Cartridge Upgrade?

When you say "Ortofon Blue" are you referring to the 2M Blue, Quartet Blue, Cadenza Blue, or one of the older Ortofon cartridges with "Blue" in the name?

I find that focusing on advanced stylus shapes and boron/cultured stone cantilevers confers greater detail, but misses if a cartridge is well balanced, which IMHO comes down to the design of the motor and suspension. I generally find picking cartridges based on stylus type is a dead end, YMMV.

Then again, the pinpoint imaging that I hear in many hifi systems is of no interest to me as I do not hear it in the concert hall, so do not tune for it.

My cartridge is the 2M Blue. As of now I don't have the capacity for MC in my system using Rogue Sphinx (older version). Thanks for the continued feedback!

Thank you for the clarification. Much appreciated.

@elliottbnewcombjr 

I have to agree with you on moving to newer stylus shapes!  An unexpected side benefit I have discovered is that secondhand records seem to sound like new.  I think the longer contact allows the stylus to bridge the wear pattern created by elliptical stylii of yore