With my SOTA Sapphire turntable and Premier FT3 arm, I still use a Monster Cable Alpha Genesis 1000 MC cartridge — its output feeding into a McCormack Phono Drive preamp. I purchased this cartridge in the late 1980s, and, at that time, it was a “leading edge” moving coil cartridge.
How old is your cartridge?
We read and hear about cartridges that are ancient that people are still using, and we read about others replacing their cartridge after a few years because the cartridge is spent.
How old is your cartridge that you use regularly?
I know one person still spinning a Shure V15 Type II Improved with a stylus that is probably about 30 years old. The cartridge itself was purchased by the guy new in the early 70’s.
My cartridge, a Linn Arkiv B, is 18 or 19 years old and it’s definitely tired by now.
Thanks all for responding!
How old is your cartridge that you use regularly?
I know one person still spinning a Shure V15 Type II Improved with a stylus that is probably about 30 years old. The cartridge itself was purchased by the guy new in the early 70’s.
My cartridge, a Linn Arkiv B, is 18 or 19 years old and it’s definitely tired by now.
Thanks all for responding!