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So WHERE do you go to buy a Shure V15 Cartridge ?

NewBee to the list guys. I have a Thorens TD126 and a SME 3009 Tonearm. I've been through Grado, Stanton, Ortofon, Audio Technica, and now after twent years I'm ready to try Shure. Where is the best place $$$ wise to look for a Shure ? I'm SLOWLY trying to get back into audio (Children are old enough now where they won't trash a stylus) and my turntable is ready to start turning again -- come to think of it, does anybody know where a good spot is to pick up belts for a Thorens also ?
bad_ears
bad_ears OP
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Went out to J&R guys, and the price there is $229.00 -- the cheapest I've been able to find so far. My current pre-amp only supports MM so I'm staying put. Since we're talking analog, I have an old Apt-Holman preamp I'm trying to resurrect, especially the phono preamp. Is there a spot everybody considers the best to work on your gear ?
jimbo3
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Bad Ears- not that I'd try to sell you on a MC but to clarify, you can use a high output MC with your MM input, which is why the MC manufacturers produce these. It's only a function of having enough voltage, nothing more. Most of the HO MC's put out well in excess of 2 mV, which is what alot of MM's put out.

A few years back, HO MC's were not as well developed, but most manufacturers have now figured out how to get them very close to the low output versions.

On the topic of repairing your pre- where are you located?

Regards
Jim
bob_bundus
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also could use a step up transformer to upmatch moving coil output levels to a MM phono input
bad_ears OP
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I'm In St. Louis Missouri. The two high end repair stores I was familiar with are now gone.
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