Budget cartridge

[regore]

Rega planer 1, music hall and many others are currently supplied with the AT-3600L cartridge.
That new AT factory in China is popping them out like candy. Originally came with a nice plastic
case. Now they arrive in plastic bags. I've found coil resistance and channel balance very
consistent from all samples. 2.5 grams tracking force seems ideal.

 

[Lavane]

Rega planer 1, music hall and many others are currently supplied with the AT-3600L cartridge.
That new AT factory in China is popping them out like candy. Originally came with a nice plastic
case. Now they arrive in plastic bags. I've found coil resistance and channel balance very
consistent from all samples. 2.5 grams tracking force seems ideal.

That's what I found also. With both the elliptical and conical. Its not as detailed as my other cartridges, but it's very easy to listen to and more forgiving when playing records that have more surface noise.

 

[sturgus]

OK y’all you have $200 to spend on a cartridge it’s going to be going into a Macintosh C 26 preamp what are you buy?

mc vs mm ??

MM at your budget. This is my goto for your budget.

Audio-Technica AT-7V cartridge | LP GEAR

 

[djwhy60]

Nagaoka MP110

I am far from the TOTL kind of guy..but hands down, the best bang for my buck change I made in my system was the MP-110.....

 

[Lavane]

I am far from the TOTL kind of guy..but hands down, the best bang for my buck change I made in my system was the MP-110.....

Same here. You get a lot of bang for your buck with the MP-110, or even the MP-200. I really like the MP-110. Its been in daily use for some time now.

 

[peguinpower]

Thats a decent budget. You wont have issues finding a cart.

 

[THF2]

After trying to find the right combo of Stantons, Shures, AT’s, bodies with aftermarket styluses, I went for the Ortofon Blue. It’s brand new, easy to mount and sounds great.

While I appreciate and respect the other posts with contain more detail and focus on performance, I am just not that detailed oriented which, if I spent the time, I am sure pays dividends.

However, I needed to get off the merry go round, spend less time on EB and Needle Clinic and more time enjoying my system.

 

[SterlingOne]

How about a budget cart that sounds like a premium high end cart, the A-T VM540ML for about $250.

 

[Frank Sol]

However, I needed to get off the merry go round, spend less time on EB and Needle Clinic and more time enjoying my system.

I like that !

 

[THF2]

I like that !

And, I like your avatar photo ( see post # 47 in “The Top Five guitarists of all time” thread).