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so. i've decided. 400 is about the magic number, i don't think i'd be able to justify anything more expensive when taking into account the costs of a good arm and a good table and good phonostage.so, with that out of the way, what kind of stuff is out there at about 400? And how does one decide whether to go MM or MC?
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You will have more choices with $400 mm. carts.
You can start with the always favorite and dependable Shure V15VxMR cart. selling for around $325. Next, the Sumiko Blue Point EVOIII at $349 and the Clearaudio S Aurum Beta at $400.00. As an all rounder, dependable war horse, you can't beat the Shure. It seems to be everybodies favoite, even the magazine reviewers.
After years with a Shure V15VxMR I just switched to an AT-OC9 ML/II MC cart for $289.
I can tell you first hand that the OC9 easily outperforms the V15 in most every way.
Some characteristics of the OC9 are slightly better than the V15 but most all others just plain blow-it-away!
The Shure V15VxMR does most everything good but nothing great as where the OC9 does a few things good but most all things great.
Hell, the OC9 can even meet if not exceed Shures infamous tracking prowess...Enjoy,
Dale
What kind of table and tonearm do you have? What is the rest of your system like? What is your taste in music?A number of people have chimed in w/cartridges that fit into your budget. When you're in the budget area of cartridges, there ARE going to be compromises. Where you want to make them depends on those questions I posed above.
Moving coil? Moving magnet? Well, if you don't have a phono stage capable of driving a low output moving coil, you lose some of the benefits of moving coil cartridges if you have to go with a high output cartridge (much more wire sitting on each coil, thereby weighing down the coil and slowing it down.). There are some very high quality moving magnet (more accurately, moving iron) cartridges now in your price range such as the Grado Sonata and the Clearaudio Aurum Beta.
So, we need more info from you to help you better.
Jeff
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...regards...tr
And I think it's VERY hard to beat at that price range.In general, I think if you can go with a low-output MC, you should. They just sound more musical to me.
Rob"Let there be songs, to fill the air"
The Clearaudio Aurum Beta S is right in that price range and is a moving madnet design, this from the makers of great mc cartridges. It is very musical and had detail without sounding strident.
A lot can depend on that. If it can handle MC cartridges with an output as low as .20Mv then at up to $400 you have few choices. I would suggest one of the Denon low output MC's. The 103S should be within your price range and will outclass a lot of much more expensive carts.
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