@stereo5 vm540 is good for everyday use, replacement stylus not expensive etc.. look for NOS AT-150MLX or AT-ML170 (AT-ML180) to open your system horizon! Other good professional grade AT cart is AT24 (AT25 with headshell), which is very neutral and can drive higher capacitance phono cable, w/o degrading sound.
Still looking for a new Moving Coil Cartridge
I noticed that Music Direct has 20% off cartridge sale on select cartridges. I am still using a ZU/Denon DL103 MC cartridge Series 1 with the cartridges tightest tolerances. I purchased it here from “Audiofiel” back in 2010 and have used it sparingly since. I had been using a Dynavector DV20XL cartridge which I bought a couple of years ago but my 6 yo nephew destroyed it (that’s another story) so I am back to the ZU/Denon.
My table is a Technics SL1200G which I truly love. I have been looking at the Hana Low out put MC cartridges. I am interested in the low output “S” series as the $600.00 price is right where I want to be. Now, the million dollar questions: I listen to 95% 60’s, 70’s and 80’s Rock and want whatever cartridge I purchase to make the records sound good without excessive surface noise. Will the Hana S be up to the task? My Mac C2500 tube preamp has cartridge loading from 50 ohms up to 1000 ohms so I should be ok. I just want to be sure this cartridge will be very musical and full bodied sound. I do no want a thin sound. So there you have it, yay or neigh?
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@stereo5 I just acquired two V15V MR cartridge bodies. I will order two Jico SAS/R styluses and sell one of them. I got stuck by sentimentality. |
@stereo5 sort of against Agon's rules. I can tell you when I am about to post it then it is up to you to be first:-) |
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