Cartridge Reccomendations for the MoFi Ultradeck

Oh man, sorry I did that with my new cartridge and virgin half speed master. I have a tonearm lifter and did not cue up so the Tonearm skipped across it. Bummer I was so mad I ordered a new record. Thankfully the Hana SL survived. That’s what I would get for $750. Before that I had a AT 540ML also very nice for the money but the Hana is way superior in dynamics, soundstage and Imaging. You might want to look at the stylus under a magnifying glass to check if it’s bent or broken.

the Ortofon Bronze works VERY well on that table.

Do you know the effective mass of MoFi tonearm ?
As i can see their own MM cartridges are low compliance 8 or 10cu (if the figure stated at 10Hz, we don’t know). If those carts are made in Japan the compliance is measured at 100Hz and it will be higher when we will convert it to 10Hz.

Anyway, i think you should look for a mid compliance MM cartridges.
Any MoFi cartridge will be easily outperformed by killer vintage MM at moderate cost like the AT-ML150 OCC or Victor X-1IIe (both are mid compliance). I recommend them because i know the whole series of AT-ML (from AT-ML150 to AT-ML180) and Victor X1II (from X1IIe to X1IID) and those cartridges are oustanding in slam, details and resolution. Highly recommended! There are many more vintage MM but most of them are high compliance and probably not ideal for your tonearm. But AT-ML150 and Victor X1IIe are mid compliance and it must be perfect match for your arm.

And if you want only new models them SoundSmith MI maybe ?

The Mobil Fidelity Ultradec is a very nice straight forward little table that hits all the right notes. One problem is that the specs list the effective mass of the arm at 35 grams. It would have to be made out of lead.
The effective mass of a 4 Point 14 is 19 grams. It looks like an intermediate mass arm of around 12 grams which will work well with most modern cartridges excepting the really stiff ones like the Koetsu and Air Tight cartridges. I think the Lyra Delos would be wonderful. Others include the Audio-Technica AT-ART7 and the Clearaudio Talismann V2 Gold. I would avoid Grados because of the AC synchronous motor. I have never played with a SoundSmith so I can't make a comment but there are a lot of people who like them. I personally am not fond of vintage cartridges. Cartridge technology has improved with better magnets, materials and geometry. I prefer not to go backwards.