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What cartridges are we using?

Brian Tambe

Brian Tambe

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I thought it would be educational and fun to share what cartridges we are using to allow our turntables to perform their best to enable our music to ultimately sounds it's best. I personally just had an Audio Technica VM740ML ( micro line styli ) mounted on my head shell. I am 10 hours into listening to my vinyl collection , using this cartridge and I gotta say , I'm digging it very much. I'm hearing sounds , instruments , percussion , symbols , etc. that I've never heard before from my LP's. The frequency response is amazing. I'm hearing such articulate bass , highs , mids and overall sound. I'm ecstatic to hear what this baby is going to sound like when it's fully " Broken In " which is another 40 hours , give or take. Happy Spinnin!!!
 
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You say that frequency response is amazing?! How you decide that frequency response is amazing? With your ears? I think that you are hear more details in sound but not frequency response on this cartridge. Frequency response depends on many other things then your ears can to hear.
 
These make up the top cartridges in my current collection.

Benz-Micro Wood SL MC (almost all my listening with this amazing cartridge)
Linn Asak MC
Benz-Micro MC20E2-L
Grado XF-3/M8Z
Excel ES70EX4 (broke the Shibata and now has an elliptical)
 
Main rig:
TT1: Pioneer PL-630 - Audio Technica AT-155LC w/new OEM stylus
TT2: Pioneer PL-630 - Benz Micro MC-Silver​

Secondary Rig:
TT1: Sony PL-FS1 - Shure V15-III w/Jico Orig SAS stylus​

Enjoy,
Rich P
 
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Actively using on Dual 1229 or Elac Miracord 50H:
Shure M3D -- LP & 78 styli
Pickering V-15 (Stanton 500) -- elliptical stylus
Shure M97 -- LP & 78 styli
Pickering XV-15 / Stanton 680 -- multiple copies, with various styli
Stanton 881S -- various styli
...maybe a Grado soon to be added here...

Not actively using now:
A Shure M75 clone
Some low-level Audio Technicas
Various ceramic carts
 
Since I'm a cheap-ass, I have currently mounted a (1) Shure m97xe with N97HE stylus, (2) an AT95e frankencart with CFN95SE stylus, and (3) a CF3600L, all which provide fantastic cost/sound ratios! I'm especially digging the m97xe with 97HE stylus. It required a touch of plastic trimming to properly seat the stylus assembly, but provides enough more high end to make the cartridge more exciting, less dull than with the OEM stylus. It's my favorite cartridge, for today at least.
 
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