Ortofon X5MC for about 125 street, or if you hunt you may find a new Kontrapunct B for about 500, or a Kontra A for less than 400.
Best cartridge under $450? No Grados please
I've been reading up on the Dynavector 10x5, Clearaudio Aurum Beta S Mk II, Shure v15vxMR and the Ortofon OM 20. I need a cartrdige for my new analog playback system and am looking to stay under $400-450. Anyone heard these cartridges or any others that are great deals in the price range? Have 'table and arm that Grado's might hum on, so cannot accept recommendations on them.Thanks
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I'd second the Denon DL-103D. I think it's one of the great bargains in high end audio. It's available through Denon USA for about $320. Search this forum or the Vinyl Forum on audioasylum.com and you can find the phone number for them. I'm using a Lehmann Black Cube SE phono preamp which works nicely. Because the 103D only outputs about .23-.25 mv it does require a higher gain phono preamp. |
From my personal experience I would recommend the Goldring G1042 MM cartridge. It has a 6.5mV output & it really sounds excellent. Your present phono stage should work just fine with the G1042. Here's their website:- http://www.goldring.co.uk/ They also offer various MC cartridges such as the Eroica H (2.5mV output), which is also supposed to be a good buy. FWIW. IMHO. |
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