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Audio Technica cartridge identification

Jahagafut

Jahagafut

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I just picked up a Technics SL-Q2 that came with this cartridge with the yellow stylus, I think it is a Audio Technica AT91 but I'm not certain.
I have an AT71 that needs a stylus.
I'm selling a JVC and would like to include a cartridge, but I want to make sure I keep whichever Audio Technica is better to keep on the Q2. If this is an AT91 is it safe to assume it is higher quality than the AT71, based on model number?20240701_125739.jpg20240701_125756.jpg
 
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Jahagafut said:
(...) If this is an AT91 is it safe to assume it is higher quality than the AT71, based on model number?
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No, that wouldn't be safe to assume. However, your second pic clearly shows an alu cantilever - so your cartridge would rather not be an AT91, anyway, but most likely the closely related CN5625AL.

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Well I kind of started to assume that I shouldn't follow that number convention so I put that cartridge on the JVC that I'm selling, is the AT71 of higher quality? Might purchase a Nagaoka MP110 for the Q2 but I do have the at71 just needing a stylus
 
I think that you may be overthinking it, or assuming that conventional wisdom is all knowing. Cartridges all sound slightly different from each other, even if they are the same models, but which you like most is completely up to you. I can tell you that the CN5625AL is a surprisingly good sounding cartridge (despite the fact that you used to be able to buy them for about five bucks - its now shot up to more like twenty for AT 3600 variants and much more than that for the AT fancy version with the lumpy stylus assembly). But even at higher prices, it is a fun cartridge - I prefer it to a lot of more expensive cartridges.
I know it is a pain to have to set up and listen to all the cartridges you encounter, but that is only required if you actually are interested enough to make the investment of time and energy. If you can't be bothered (and that is a perfectly reasonable attitude), stick either one on the turntable you are selling, and go on with your life.
 
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