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In Reply to: Re: Two bits of advice posted by sojourner80 on December 18, 2005 at 19:49:46:
With the Bellari, you are limited to Moving Magnet carts, so possibly an Audio Technica AT-110E, 120E/T or 440ML, all under $100. They do require some serious break-in time before they begin to sing, however.
Or the venerable Shure M97xE for around $80. It's smoother, albeit not as detailed, and sounds great right out of the box.
Henry
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Henry- Couldn't he use High Output MC's like the denon 110 and 160 as well ?
Dunno, Fred. 30dB just isn't enough gain for the 2mv DL-110 and 160 IMHO. My Stealth has 45 dB in the lowest gain setting, and with the DL-160, my vol control needed to go to 2 o'clock to get normal loud playback levels. It "might" be enough for a 2.5mv Dyna or the like, but I would not bet on it. The Bellari is much better suited to 5mv MMs.
Henry
Ah, very good things to think about. Anyone know what the retail price of the cartridge that comes with the MMF-5? Perhaps I could turn around and sell it right away.
The 1012GX Goldring retails for around $200, but I suggest giving it a fair audition. Don't dismiss it too quickly.
Henry
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