I’ve had moderately priced cartridges and some expensive ones. One thing I’ve come to realize is how we relate our systems to live music. When listening to live music, no matter the genre, we never pay attention to "detail." I have never caught myself saying ... "man, those guys are really detailed." Nope, I just get carried away by the relaxed, lush and organic nature of the music.
The cartridge I’ve been using for the past 2+ years is the Audio Technica ART-9. It never calls attention to itself. It has no rising top end that a lot of MC’s do to exaggerate what we perceive to be "detail." The ART-9 just gets in the grooves and plays music. Its really good on mono records as well ... better than most in fact.
https://lptunes.com/collections/audio-technica-hifi-cartridges/products/audio-technica-at-art9-phono...
https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/pani-new-art-9-up-and-running
Frank
The cartridge I’ve been using for the past 2+ years is the Audio Technica ART-9. It never calls attention to itself. It has no rising top end that a lot of MC’s do to exaggerate what we perceive to be "detail." The ART-9 just gets in the grooves and plays music. Its really good on mono records as well ... better than most in fact.
https://lptunes.com/collections/audio-technica-hifi-cartridges/products/audio-technica-at-art9-phono...
https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/pani-new-art-9-up-and-running
Frank