I’m new here and understand this is an excellent organization. I have a Mint Vintage Denon DP 2000 turntable. I recently purchased the Nagaoka MP 150H cartridge. Very impressed. Just asking if there would be any noticeable improvement with upgrading the stylus. So anyway looking forward to being a member.
Nagaoka MP150
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Greetings from Germany! 
Thank you. How do I find the turntable forumWelcome aboard papa
This is more of a personal introduction kind of thread.
Personally, I would have posted in the Turntable forum about your specific topic.It will get more attention there.
Welcome to AK papa!
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squirrelnest
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Welcome to the forum from Virginia.
Welcome to AudioKarma papa78
knotscott
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Welcome to AK!
The answer to your question is "yes!" IMHO, but it depends a bit on the rest of your system. The phono stage is a key factor too.
I added a JN-P500 to my MP150 body. The JN-P200 is a more traditional upgrade for the MP150. but the JN-P 500 works on it nicely. Your current stylus is a nude elliptical profile on a tapered aluminum cantilever. The JN-P200 has a nude elliptical profile with a boron cantilever, which is a fairly significant upgrade on it's own. The JN-P500 adds a nude fine line profile to the boron cantilever.
Thank you. You mentioned phono stage. What should I be concerned about.
knotscott
Super Member
It may not be a concern at all depending on what it is. The phono stage is a significant factor in the sound quality of the vinyl playback chain. Even though they all decode the RIAA curve, not all are created equal. To get best sound from vinyl playback, you need a good turntable with a tonearm that's well matched to the cartridge, and a good phono stage to play it back through. Some guys add an aftermarket external phono stage to their setup. What phono stage do you use? Is it built into your preamp, amp or receiver? If so, what amp do you use?
The upgrade path can be a slippery slope that gets expensive quickly, and has diminishing returns at some point....knowing where that point is can be tough to predict. If you're new to the MP150, I'd spend some time with it and see what you think. You can always do a stylus upgrade down the road, and/or consider a phono stage upgrade if it's a weak link. The bottom line is that it needs to please you...
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