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Cartridge upgrade

I currently have a VPI Classic 2 with a Benz Micro Glider medium output cartridge. I am thinking of upgrading but am not sure what price range I have to go to to get meaningful improvement. For example will a $`1500 budget do it? If so what to get? Thanks.
jimbones
tzh21y
1,654 posts
 
Ortofon Cadenza Bronze
miketuason
337 posts
 
I would like to suggest the Lyra Delos
jimbones OP
226 posts
 
Cadenza bronze appears to be quite popular will need to read up on it

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chakster
6,144 posts
 
Well, Denon 103 is also widely popular cartridge, but it's absolutely awful.
Popularity means nothing as much as the professional reviews. 

I've noticed that some people who likes modern cartridges never ever tried some of the the best vintage cartridges today in camparison to those overpriced modern ones. 


moofoo
290 posts
 
You may want to go to Soundsmith official website and read. I went with moving iron, started with Zephyr then moved up to Zephyr MIMC Star, had Zephyr retipped, and will get the Star retipped. They sound and track great. Super bang for the buck value. Using a Manley Chinook with vintage tubes.
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