Raegas
New Member
I've currently got $150 to spend on a new cartridge and won't be able to afford to spend more for a couple months and don't want to wait.
I cannot find any info about the current cartridge I have right now as the only thing labeled on it is "dj." It sounds okay but the sibilance on vocal-heavy records is enough to make me want to pull my hair out. There is also a LOT of surface noise on it.
I want to replace it with something that will handle highs a bit better and with the least sibilance possible. I've been doing a lot of research and people are typically recommending the Shure M97xE or the AT95e, but even those seem to have their issues. I know that unless I spend something like 300, that's going to be the case, but what would you guys say would be a good beginning cartridge that fits my criteria?
I have a Yamaha P500 if that helps.
I cannot find any info about the current cartridge I have right now as the only thing labeled on it is "dj." It sounds okay but the sibilance on vocal-heavy records is enough to make me want to pull my hair out. There is also a LOT of surface noise on it.
I want to replace it with something that will handle highs a bit better and with the least sibilance possible. I've been doing a lot of research and people are typically recommending the Shure M97xE or the AT95e, but even those seem to have their issues. I know that unless I spend something like 300, that's going to be the case, but what would you guys say would be a good beginning cartridge that fits my criteria?
I have a Yamaha P500 if that helps.