Upgrade phono stage?

Thanks for your response, it is very interesting reading.  What kind of costs are we talking about for the Stanton and Pickering cartridges.  I'm thinking of upgrading my TT to a new Rega P6 and add one of the above mentioned cartridges.
Thanks

Based on my experience Stanton/Pickering starts from $350 for models like 881s or XSV3000 and goes up to $700+ for top of the line models like 981 or 7500 nowadays. It is interesting that apart from traditional high output MM (about 3.2 mV) there are low impedance and low output (0.06 mV) MM versions. The low impedance versions can be used only with MC phono stages or MC Headamp (or very high gain phono stages).

When you’re looking for Stanton (or Pickering) make sure it is not the low impedance "LZS" low output version, this version is not compatible with your MM phono stage.

Send me PM and i will email you another interesting review by B.V. Pisha (same critic who reviewed top of the line Technics cartridges).

P.S. Mr. Fremer interviewed Mr. Pickering and uploaded audiofile, it was very interesting for me to hear the voice of the genius. I hope you can google it. It was his last interview and he was over 90 y.o.. He said he wasn’t happy that he sold the company to Stanton who was his plant manager before.

Thank you for sharing your knowledge on cartridges.

Chakster, Buried somewhere I still have one of my old Stanton 681EE cartridges brush and all. In it's day it was a great cartridge (brush removed) In no way is it a match for something like the Ortofon 2M Black never mind the Clearaudio MM cartridges or the current crop of Audio Technica cartridges. Some things are better left in the past.

Chakster, u have any MM you would like to part with?  I've looked at a few stand alone phono stages, Decware and Bottlehead....