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BEST cartridge money can buy?

i know the best, depends on this or that. still the cartridge best able to remove all there is in those grooves with the most accurate, cleanest sound possible. the cartidge that all other should be compared too. the reference of references. the one that has never been bettered? the cartridge one lusts after? if you must base on a system fine but i preferr the one that no matter what tt, stage or any other item down the chain can not be bettered? if you have multiple ties top 3 or 5 in desending order. please by expereance and actual listening knowledge.
koegz

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rauliruegas
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Dear Koegz: Money ( big money/alone. ) can't buy the best cartridge because the cartridge quality performance IMHO does not depend on money but in cartridge design and execution of that design and with almost the same importance the quality of the tonearm where the cartridge will be matched.

If your phono stage can handle the " humble " MM alternative then IMHO here are some cartridges that in my experiences can't be beat it for no other cartridges ( MC/MM. ):

Audio Technica ATML180-OCC, Signet TK-10MLMK2, Audio Technica AT-20SS, Grace F9-Ruby, Ortofon M20FL-Super, there are other ones but if you can find one of these it will be worth ( and inexpensive ) to test/try in your audio system, I'm sure you will be really happy to discover a whole new audio world that you even can't imagine to.

Regards and enjoy the music,
Raul.
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