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Cartridge recommedations

Hi

I ordered a Music Hall Classic turntable this week and want to upgrade the Spirit cartridge it comes with.

I am on a tight budget and have narrowed down some pick's.

1- Rega ania

2- Dynovector 10x5

3- Ortofon Quintet bronze

4-Audio technia  AT-33sa

5-Hana sl

At present I have a Sound smith othello mounted on a Sota comet turntable I really like.

I have a Feszel SS-4772  tube amp with KT-88 tubes

I also have a Jolida jd1 phono stage I can use on an mc cart.

These will run into a pair of Megnapan MG-1s I rebuildt last year

Any help is greatly accepted.

Thanks

Greg

 

gregaba
gregaba OP
11 posts
 

tomic601

Forgot to thank you for the cart info.

Greg

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rauliruegas
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Dear @gregaba  : Your Muuusic Hall tonearm is an unipivot design and the worst kind of design especially with MC cartridges.

In the other side, the premounted cartridge in that TT is an Audio Technica one that you can up-grade by a wide margin with a replacement AT top stylus that can competes with those MC cartridges.

You can see here or ask LP Gear for the ATN95MR. You can't be disappointed with:

Regards and enjoy the MUSIC NOT DISTORTIONS,

R.

gregaba OP
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That is one of the reasons I was asking my question. I have never used a unipivot arm before.

I have a extra Mission and a Raga 301b I could swap on and an older SME long arm I could use.

I will look up somw reviews and see what they say about the ATN95MR.

Thank you for the info.

Greg

 

andrei_nz
192 posts
 

Good thread.  I am also looking for a new cart and money is tight.  AT, Hana, and ZYX are on my radar.  I am not allergic to MM and Nagaoka also on the radar.  

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tunehead
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I've just ordered the Rega Ania and expecting it tomorrow. It will be used on a Sony PS-x50 turntable and is my first MC cartridge so,,, fingers crossed I can set it up properly. I'll report back once I have an impression.

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