Anyone can tell me the cartridge shown here?

Also (one more question)

What happens if I put a MC in my Creek? (I assume that the phono at my Creek only takes MM) What happens when you put a MC cartridge through a MM phono?

Again, thanks...

Josep

When you put a MC into a MM phono eq. preamp circuitry, if the MC is low output you will have to turn the volume of the preamp WAAAY up loud to hear it, and it still won't be very loud... if it's a High Output MC cart, it may even work... experiment with loading (resistance and capacitance) if the Creek has options for that...
If you win the auction for the table, if it were up to me I'd ditch that cheapo cart. and take the table to a Rega dealer and put a Rega Cart. on it.

Stylus = the part of the cartridge that actually rides inside the record groove

Needle = used in sewing/tailoring to draw thread through fabric

Good advice from Xiekitchen about having a dealer help you set up the table, arm and cartridge. Someone with more knowledge and experience could save you alot of grief. Many of us learn to do it ourselves, but not on our very first rig.

Guys,

Thanks so much! These are helpful.

I think I will try Hdm's first suggestion. A new AT120E doesn't seem very expensive. Do you think that Gdp's comment regarding the AT95E can be applicable to the 120? Can I actually pull the old Linn stylus off and slide the new 120 on? Would I still need a dealer to do that?

Thanks, again, for your advice.

Josep

Josep: While the AT95E stylus will fit the Basik body, it is not an "exact" fit (you can do a websearch to verify this). As such, considering the expense involved for the AT 120E which is a superior cartridge to both the Basik and a brand new AT95, buying an AT95 replacement stylus for $25 or $30 for the Basik does not, in my opinion, make much sense. I would doubt very much that the 120 Stylus would fit the Basik body. Buy the 120E, and, as Doug Deacon says above, have somebody who knows what they are doing install it, or, alternatively, as xiekitchen says, go with a Rega cartridge, and once again, have a professional install it properly.