Has anyone upgraded from an AudioTechnica ART9?

Seriously Chak...
" my comment is irrelevant"
Really??

And of course all of yours are.


If you think in today’s age that the lack of oem stylus is not a major reason for people to look elsewhere than vintage MM then you are not in touch with reality imho.
No offense.......


Anyways time to leave this point as it will only derail the thread and nobody can argue with you Chak, you have all the answers.
God bless.

Chak
One thing you have to remember with vintage mm carts is that not everyone is prepared to take a chance on one no matter even if it is NOS.
It will still be 40 to 50 years old.
And also the dearth of styli is another crucial factor that puts a lot of people off.
No shortage of vintage mm on eBay SANS stylus!

For some the convenience of just going with a new readily available cartridge is half the battle.

I must admit to also having the wanderlust as far as carts ( and even TT) are concerned too.
Just so many great options.
Now while I have a number of very nice vintage mm carts from AT, Sony, Astatic, Glanz etc I usually find myself coming back to my Scheu Analog SL mc cart so not quite sure where I am heading on my journey.
More expensive modern mc or even more rare ( read also expensive!) Vintage mm carts.
No idea but it is a fun ride!

Chak
I would have said the art7 was a worthy alternative to the art9.
The 20Sla not so much......

0.12mv is indeed way too low for just 60db gain.
My Chinook has the same max gain and I went with a Denon SUT to boost signal on my 0.24mv cart.
This worked very well so I would think the art7 would work equally well as with the SUT I still did not have to use much actual amp volume to get very decent sq levels.

Slaw
Thank you
It does indeed look like LPGear does carry the ART7 still.
I think I must ditch Yahoo as a search engine, it is getting worse!

Chak
Those pictures were of the 20Sla, not the art7 which we were discussing?
What is the relevance?

@lewm 
Where would one even buy an art7 from?
The only ones I have seen for sale of late are all in Japan.

Btw I also have an at 20sla that I alternate in between my Nagoaka and Scheu carts and for the age and cost it is still a very impressive all rounder.