Cartridge recommendations

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I have an Oracle Delphi turntable Mk I that was upgraded some years ago to a Mk. II and has a custom power supply (DC). I just checked the speed with my new KAB speedstrobe and everything looks good. It has a Fidelity Research FR-64fx arm, which I was told is a good tonearm. It currently has a Sumiko Virtuoso Boron cartidge mounted in it, but that has some miles on it and is maybe 10 years old or older. My phono preamp is the Musical Fidelity XLPS V 3.
My question is this. What cartridge would be a good match for about $200? Ideally, I think I'd like to buy an inexpensive catridge ($100?) for poor shape records and maybe a $200-$300 cartridge for my better audiophile records. I don't want to go too crazy on this because I might sell the Oracle in less than a year and buy a new turntable, like a VPI Scout or Scoutmaster. Is there any maintainance I should do on the turntable or tonearm before I proceed with a new cartridge?

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Topic - Cartridge recommendations - joetubes555 06:51:47 04/22/07 (9)

Re: Cartridge recommendations - arnoldc 18:48:00 04/22/07 (0)

Re: Cartridge recommendations - audiophileman2002 12:06:53 04/22/07 (0)

Re: Cartridge recommendations - longish - Pete Fowler 09:32:04 04/22/07 (6)

Wordy - OMalley 17:11:58 04/22/07 (1)

Funny you mention mono... - Pete Fowler 17:48:38 04/22/07 (1)

Wordy? Maybe... - mosin 10:16:18 04/22/07 (3)

"excellent advice" - dean man jim 16:47:12 04/22/07 (0)

Yes, I can't afford to replace my FR64 now...too expensive! NT - Pete Fowler 16:40:02 04/22/07 (1)

Yep... - mosin 17:12:28 04/22/07 (0)

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