Going from MM to MC

Dear @mal11963  : In the time when the Linn Kandid was its top of the line as Lyra Scan-Tech made it under the Linn specs. I owned Linn cartridges in the past ( Scan-Tech too. ) and its top of the line were really fine. Normally only Linn  owners ask for Linn cartrides, Linn is really a low profile company.

Looking your  tube phono stage and the Linn Akito my advise is to go with the  Nagaoka MP 500 that's a moving permalloy ( MP ) motor design. 

You can't go wrong with the Nagaoka that I'm sure will fulfill what you are looking for.

Regards and enjoy the MUSIC NOT DISTORTIONS,

R.

@rauliruegas 

Where have you been? I was starting to worry!

@mal11963 

The MP 500 is a fine cartridge for the money. High output cartridges are always a better value. My favorite so far has been the Soundsmith Voice but it is $3000. Comparing the Delos to the MP 500 is hard and it is probably closer than one would think. I usually figure that equivalent high output cartridges usually go at 1/2 the price of MCs. MCs are overpriced because the market will support it.  I usually suggest sticking with high output cartridges until you are willing to spend over $2000 for a moving coil with a blip at $3000 for The Voice. 

Oh for the good old days when $1000 bought a TOTL Koetsu!

@jasonbourne71 ...or the even-better old days when the Technics SL-10 came out...a literal "plug 'n play" TT that came stock with a MC cart.  The retail on it was something like 600~750$ at the time....which launched a 'pre-online era' hunt.

Yielded a buy from Wisconsin Discount Stereo (long gone) for $300, and a long happy relationship; missed that MC cart as much as the SL....

Local SF dealer stocked the 10s', asked what I got mine for.....a shock, as it was lower than what it cost him to offer them....

Still miss it....but cemented my pref of linear arms....