Grado Sonata Cartridge vs. Rega Ania

@rvpiano
FYI, 350uv=.35mv. I can’t see how that is enough voltage for the mm phono stage of the Conrad-Johnson PV-11.
Maybe I'm missing something?

Right now I have a Grado Master, which is a shade better than the Sonata. I had the Sonata and upgraded, maybe I'm now comparing what I'm hearing to the Sonata, but I'm very satisfied.

Most people on this forum don't seem to like Grado, and that has to be because of their choice in music, and what they expect a cartridge to deliver.

In regard to brands, I don't like really high definition cartridges; they seem to bypass the music. Of course that's within a price boundary, more expensive cartridges do both.

Raul, if you can find his thread, gives advice on how to buy and audition used cartridges.

That voltage is too low for the PV-11.

@orpheus10 

Most people on this forum don't seem to like Grado, and that has to be because of their choice in music, and what they expect a cartridge to deliver.  

I like sertain models of Grado, for example Signature models made by Joseph Grado himself (RIP) in the 80s. They are the best and Signature Grado XTZ is top of the line MI ! 

The cartridge must play all genres of music, it doesn't matter which genre of music you like personally, if your cartridge can't play sertain genre of music this cartridge is not good or the user likes coloration of the sertain cartridges. 

The very best MM cartridges like Audio-Technica AT-ML180 OCC plays everything, it's all about the truth (amazing cartridge). Very high compliance Grace F-14 or LEVEL II plays everything. High compliance cartridges can pass through all 3 bands of extremely high groove modulation on Hi-Fi Test LP without any single skip! This is the ultimate test for cartridge suspension. It doesn't matter how complicated is the musical passages on vinyl, any good cartridge plays the most complicated grooves easily. This is a benefits of the high compliance MM/MI cartridges. They are great trackers and even Cannon shots on Tchaikovsky 1812 Overture LP is not a problem for them. Your Grado is about 30cu compliance, Grace is even higher.  

Why should we think about "Most people on this forum" if they never tried amazing cartridges from the past (from the golden era of analog) when they are talking about today's cartridges, tonearms, turntables?  

I recall when Corey Greenberg reviewed for Stereophile, and he was such a cost conscious reviewer, that I bought everything he reviewed that I needed. I have 3 preamps still working, that I bought from that time which he gave good reviews of.

When he gave a cartridge a top recommendation, I didn't hesitate to buy it; didn't like it. That's when I realized how our tastes differed in music; that made all the difference in the world.

You may think others hear what you hear, but it ain't necessarily so because there are far too many variables, taste in music is just one of them.