VM750SH a fantastic cartridge with no glaring, etchings highs. Great mids and wonderful lows. The Shibata stylus digs deep into the grooves and pulls out things in and on a record that I haven’t heard since the record was new. The VM750SH with the Shibata stylus makes a scratchy album sound new because of it’s deep depth of seating in the groove profile. It digs way deeper than a ML and is hundreds of dollars less without the high end glare of the ML, IMHO. It replaced a vintage Shure V15Vx cartridge with a Shure VN5xMR stylus. Simply no comparison whatsoever on my turntable. I've tried the Jico replacement styli for Shure cartridges but never liked the un-warmness and squeaky highs.
Looking for a Replacement for AT VM740ML Cartridge
Thinking of changing out my AT VM740ML Cartridge being I feel it’s a little bright. I like the transparency but would like just a “SLIGHT BIT” more warmth without it deadening the sound, so looking for recommendations.
Previous carts used:
Ortofon Super OM20 which I loved on a previous TT, just not compatible with my tonearm on my current turntable.
Ortofon 2MBlue - Did not last and like the OM20 better
Sumiko Moonstone - Way too dull sounding
Turntable is a EAT B Sharp and Currently using a Gold Note PH-10 Phono PreAmp with the external power supply, and even with it set to -3 dB on all the EQ settings still seems to be on the bright side.
I’d like to stick with MM, so any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
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@tyray I had a Shibata, the VM750SH from AT …kept it for about a week then sold it on EBay taking a loss. I hated it, was way too relaxed for me, lost all my highs. I understand some people love a Shibata Stylus, just wasn’t my cup of tea. |
Yeah, I also think it may also be system dependent on how a cartridge and stylus perform. The AT VM750SH performs/responds well to and on my Technics SL-100C turntable. My preamp is an LTA MICROZOTL MZ3 Headphone Amp / Preamp / Integrated Amp and my amp is a Bill Dion/@grannyring modified Clayton S40. I’m very interested in what you chose. Keep us posted.
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