Going from MM to MC

@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. 

Just buy a Hana SL for $750. This has a superior Shibata wide-contact profile for better tracing and extended life. 

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....

@asvjerry : You are correct! I had forgotten about the SL-10! I only encountered it once years ago when I was buying some tubes from a fellow that had one. He showed me his SL-10 and told me it came with an  mc cartridge. I was surprised!