MM Cartridge for music on the heavier side
For this tonearm and turntable look for Stanton 881s mkII or Pickering XSV-3000 cartridges with Stereohedron tip, within your budget you can find even unused samples probably. Another absolutely killer option for the money is Audio-Technica AT-ML150 OCC with MicroLine stylus. read this article first. For a better cartridges you will have to expand the budget for MM, each brand i have mentioned have higher models for higher prices, they are better, but what i recommended is already great! P.S. I have a pair of Sl1210mkII with all the mods (fluid dampers, isonoe footers, complete rewired etc), not in my main system, but i know this turntable very well. |
Look at the Nagaoka MP-150. Fits your budget at a hair under $400 new and delivers everything you ask for and more. Still my goto cartridge for rock even though I have much more expensive options in my drawer to choose from. It is a new current cartridge and replacement styli are easy to come by and fairly inexpensive. Although I must have 600 hours on mine and it shows virtually no wear so you should get a long life from it. Good luck. |
