Good MM cartridge - any ideas?

I have the Grado Reference high output MM cartridge (4.5 mV) which I am using with my VPI Hw-19 MK4 and Rega RB-900 tonearm, and I am extremely pleased with it. You can sometimes get this cartridge used, with "low mileage", here on A-gon for around $650 -- at this price, it is not only an excellent performer, but an outstanding value. If you want prefer to buy a new cartridge, the Grado Sonata is also an excellent MM cartridge.

By reputation, the Grados that SD recommended are among the best of the MM designs. Quite of number of folks here on 'Gon seem to also go for a couple of the Dynavector models.

You seemed dis-satified with MCs- Out of curiosity, what MC models have you tried and what were the results?

Regards
Jim

The Grado Platinum is the deal! I say it gets you most of the way there for $300 new or <$200 with low hours.

Benz-Micro 0.4 , Sumiko Celebration - I had a Sonata a few years ago and was not that impressed. My new preamp will have a built in tube phono mm stage that is mainly why I am looking into something in the mm style without getting a stepup transformer.

Benz-Micro 0.4 , Sumiko Celebration - I had a Sonata a few years ago and was not that impressed. My new preamp will have a built in tube phono mm stage that is mainly why I am looking into something in the mm style without getting a stepup transformer.