Thanks for the responses. Since posting this I've been rummaging through my stash (well, a box really) of old audio odds and ends and have come up with 3 more cartridges (Ortofon MC-10, MC-20, and a B&O MMC-20EN) that I'm also unlikely to find replacement styli for. So it looks as though a new cartridge is going to be in order.
With respect to the Sumiko cartridges, how do the Blue Point and Blue Point Special differ sonically, and is it worth the difference in price?
Also, I found an old Ortofon MC step up transformer in my junk box (model STM-83 - the label says it'll handle CD-4 format to give you idea of its vintage) and was wondering if this kind of device is sonically reasonable for the current flock of MC cartridges.
Thanks, Ken
With respect to the Sumiko cartridges, how do the Blue Point and Blue Point Special differ sonically, and is it worth the difference in price?
Also, I found an old Ortofon MC step up transformer in my junk box (model STM-83 - the label says it'll handle CD-4 format to give you idea of its vintage) and was wondering if this kind of device is sonically reasonable for the current flock of MC cartridges.
Thanks, Ken