Cartridge advice


Am looking for new cartridge.  Have a VPI Scout with a JMW Memorial tone arm.  Had an old Grado Sonata that after years of storage, broke in a recent move.  Pre-amp is an ARC sp10.  Listen to classical lps only.  Looking in the $400 - $700 price range.  Suggestions?
TIA
dmcneily
dmcneilly

Showing 1 response by elliottbnewcombjr

I would want to move up to an advanced stylus shape: microline, stereohedron, shibata, sas.

many of those mentioned above are elliptical stylus, less contact surface, ....

and I stick with Moving Magnet, high enough output.
and, user replaceable stylus

new audio technica offer their ML microline shape, and now have alternate Shibata shapes. 

https://www.audio-technica.com/cgi-bin/product_search/cartridges/cartridges.pl?lang=eng

I put a new SAS stylus from Jico into my old Shure V15vxmr body.

I like the brush feature of the Shures. The Pickering recommended by Chackster has stereohedron tip and brush. The brush can be left up, play, then put it down/adjust tracking, play, hear any difference? if not, use the brush, it's a shock absorber, anti-static, duster.