Not gonna mention fjn's slur on MM cartridges. God help any product that sounds good; it will be accused of masking faults. But anyway, how is it that the MP200 would be superior to the MP500? As I understand it, the 500 is more expensive and with superior features to the 200. Could it be that this particular dealer had 200s to sell? Naaaah.
Of course, I could be misinformed in my sarcasm. Sometimes a less expensive product entry in the line-up of a particular maker will indeed sound better than its more expensive sibling. I just checked LPGear; the 200 is less than half the cost of the 500. So it would behoove you to know if fjn's dealer is talking through his hat, or not.
Raul used to like the ancestor of the MP500, the MP50, quite a bit. That's all I have to go on, besides a great love and appreciation for what MM and MI cartridges can do. My cartridge bias has reversed; I now think that it's a rare MC cartridge that can meaningfully beat out the best of the MMs and MIs, of which there are many choices. Dollar for dollar, there's no contest.
Of course, I could be misinformed in my sarcasm. Sometimes a less expensive product entry in the line-up of a particular maker will indeed sound better than its more expensive sibling. I just checked LPGear; the 200 is less than half the cost of the 500. So it would behoove you to know if fjn's dealer is talking through his hat, or not.
Raul used to like the ancestor of the MP500, the MP50, quite a bit. That's all I have to go on, besides a great love and appreciation for what MM and MI cartridges can do. My cartridge bias has reversed; I now think that it's a rare MC cartridge that can meaningfully beat out the best of the MMs and MIs, of which there are many choices. Dollar for dollar, there's no contest.