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Phono Cartridge Recommendations...

I have a Wilson Benesch Act 0.5 arm mounted on a Michell Orbe SE. My arm cable is a Cardas Neutral Reference and my phono pre an AHT P/DM (dual-mono). I am getting Gert Pedersen's mod for the armboard and have Benz Ruby 2 and ClearAudio Gamma MC cartridges. Does this sound like a good match for either cartridge, or should I be looking for something different. I don't want to spend more than $800 to $1000 for a used cartridge at present. Suggestions?
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hi5harry
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i also have the orbe,with the act-2 tonearm,and although ive tried several cartridges,i keep comming back to my koetsu rosewood,if you need something more forcefull in your system ,the sumiko SHO also works well & has a higher output
plato OP
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Hi Harry, Thank you for the recommendations, they sound like very good choices and I will consider them -- especially the SHO, which I may be able to get for a reasonable price.
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ivanj
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Wb uses the Benz as a basis for their cartridges I believe so you could do worse. I would try this before I bought another used cartridge. Never a good idea unless you are looking at a Koetsu,Decca Jubilee or the like at a deep discount...
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