Cartridge for Luxman PD-272

[Manticore]

Hi everyone,

I just bought a mint Luxman PD-272. I was wondering if someone could help me and share their thoughts on the best cartridge for this turntable.

Thanx in advance.

 

[majick47]

I'd look up the manual on Vinyl Engine and check the tonearm specs and that should give you an idea as to mass/weight and then you can use that info to choose a cartridge. Also when checking the manual confirm that it is the correct PD-272 tonearm. I'm sure someone that has a PD-272 will pop in to tell you what cartridge they are running now or in the past.

 

[Balifly]

What is the approximate budget for the cartridge?:scratch2:

 

[62sunbeam]

I used a Magnasonics MG-1 (I think) on mine as well as a GAS Sleeping Beauty.

Very nice.

Eric

 

[Manticore]

@Balifly: My budget is $200. Maybe that helps a little. I just can't seem to find enough info on the net, so I hope someone can help.

 

[jimreeves]

We decided (more or less) in another thread that the effective mass of your tonearm is ~9 grams, without the cartridge and mounting screws. So it should be considered a medium-low mass arm. I have the same arm on my PD-277 and absolutely love it in combination with the Dynavector Karat 17DS cartridge.
The DV has a dynamic compliance of 15x10-6cm/Dyne.

 

[Balifly]

The Luxman PD-272 did not come with a cartridge, so there is not a reference point.

For the budget your have quoted, there is a wide range of cartridge available.

Perhaps you would prefer the conventional mm type cartridge for now.

What type of music do you listen to mostly?:scratch2:

The Shure M 97xE is a possible starter....... at $55.00.:scratch2:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-list...p?ie=UTF8&qid=1317404338&sr=8-1&condition=new

 

[BrianLW]

Congratulations, that is an excellent table. I have one and have used an Ortofon OM-30 on it with great results. Any of the OM series should work well with it. Assuming you have the same tonearm shown below, the Ortofon 2M series will NOT physically fit, as the cartridge is too wide at the back.

Not my table, just grabbed this off of the net to show tonearm head.

 

[BrianLW]

Also, be very careful with the cartridge wires. If you need to replace them, you will find that many of the headshell wire-sets commonly available are too short. When mine needed replacement I bought clips and wire and made my own.

 

[majick47]

You might want to consider a preowned cartridge which can be found on AKs Barter Town or places like Audiogon, Audio Asylum etc. $200 could possibly purchase a much better cartridge than what you would get going new.