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How many working cartridges do you own?

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Quality over Quantity
One thing I enjoy about being a vinyl dude is the different flavors of cartridges. How many operational cartridges do you currently own and what are they? Please list them in order of preference.

I guess I should go first-

Denon 103R
Goldring 1042
Denon 110
AT440Ml
Shure Type III

I have several others that are not useable with wornout styluses.
 
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2 Radio Shack RXT6 (= Shure M111E)

1 Shure 1000E

1 Shure M105E

All the stylii interchange. :D
 
Grado red with a mono stylus
Audio Technica AT95sa
and a Shure V15 type II with an Ed Sanders stylus

The At95sa gets the most use, absolutely love that cart, the shure body I think is just tired and has seen better days, and the grado sounds great on those mono pressings!
 
Scheu Analog MC Scheu (on loan)
Audio Technica AT-OC9MLII
Audio Technica AT-OC9 original (a bit worn!)
A&R P77
Audio Technica AT110E
Audio Technica AT95E x2
Audio Technica unmarked x 4
Ortofon OM Pro S x 6
Ortofon OM10 x 2
Ortofon 510 Mk2
Stanton 500 x 4
Nagaoka MP11
B&O MMC5 x 2
B&O MMC20EN

and about 10 assorted Ronette/Acos/Sonotone ceramic cartridges.

Most are mounted on turntables and yes, I have rather a lot! :D
 
My list of cartridge(s):

Yamaha CG 7700

Basically have option paralysis regarding what "serious" cart to get. Definitely need something better, though, because it doesn't sound like it oughta :)
 
Audio Technica AT95he
Shure M95he
Pickering XV15/625e
Shure M97xE
Pioneer PC-3MC

More than I had a year ago; fewer than I'll have next year.
 
Denon DL103s
Denon DL160
Grace F9 Ruby
Audio Technica AT30 Moving Coil
Audio Technica AT30HE high output Moving Coil
Grado F3e
Grado F1+ (2)
Grado Black "P" mount
Grado Sonata
Shure Ultra 500
Shure 105es
Shure 95es
Ortofon OM5e (2)
Ortofon OMP10
Yamaha Moving Coil
JVC Moving Coil
Pioneer PN7mc
Entre 1 Moving Coil
Sony Xl44s Moving Coil
Realistic Shure RS47ED
ADC XLM 2
ADC220e

Plus some more ADC, Empire, Sony and Pioneer Low end models that I cannot remeber the model Numbers for
 
Shure V-15 Type III (2, one sports a Jico SAS Stylus)
AT-15S
AT-20SLa (never used NOS in box)
Benz Micro Ruby 3
ZYX Airy 3X SB
 
Beobloke said:
Scheu Analog MC Scheu (on loan)
Audio Technica AT-OC9MLII
Audio Technica AT-OC9 original (a bit worn!)
A&R P77
Audio Technica AT110E
Audio Technica AT95E x2
Audio Technica unmarked x 4
Ortofon OM Pro S x 6
Ortofon OM10 x 2
Ortofon 510 Mk2
Stanton 500 x 4
Nagaoka MP11
B&O MMC5 x 2
B&O MMC20EN

and about 10 assorted Ronette/Acos/Sonotone ceramic cartridges.

Most are mounted on turntables and yes, I have rather a lot! :D
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How do you like the Nagaoka? I've been thinking of getting one of those for some time now.
I have an AT OC-9MLII
AT 440MLa
AT 120e
AT 120e/g
Stanton 881s - this one I use for lps and 78's
Pioneer moving coil
ADC Integra XLM I
plus some other lower end carts I've picked up.
Mike
 
AT-440ML/OCC
AT-13EaV
Shure V15 Type II
Grado Black
Ortofon FF15XE MKII (2 of them)
Stanton 600EE
Stanton D70EE p-mount
AT-3600 (3)
 
I'm on break at work, so I'm working from memory.

P-mount:
Audiotechnica TR485U (ATN152LP stylus)
Audiotechnica LS580/LT (ATN122LP stylus)
Pickering XL-28U (DTL2 stylus)
Audiotechnica DR400E
Ortofon TM (10 stylus)

1/4 Inch Mount:
Audiotechnica AT440MLa
Shure M97xE
Grado Black
Ortofon Super OM (10 stylus)
AT71ELC (AT72 stylus)
Audiotechnica CS111E11 (ATS12E stylus)
Audiotechnica AT10PQ (ATS11E stylus)
Stanton 500 (AL stylus)

SME mount (integrated headshell):
Ortofon Concorde (old version, 20 stylus)
Nagatron 195 IE

I'm currently shopping for a better stylus for the Stanton 500.
 
At work, I'll keep at till I get them all !!

As requested, favorites from the top down:

These are way out front:
AT 150 MLX
Shure V-15 IV with Jico HE (from TTN)
Tenorell t2001 (Dutch MFG) with this stylus from William Thakker - it has become my favorite everyday cartridge Ersatznadel für Tenorell N 2001 ED / T 2001 ED *NEU* :)

These are grouped in the everyday category:
Grado GT with new BLACK Stylus (Equates to a modern BLACK), but this one sounds real nice :)
AT 13 EAV (good old stand-by baseline cartridge for me)
Ortofon OM with after market Japanese stylus (on some LPs, it just slams :) )
Empire 2000/E-III
Shure Premier (M75) with TTN after market 3x7 stylus (supposed to be Jico)
Pickering V15 AC/1
AT 120 (body) with 440/MLa stylus
Grado ZF3 with NOS stylus (equates to modern RED)
Pickering V-15 400 with 625e stylus

These are in use when needed category:
Ortofon OM 10 stock (used - need stylus)
Grado GF3 with a new Blue stylus (equates to a modern BLUE)
AT 95 E
ADC QLM 36 MK III
AT11E
Shure M97eX

Specialty cartridges:
ATP-2XN heavy duty cartridge (actually pretty nice and not really "breakable")
Grado 78c for 78's (duh :) )

These are in reserve and not favored much at all:
Shure M91 with PE conical stylus
AT 71 ELC
Excel ES70S

These are not mounted and will be this weekend or so:
AT 440 ML/a (new replacement for "hummer")
Unmarked Empire body (silver) with a Puple opaque insert
Pickering V15 / ATE (NOS, complete with box & tools)
 
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