MM Cartridge to MC Cartridge

Thanks. I’m chuckling to myself right now because I’m so out-to-sea that I have no idea what a line contact stylus is. Advantages?

Rega makes it simple for you to go up their line of cartridges. Set up is a breeze. Detour to a different brand and now you’re pretty much stuck scratching your head trying to figure out whether or not the cartridge height will match, how to set overhang properly, etc. unless you have Rega spacers and a good protractor. 

Upscale Audio folks have data on cartridges that work well with Rega tables if you want to venture outside the Rega line up, Ask about Hana ML. If it works, that’s the cart I’d recommend. It’s a great sounding pickup and works well with MP100 phono amp. 

To update, I just replaced the Rega Exact 2 MM with a Rega Ania Pro MC.

Wow… I know some might say the Rega P3 is a bit overmatched by this cartridge, and perhaps it is. I’ll call that a sidebar in light of the dramatic improvement in performance. I’m blown away by the better sound across the entire range, and in particular the warmth and clarity of lows. I expected a listenable difference, but overjoyed by the value delivered. Thanks to everyone for their input.