What cartridge are you using? What have you used, and what i

[ksrigg]

I currently am using an Audio Technica AT120 E on my Music Hall table with acrilic platter. I have a Shure M97Xe standing by to go on...but don't know if it will be a better cart or not? I have used a lot of different carts from Stanton, ADC, Pickering, Shure, Audio Technica and maybe a few others...my favorite was probably the Audio Technica AT130E...and I still have it, but it probably needs a new stylus...

Should I put the Shure on the MH or keep the AT 120 on her? What is everyone else using??

 

[speakerman1]

Re: What cartridge are you using? What have you used, and wh

Shure M97xe on my Micro and it is going on Lee's MH 2.2 le. The Shure was recommended by a friend who builds his own TT.

Larry

 

[Fairchild]

Re: What cartridge are you using? What have you used, and wh

I am a big fan of the Pickering XSV-3000. I have used Empire, Shure, Ortofon and Stanton which is really a Pickering/Stanton.

Jim

 

[laatsch55]

Re: What cartridge are you using? What have you used, and wh

On my lost in a garage fire Denon DP 1500 turntable, I had an Infinity "Black Widow" tonearm with an ADC "Astrion" Cart. Killer.

 

[Fast Forward]

Re: What cartridge are you using? What have you used, and wh

I Currently have a ADC ST XLM 11 on the Yammie But in Inventory I have a
Shure M97XE
Signet TK7E
Ortofon M15E Super
AT 14SA

 

[jbeckva]

Re: What cartridge are you using? What have you used, and wh

On me ole cheapie JVC linear, I have a choice of either the AT6006 or AT8008 reference P Mount. I don't think neither are entry level tho - the stylus alone for the AT8008 runs around 140.00. Sounds good 'nuff.

 

[stuwee]

Re: What cartridge are you using? What have you used, and wh

Lessee, I've had a bunch, when I got the Thorens it had an Ortophon or a B&O cart, the one that looked like a silver bullett with a clear nose, my little sis dropped it on the mat and yanked the cantilever outta it , it was a pretty badass cart in it's day. Then I bought a Grace F9E for about $250 (a hellufa lot of dough for a young kid in HS), awesome cart. Then the new moving coils came out and I bought a Audio Qwest AQ404, I loved that one too but, I had to hang the counterweight on the SME arm all the way off the back to get a good VTF and never felt comfortable playing it like that.

Now I have the Shure V15 IV with a NOS stylus, due for a JICO SAS replacement next year...$$$'s. I bought a Grado Gold for Dale's Pioneer from Jerry a couple years ago and that one is very nice as well.

If I had to pick a fav, it would be the Grace, it had such a nice sound (I still play many tapes I recorded with it on the Thorens, and I just love that smooth, detailed Grace sound). They're selling for around $300 in need of a refurb by soundsmith on da bay lately. I might hunt down one again next year. The Shure V15's are no slouch and were designed for my tonearm, so I might stick with what I have.