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Any cartridges like Shure, but more exciting?

any cartridges that have the same fundamental musicality and fantastic tracking ability of the shures (even the cheap 97x and of course the v15mx) but have more musical emotional presentation? around 250 or so would be great... (i was thinking grado platinum, but i've never heard a grado track really well on the inner grooves... lots of SSS's)
tapashead
arnold_layne
141 posts
 
I'd like to know too. Using the V15mx on a scoutmaster because it's the only cart I had on hand at the time. I'm considering the Shelter 201 MM cart as I'm using a built in preamp of a receiver at the moment. I'm upgrading slowly as I have the cash.

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tarsando
578 posts
 
sure.
narrod
1,064 posts
 
The Grado Platinum is not an "exciting" sounding cartridge. I suggest you look elsewhere.
psychicanimal
1,738 posts
 
Older Stanton/Pickering...or a Shure V15III with the JICO SAS stylus that so many in the Vinyl Asylum are raving about!

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tapashead OP
21 posts
 
hi psychicanimal... that may be the ticket i'm looking for! can you tell me a bit about what that might sound like? also, you mention the JICO for the v15 type III, is this talked about as better than the JICO with the type IV (that is also available?)... thanks
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