Advice on best mid priced MM cartridge choice for Rega P3 (2016)
I purchased the VM-95E with the paratrace stylus for about $200, only available from UK, great mm for the price. It would be great on the rega and will surprise you compared to higher priced alternatives. https://theaudiofiles.co.uk/95p-paratrace-stylus-for-at95e-cartridge/ |
Why do you always recommend the same old handful of cartridges????? Actually not the same, it depends on the budget and tonearm. But at least I recommend something that can sound amazing, not just average sounding modern cheap MM carts with mediocre cantileveler and stylus profile with very short life span. We have one problem here on audiogon, people who own some cartridges think those cartridges are amazing, but they never tried any good cartridge (or any better cartridge). Some cartridges does not have even nude diamonds (only bonded). What do you recommend and what is your contribution on this forum? |
chackster I came across this Stanton Catalog, two interesting technical performance and stylus type charts. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/master/mbrs/recording_preservation/manuals/Stanton%20Product%20Catalog.pdf what is the difference between Stereohedron and Stereohedron II? One aspect of Stereohedron’s very long life must be it’s very light tracking centering on 1g. My Shure V15Vxmr liked 1.25 g. Most Mono and MC want heavier tracking which I prefer avoiding. It seems many of the outputs are in that difficult range near 1mv, where only a few SUT’s have low enough x factors of 5 or 6 are about right. What was in common use with these cartridge output strengths? |
