Cutting to the chase somewhat, are you sure you really want to play your
valued records using an arm which typically required a 'downforce' on the
cartridge/stylus of 3-5 grams ? I don't know how records of that era
survived such treatment, it's not like they had specialized stylus profiles
or anything to reduce the psi on the groove. I believe the Ortofon cartridge
of that era was quite revered, a bit like the Decca London. Might pay to
post your inquiry to the hifi fraternity newsgroups, such as aus.hi-fi (a
quite good source of info)
Ray
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"Kalman Rubinson" wrote in message
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On Fri, 31 Oct 2003 00:59:03 GMT, Chris Hornbeck
wrote:

On Thu, 30 Oct 2003 19:41:36 -0500, Kalman Rubinson
wrote:

Who knows? You might but there's no connection. B&O and Ortofon are
different companies.

David Hafler/ Dynaco imported both in the US in the old days.

Really? I am surprised. In the early days, Ortofon was imported
under the ESL brand name which, iirc, was located in NY. I'd like to
see some info on the Hafler link.

Kal