. Thank you for all the work you did for the phono cartridge shootout. I purchased one of these Mp-150's based on this review. I just got it so it probably needs some time to break in but so far I'm impressed. What tracking force do you recommend for the best results? Where did you have it set for this review? Thank you again. Love your channel!
Dear Dennis👋😄, I am happy for you!! I use 1.75 to 1.78g at most.
You are very welcomed Brother, u need to thank you for your encouragement that keeps me going. I only work to help all you vinyl buddies, my friends, and the only thing I can ever wish for is you friends benefiting from these efforts, nothing else I can wish for. Nothing else i am working for, coz of copyright for music included in the videos, there can be no monetization of course🤗! I hope to continue doing pertinent and useful episodes to help out the vinyl community and friends. We will win.
@@HiViNywschannel Dearest Ian. Which protractor would you recommend for precise accurate alignment of the MP-150 cartridge on my Technics SL-1200MK5? Thank you my friend.
Hi Ian!
I've been longing for the MP-150 review, excellent descriptions across 4 grup comparisons.
Congrats for your superb work along the cartridge videos and Pre-Amp videos as well. =)
Best regards my friend!
Dear brother :-D,
Thank you! I appreciate your time and valuable support.... thank you Sir.
Best Regards too and have a lovely week ahead leading up to our RSD!
I'm a new subscriber to this channel, and I can safely say that I really enjoy these reviews! Keep up the good work!
Kyle Quinn Thank you fellow brother-in-Vinyl Kyle 😄!!
Have a wonderful journey ahead filled with ever improving analogue sounda and ENJOYMENT💪💪💪😁✌!!! Thank you for writing in and catching up my friend!
Warmest Regards,
~ ian.
Hello Ian,
I just thought I'd let you know that in regard to my previous post about possible compliance issues with my Denon Dp45F and the Nagaoka MP150, I contacted Jerry Raskin's Needle Doctor site in Minnapolis Minnesota U.S.A. He informed me that they have had great success using Nagaoka cartridges with similar servo controlled arms. So it sounds like I should be alright. Apparently the Japanese use a different formula for figuring out compliance of a cartridge. It should be where I live in about 3 more weeks. I hadn't received a reply to my previous post so I thought maybe you didn't know how to answer my post. All is good and soon I'll be experiencing the Nagaoka sound Thanks for your time Ian. I do enjoy your videos very Informative. Take Care Cordially Richard
Good morning Ian! Love your videos; not pretentious, joyful, very instructive and well presented. My question is: can this carthridge fit a low mass tonearm? I have been trying to inderstand this thru some reading but can't find a "real" answer. I own a vintage Thorens with the isotrack arm and I am trying to figure out if I can match this tonearm with the MP-150... Best regards
very cool informative review and one of the reasons i got one put on my P6! its early days but it sounds awesome!!! oddly though, when I check the tracking force with my digital gauge from amazon it reads 2.5. is that normal? I had a trustworthy retailer install it with tracking force set to approx 1.8 and antiskate 0.5. ; it was tested and set-up using hifi news test lp.
This is a bigger shoot out than in a spaghetti western! Once again captivating and enjoyable.
Dear Brother! :-D Thank you for your extremely kind words and support. Really touched to hear you friends' kind goodwill.
Sincerely,
ian.
Do u have any records that test innergroove distortion
Would like to see how the mp-200 performed
Another fantastic review, Ian. Thank you for all your time. It is nice to see affordable cartriges can do the job, especially as we have to replace them every few years. Have a great RSD. Take care. /Paul
Dear Brother Paul!... thank you for all your videos too!
My good friend in Britain had just mentioned yesterday about your torque-changing videos :-D and find them useful!!! You are right: Affordable carts that are great and do the job!!!! .. important as we change them often if played long enough!.... and also even amazing on casual listening on other occasions... Hehheh :-D i love them to bits!
Warmest Regards my dear friend,
ian.
With your reviews you have opened my eyes. It's very tempting to use a separate headshell and try out the MP110. The MP150 is over here almost as expensive as my current DL103r. /Paul