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Great cartridge mate for SME lV arm

I've got the Benz M2 cartridge in my system now. It renders detail well and adds little to the sound. I'm actually looking for a MC cartridge with a little more punch. I hear the Shelter 901 is nice, but I am not certain how it would work with my arm and I wouldn't mind hearing from others before popping the money out. I have it all mounted on an Oracle MKV table.
Any helpful suggestions or comments would be appreciated.
TIA,
David
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cincy_bob
270 posts
 
I am using the Dynavector XV-1s cartridge with my SME IV tonearm. I am very impressed with the performance of the cartridge, and it is essentially a perfect match with the SME IV.
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rauliruegas
13,049 posts
 
Dear Rolloff: I agree with Cincy bob about the XV-1.
It do a good match with the SME IV, is the price is no object then go for it.

There are other very good alternatives for what you are looking for, like: Shelther 90X and Sumiko Celebration.

Have a good /fun hunting.

Regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.
fmpnd
481 posts
 
I hate to sound like a broken record, but I have an SME/30 and an SME IV.vi arm. I tried a Van den Hul Colibri, a Clearaudio Insider and a Shelter 901 (best of the bunch) but it was the Dynavector XV-1s that had the magic. In MY system it thoroughly bettered the VdH and Clearaudio each of which were MUCH more costly. I also agree with Raul, the Shelter 90X would be my next choice. The 901 is very nice too but if you can swing the extra $$ for the Dyna, I don't think you will be disappointed - it is very balanced from top to bottom, has excellent punch, great harmonic texture and loads of detail without glare or fatigue.

Just my $.02
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