Ken Kessler

摘要

Time for another 'catch-up' column, this being the busiest time of the year 'n all. And the best thing to happen to me lately, listening-wise, was the acquisition of a London Maroon cartridge... for mono playback. Many readers will be aware that, among the LP-scenti such as reviewer Michael Fremer and cartridge-maker John Grado, there's a mono revival going on, especially 'real' mono, ie pre-Microgroove pressings. And it has been postulated by numerous mono-maniacs that the only way to hear genuine mono vinyl (as opposed to stereo microgroove LPs with a mono signal) is with a bona fide mono cartridge. Taken even further, and you'd have a mono amp and a single speaker, but let's not get too carried away.