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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.

safarisound
sdrsdrsdr
196 posts
 
@chakster 
Do you still have your denon? Did you try it in your ikeda arm.  I never thought it was all that great until i tried it in my ikeda arm and it is quite musical. And does have a very appealing sound.  In other arms I found it to sound less refined and less smooth. It needs a heavy arm. Fr64s probably a good match too. 
billwojo
397 posts
 
Chakster is a Denon hater, every chance he gets he puts the DL-103 and it's variants down.
If you go on the internet and check around there is a whole lotta love for it from many folks out there.
My favorite reports are from the folks that started with a DL-103 and moved up the chain to carts costing several thousand dollars. When the mega cart goes in for service and they put that old DL-103 back in service to tide them over they are very surprised.To a T they all say that the old Denon, while not the last word on detail is so more musical and how they missed that.
I've seen a few very expensive systems that the owner could have anything he wanted running DL-103 carts.
The nice thing is that they are cheap and broken ones very cheap. You can pick one up and for far less that an expensive cart would cost have a very fine cart. Plenty of mods from different body's, cantilever material and stylus shapes to play with. And you don't have to spend a big wad of cash to do it all in one shot, makes it budget friendly.
Add a nice SUT (they like a SUT) with your MM phono stage and your set.

BillWojo
safarisound OP
9 posts
 
Thanks team Audiogon!

Yes, I have a SUT from Wright Audio.

Even with the bent cantilever it still played. Did an A/B with Sinatra’s Girl from Impanea on CD and 1960’s era vinyl. Wow! Going back to analog like the return of the prodigal son.
tooblue
1,934 posts
 
You say you are still playing it with the cantilever askew, and that is fine as long as you align the cantilever and not the cartridge body for best playback. Enjoy the music
billwojo
397 posts
 
Glad it's working out for you and you have it on a cool deck as well. Actually your whole vinyl setup is pretty nice. Hope you still have all your records as well.
BillWojo
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