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Best Cartridge for Less than $500

I have a SOTA Comet turntable with a Rega 300 tonearm and a Grado Gold cartridge. I would like to upgrade my cartridge and am looking for recommendations. My budget is $500. (The rest of my setup includes a Dynavector P75 phono-preamp and Aragon 8008BB power amp.)

Thanks.
adidio
jalanc42069
131 posts
 
The Denon DL-103 works excellent thru the P75 "phono enhance" setting.
jfd01
32 posts
 
Check out the Denon DL 103R, a great value for the money (and well under $500)...
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ihcho
612 posts
 
My friend has Sota comet with RB 300 tonearm and Grado Gold prestige cartridge. He used the setup for a while, but he was not satisfied. After consulting with a seller of the table, he changed to Goldring Electra cartridge, a cheaper one. But he likes it better.

IMHO, Sumiko Blue point special MC cartrigde is one of the best at under $500.
adidio OP
3 posts
 
Thanks for the recommendations. A dealer tried to sell me a Benz Micro Ace - thoughts on that cartridge for my setup?
wwshull
157 posts
 
sumiko blue point evo special
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