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Posted by flood2 (A) on July 08, 2024 at 16:04:35

In Reply to: RE: Ortofon Super vs Ortofon 2M posted by Mushroom Soup on July 08, 2024 at 14:24:02

I can recommend Thakker as a supplier. They have the lowest prices I have seen for many brands but especially Ortofon. For something like a stylus, the shipping to my part of the world (Oceania) was <7 euro so the total Stylus 20 cost should be something like USD 146 which is cheaper than a 2M Blue stylus on Amazon. You won't be paying the EU VAT. However, I don't know what taxes you might be liable for in the US.

If this is more than you would want to pay, then perhaps a Grado for a warmer sound?

The SuperOM5E will very likely sound harsh to you as will the 2M Red or 2M Silver. I found the SuperOM5E more aggressive sounding than the 2M Blue (out of the box) and I put this down to two things; the initial out-of-the-box sound when the suspension hasn't broken in and also HF mistracking. The tracking ability of these budget styli are not great and I find myself having to start off at maximum VTF (2g) to track 60um. Otherwise the sound is coarse.
Regards Anthony

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