Cartridge Upgrade?


I'm considering a change from an Ortofon Blue to a Rega ND5. TT is a Rega Planar 3. I'm happy with the Blue, just considering a change.  Does anyone have experience with both and can help guide my decision making here? I listen to a great variety of music at a wide range of volume levels. Thanks

mysterioso1

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The nice thing about Rega carts is the three hole mount.  Takes the guesswork out of alignment and the cart is the proper height,  no shims required 

If you stay with Ortofon and go to Bronze or Black I would recommend the Grimm alignment tool.    I thought my Bronze sounded good set up with a Geodisc but when I used the Grimm tool i found that I was close but it was still off.  Once set up with the Grimm tool it sounded incredible.    $35 on eBay, works with all 2m cart bodies.    Grimm also makes a tool for AT, Hana, Shure, and others.