New cartridge


Looking into upgrading my phono cartridge. Sumiko blue point #2. I have a pro-ject 2 Xperience turntable with a pro-ject phono Box ES phono amp. Emotiva XMC pre amp with a parasound 2125 v2 power amp and AV123 Strata Mini speakers with a SVS SB 300 sub.

looking at the Nagaoka MP-200, sumiko blue point#3, also might be able to get a slightly used soundsmith Otello from a friend.

 

thegreenline

My vote would be for the Soundsmith cartridge, only because I have a cartridge that was "upgraded" by Soundsmith and the improvements were night and day -  it really sounds amazing.

Here’s a clip from a review on Analogue Seduction

It is effortless. I am coming from a MM Nagaoka MP-110 cartridge and this thing is worlds apart in the amount of detail that it pulls.

https://www.analogueseduction.net/cartridges2/soundsmith-otello-high-output-phono-cartridge.html

Good luck with your quest - Steve