Not long ago, I broke a 1K cartridge, and unless I get a spare 1K, it's not going to be replaced. It seems that those days when I had a spare 1K are long gone.
I have my records on reel to reel and hard drive, so the only thing I'm missing is getting down to eye level with the cartridge and seeing how smooth that cartridge glided over a record; plus the audio of course; but as far as the sonics, they're no better than my digital; as a matter of fact, CD's have improved, and digital is just as good, if not better.
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