Could someone suggest a decent audiophile cartrige for a Technics dj TT?
Try a Denon DL 103. It is, however a moving coil cartridge, and would require an SUT (step up transformer), or a phono preamplifier with the proper amount of gain for the 103. LP Gear has good reasonably priced headshells available. If you must stay with moving magnet or high output cartridges, try a search on A'gon for information. Good luck, Dan |
A couple possibly useful links... https://www.kabusa.com/frameset.htm?/ http://www.needledoctor.com/Online-Store/Phono-Cartridges?search=cartridges&sort1desc=F&sort... Good luck. |
If you don't care about tonearm and cartridge matching at all then you can use DL-103 for the worst result ever on Technics lightweight tonearm. It's been said million times that DL-103 designed for HEAVY TONEARM, that mean HIGH EFFECTIVE MASS, no matter with headshell you're using, the DL-103 is LOW COMPLIANCE cartridge. The basic rule is to avoid Low Compliance cartridges on Lightweight toenarm! Technics tonearm is low effective mass and works fine ONLY with MID or HIGH COMPLIANCE cartridges. It was designed for MM cartridges, not for the MC. To make your life easier look for MM or MI cartridges with MID COMPLIANCE or HIGH COMPLIANCE (in this case add KAB fluid damper). Audio-Technica MM cartridges are great and not expensive (AT-ML150), Grado MI cartridges works fine with this tonearm, Ortofon M20FL and Garrott P77 are great, Stanton 881s mk2 (Stereohedron) is very good. Grace F-9 cartridges are great. |
