That cartridge is a Denon 103D. Low-output mc with an elliptical stylus. I have one in my collection. Excellent sound quality! Alas, no longer in production. Send it out for a new stylus/cantilever.Or buy a new Hana LS (low-output Shibata stylus) mc.
Help with cartridge
With the world turned off, I finally got my Michell Gyrodec SE going. It has some model of a Rega arm, and a cartridge I cannot identify. Not sure how to post photos here?
Due to several cross country moves, the stylus is bent. I do know it is a low output moving coil. I need to either replace the cartridge or fix the stylus if possible. It is tan with a red line going from the head to the slight V down by the stylus. Any suggestions would help as I feel I have a jigsaw puzzle without the lid right now.
The rest of the system is all tubes including the Wright phono stage, with a step up unit.
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What is your tonearm ? Do you know effective mass of the arm you're using ? Cartridge and tonearm must be matched, read it. In any situation, since the cantilever/stylus is bent, just buy another cartridge, you can find great MM and MI for about $450 with advanced stylus profile. You can fix almost any cartridge, but it will cost more than a new cartridge if your sample is Denon 103 or something cheap like that, in this situation it's better to buy another cartridge (better one). |
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