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Please help me pick a cartridge for my Pioneer PL-510A

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Anubis

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Looking for a decent cartridge for my Pioneer PL-510A
Has the standard original tone arm and such. I don’t need to spend $100, just something decent that would be a good match for this table.
Here are all the carts I seem to have a choice of (all standard mount):

Audio Technica CN5625AL
Shure M25C
Ortofon Omega
Shure SC35C
Ortofon OM Pro S
Shure M35X
Audio Technica 95E
Ortofon OM Pro DJ
Ortofon OM 5E
Ortofon OM Arkiv
Grado Black 1 Prestige
Ortofon OM 10 Super
Grado DJ 100
Nagaoka MP-100
Sumiko Oyster
Grado Green 1 Prestige
Shure M97 XE
Ortofon 2M Red
Nagaoka MP-110
Audio Technica 120E (Audiophile)
Grado DJ200
Denon DL-110
Grado Red 1 Prestige
Stanton 681 EEE Mk3

Feel free to add any other recommendations that I may have missed.
Also let me know if any of these carts are junk.

Related question: Do carts generally come with needles? If not, what do you recommend as I am confused about needles as well.
 
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I use a Shure M95ED on my PL-510A and could not be happier with the results. I have tracking set at 1 gm (anti-skate also) and it plays just perfectly across the record. I have also tried an Empire 2000 EIII on the table, and while it sounded fine it just couldnt match the M95ED with overall sound. I really like this manual table and thinks it flies under the radar a little bit. Enjoy yours when you get it up and running..:music:
 
I am using a DL-103 on mine right now and like it alot. I would go for the DL-110 out of your selection.
 
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