Cartridges

I just spent two days at the Capital Audiofest.  On each of those days I spent 1-2 hours looking at and buying LPs.  I ended up with about 20 new purchases (some brand new, some used).  What struck me most was the astronomical prices for good used vinyl.  $100 for an LP was not uncommon although that was about as high in price as I saw.  Like Mijostyn, I am not a buyer of a $100 LP, but I can say that because I already have a large collection of vintage and new LPs, many of which, I now know, could be seen by someone else as costing $100 or more. Sheesh!

What cartridge have you got and what cartridge are you thinking about? Premium quality records are always to be sought but in neither case ( cartridge or LP) does cost necessarily correlate with performance. I am not a believer in hot stampers, so far as that goes.