moving magnet or moving coil cartrige

Thanks everyone for your responses.The reason i needed to know was the fact that the pre-amp that I choose will work with the grado gold.

Dear Kurt: +++++ " Of course maybe that is due to my current system being so much better than my old system. " +++++

certainly you are right on this. I own those B&O beauties that I use in a non B&O TT loaded at 100Kohms and 100pf and all I can say is that are just fantastic performers and IMHO at least at the same level overall of any MC/MM today cartridge.
If you have any today opportunity try to test those B&O cartridges I'm sure you will be happy about.

Regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.

>>IMHO at least at the same level overall of any MC/MM today cartridge.<<

Well I disagree with this. I owned both the MMC-1 and MMC-2 with my B&O TX-2 some years ago.

No way either of these cartridges stands toe to toe regarding clarity, depth, and dynamics compared to Zyx Universe, Transfiguration Orpheus, or Dynavector XV-1s.

Never.

Audiofeil: True, the B&O cartridges can't compete with the better cartridges that you've named, (I happen to own, and love, the Dynavector XV-1S). But then again, the cost of the B&O cartridges, even adjusting for inflation, is only a fraction of the cost of those cartridges either.

I think a better comparison would be to something like the Benz Micro Glider 2, (another cartridge I've owned recently), and in that comparison, I think the capabilities of the B&O cartridges were definitely in the ballpark.

My two cents worths anyway.

Dear Kurt tank: I can't understand what you posted on the B&O cartridges if you don't have any single idea how them performs in your today audio system loaded at 100KOhms along 100pf on capacitance.

It will be interesting/learning for many of us how you achieve those conclusions, maybe I'm missing something about. Could you explain on it?

Thank you in advance.

Regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.