Anyone here have experience with the Denon DP-35F?


I had one of these way back when they were still being made. My turntable got wrecked in a move, and it wasn't until just a few weeks ago I finally found an exact replacement in good condition. Only issue is that I need a cartridge. I could swear my original came with a DL160 cartridge on it, but those are out of production and not available unless I want a used one or a counterfeit. 
What awesome cartridges are out there for $300 or less? 
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I like Denon DP-80 turntable and Denon DA-401 tonearm. I also have Denon original plinth for my DP-80. 

If you want Denon cartridges you can look for DL-103D or S.
Or you can look for MM cartridges like DL-107 if you want that denon sound. 

Pickering XSV/3000 and Stanton 881 are great at your price and probably better.
Pickering and Stanton are still in business, but audiophiles are not their target market anymore, since Walter O. Stanton sold the company in the late 90s. However, best cartridges from the 80’s - early 90s still can be found NOS (I bought many and was lucky). Two models mentioned above are about $350


It's a matter of personal taste, some cartridges are just better than others, some are unknown, some are too old, some are new. If your price is just about $300 then Stanton 881 or Pickeing XSV/3000 are just great and better than others in my opinion, personally I prefer higher models like Stanton CS-100 WOS or Pickering XSV/5000 or XLZ/7500, but they are much more expensive! 

I could recommend Garrott p77i again, I use earlier version (p77). 
But converting AU$ to US$ it's still $530