How to choose a cartridge?

Aside from compliance, and whether one has enough gain and loading options, how does one choose a cartirdge?

There are a few shops that have one or two brands, and other shops that have other brands… etc.

It is a either visiting a lot of shops, or using some other method.

I have seen a few plots of response and 2nd, 3rd harmonics for a limited number of carts.

The other method is scouring the reviews and digest the colourful wording used to describe the carts.

As an example I am considering:

Does one just flip a coin?

holmz04-27-2022 2:13am

audioguy85 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,007 posts 04-27-2022 at 12:22pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete You cannot go wrong with the Hana or the Ortofon 2m’s, in particular, the 2m Bronze. I own both the Hana el and 2m Bronze, for the money they are two fantastic cartridges.... the 2m Bronze cartridge can accept the 2m black stylus for future upgrade.