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Suggestions for cart for AR-XA

Posted by telewacked (A) on April 18, 2007 at 07:20:30

Hello...I didn't take the advice I received here a few weeks ago about turntables (the consensus was buy a Rega used or get a Technics 12XX) - I went a different direction with a craigslist AR-XA. It came with a Ortofon FF15XE MkII cartridge. The stylus tip looks fresh (through high magnification), however, there is a blackish substance at the base of the stylus that I could not remove (melted vinyl maybe?).
Anyway, my question is - for this turntable, is this a good cartridge to buy another stylus for, or would I be better off buying something new? My budget is $100.
My system is HH Scott 222B or Marantz 2330B and KLH 17 or Dynaco A25, and I listen to jazz and a little classic rock.

I appreciate the advice!

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