Is my cartridge the problem?


Being a man of modest means, I have a modest system consisting of a NAD 320BEE, a Music Hall mmf5 with the standard Goldring 1012GX cartridge, connected to a NAD PP2 phono stage, and an old Sony CD changer, (a relic from a previous system).
I am increasingly disappointed in the depth of the music reproduced by the analog section as compared to the product from the old Sony CD player!
I would like to try a different cartridge but there are too many choices on the market and I don't want to take a blind chance on some thing so expensive! Any suggestions?
jay_w
Wc65mustang is on to something. Jay w I am afraid your journey as a mid-fi to Hifi guy has began. Your ears have out grown your wallet. Join the club! Jump in, the water is fine! Enjoy
I think I will try optimizing the T/T and see what Newbee’s advice can produce; although, I do understand what you other fellows are saying. Perhaps it will come to opening the wallet again.

It seems one thing always leads to another in this quest. This is a perfect pursuit for my addictive personality while feeding my compulsions. What have I gotten myself into?
What have I gotten myself into?
A neverending search for the elusive Holy Grail.
:-)