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Catridge for sme 30/2

I am planing on upgrading my turntable from rega rp8 to sme 30/2.
looking for recommendations for catridge to pair with turntable. Budget is between 2k-4K.
phono stage is ayre l-5xe.
I have been playing records for over 30 yrs but my technical knowledge in setting up table is bad. That’s why I have been using plug and play turntables . This would be my first venture into this level of analogue and am a willing learner .
Thank you in advance .
newtoncr

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chakster
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Not sure why do you need such expensive cartridge if you think your tech knowledge "in setting up table is bad" ?

You can find excellent cartridges under $1500 and all you need to know is tonearm effective mass and cartridge dynamic compliance (at 10Hz) to theoretically match them together reading this article.

Maybe a cartridge with user replaceable stylus (MM or MI) is better for you ? 

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