MC Cartridge Ideas


I'am looking to get a low output cartridge and need your advise and recommendations on which ones to research.
The Price Range is $2000-$4000.
The Sound I'am after is excellent detail retrieval (match digital) with pin point and spatial imaging and most important of all Huge Bass (sub bass slam and low extension)

I know its a hard question as most will recommend one or the other as audiophile we don't necessary keep swapping cartridges, but may be you are an audio dealer - Ideally you would be selling 20-50 cartridges and a few in my price range. Based on my Sound Characteristics you might be able to say Cartridge A is $2500 and surpassed Cartridge B at $4500 in the area of detail retrieval but not with Sound stage.

That's sort of what I'am hoping to achieve from this exercise, some in depth advise.
As with everyone I would like to keep the spend low but really go to the upper extreme its definitely worth it compared to the offerings at the opposite end.
128x128kunalraiker

Showing 2 responses by drrsutliff

The Ortofon Windfeld Ti should be on your list.  It comes as close to your “digital retrieval” as any cartridge I have ever owned.  Currently in rotation with a Kiseki Purpleheart and Koetsu RSP.  
@Kunalraiker

The Koetsu RSP is absolutely beautiful in its presentation but its strength is in the midrange.  It provides more of a musical immersion than a digital like reproduction.  The Purpleheart is one of the most emotionally engaging cartridges I have owned.  Again not as crystalline a musical producer as the Windfeld Ti, but I have found myself so enthralled with some pieces I have ended quite a few album sides almost holding my breath as the music’s emotions peaked.  Each has a roll to play in my system.  Both of these are twice as difficult to mount and optimize their set up due to stylus location compared to the Ortofon IMO.