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Have a U-Turn turntable with Ortofon 2M Red cartridge. Upgrade cartridge or turntable???

I have a basic U-Turn Orbit turntable with Ortofon 2M Red cartridge that was included. The Ortofon cartridge is good but is sounding worn; and, therefore am considering a Denon 110 high output MC cartridge which will work with this table. . The table sounds good, but at high volume, I can hear a old level hum, and build quality is just OK.  I am thinking of upgrading to a Music Hall's "Classic" turntable with its "Spirit" cartridge at $599.00 ( which is their in house spike  I never seen reviews about this table and cartridge combo )  This is just my initial consideration and far from final;, but, I  will gladly consider any recommendations in the same price range in the $500-$600 price range.


Thank you, and stay healthy and stay home

S.J.


sunnyjim
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chakster
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@allears4u cartridge is extremely important and you can always find a better cartridge, i've been doing it many times :)) Read my first post in this thread, stylus profile is the key, Stereohedron is fantastic
sunnyjim OP
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To allears4U,

I bought an Aurelex TT platform from Music Direct for $80.00 and it works well with U-Turn Orbit. There is no footfalls vibration, or acoustic vibration ( as far as I can tell) I always thought the table sounded  good and right.

I decided to keep the table and bought an AudioTechnica VM95SH ( with shibata stylus)   I did not want to spring for the more expensive  AT VM540ML which has better specs. especially channel separation, but  the specs of VM95SH are respectful and "should" outperform the Ortofon 2M Red

pidj
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I'm in the exact position as the OP.  I want to move on from the U-Turn.  What USED turntables would you recommend (I want fully automatic) - I am looking at some vintage Beograms and that's about it.  I'm not looking for $$$  - more of a rough diamond :P

Thanks!

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