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cartridges for Thorens TD 147

I bought a td 147 a couple of weeks ago with a grado red cartridge and am loving it. I just won a spare tp-63 arm wand with a Shure V15 type II cartridge on an ebay auction. I was really just wanting to get a spare wand to make swapping out cartridges easy but the V15 type II came with it. Any recommendations on what cartridge would sing best with 60's-70's R&R on this non-modded table?

tbone1
thorman
1,262 posts
 
I wouldn't rule out the Shure cartridge..You can get a nice replacement stylus from Jico ( LPgear.com ) ..I use a Vintage Shure( M55E ) and I like it better than the Grado Gold on my Thorens TD160..
jaybo
4,478 posts
 
the sumiko blue point 2, the garrott k2, and the grado gold are all great...the at 150 may be the best of all.
tbone1 OP
20 posts
 
The type ii doesn't seem to have as great a following as later iterations of the v15 but hopefully, it will sound better than the grado red that I am running. Does anyone know how the Grace f-9e might work with my table?
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