Cartridge Upgrade ...AT ART-9?

Orto tends to get sibilant in certain arms/set-ups as can be read online in other forums. Buy a (vintage) Moving Flux instead, like GLANZ MFG-51L.
ART9 is a magnificent performer but needs 200 hours to really sing IME and THEN it´s very hard to "beat". Save that cart up-grade fund, including possibly better Shelter, for better TT. It´s ALWAYS worth to improve TT first, then cartridge. Only better TT can dramatically improve your system. Period.

Which TTs / arms do you guys recommend checking out ? Definitely don’t want any siblance . I’ve been scoping : 

VPI 
Technics 1200g
Acoustic Signature 

Thanks 🙏 

You could try a JICO SAS stylus for your Technics MM cartridge.
Old SAS has Boron cantilever, NEO SAS can be Ruby or Sapphire
SAS (Super Analogue Stylus) is a huge upgrade for 205c mk3
Have you ever tried it ? Do you know anything about this option ?

For my old Technics 205c mk3 the SAS (Boron) was superb.
But on 205c mk4 i prefered the original stylus.

You have to try SAS, the price is just about $350-450

currently just have a Technics SL15 with a P205CMK3. I’d like to get something that is higher end around $1K that dramatically improves my setup.

Do you mean just $1k for a cartridge and turntable ?
I think you have a nice DD turntable and all you need is a better tonearm and maybe a better cartridge (if you don’t want just to try SAS stylus).

In my opinion JICO SAS will change a lot. 
But what is your tonearm now ? 

Chakster: thanks for the info . I was thinking of upgrading and making the jump to a “high end” table/arm/cartridge and keeping the SL15 as my childhood novelty table . $1000 was just for the cartridge , I’m open to suggestion on new everything , I like the look of some of the newer tables ...VPI etc ...I want a table that wows me but don’t have to take out a 2nd to get it 😀

Sidenote : I have 2 Technics SL15s w exact same cartridge in both ( no idea on which tone arm) whatever the box came with at the time suspecting . I notice that both tables produce distortion i believe mainly on the left side only , they may just need to be adjusted to get the stylus to press harder but it’s annoying ! Or your SAS upgrade may be a good option for my SL15s ...weird , I always have heard the Technics P205CMK3 were one of the better carts for that table ....thanks for your help!

I recently repaired an Audio Technica ART-9. It sounded phenomenal. It is not a bad cartridge.