MM Cartridge to MC Cartridge

A suggestion that you might consider is to have a look into how you are creating a optimised environment that is most suited to your TT's overall function.

How the TT, is mounted and the material used for the Platter Mat, are both able to have a substantial impact on the produced sonic for the betterment.   

Making time to investigate and putting some funds towards this might produce the best version of this TT you are to encounter.

The outcome should be, that when the set up for the TT is optimised, and additional ancillaries are added, the carefully thought out set up, will prove to be very beneficial to the new additions function.

In order to maximize the upgrade, I would recommend making sure it has an advanced stylus shape (line contact) as opposed to elliptical. 

Thanks. I’m chuckling to myself right now because I’m so out-to-sea that I have no idea what a line contact stylus is. Advantages?

Rega makes it simple for you to go up their line of cartridges. Set up is a breeze. Detour to a different brand and now you’re pretty much stuck scratching your head trying to figure out whether or not the cartridge height will match, how to set overhang properly, etc. unless you have Rega spacers and a good protractor. 

Upscale Audio folks have data on cartridges that work well with Rega tables if you want to venture outside the Rega line up, Ask about Hana ML. If it works, that’s the cart I’d recommend. It’s a great sounding pickup and works well with MP100 phono amp. 

To update, I just replaced the Rega Exact 2 MM with a Rega Ania Pro MC.

Wow… I know some might say the Rega P3 is a bit overmatched by this cartridge, and perhaps it is. I’ll call that a sidebar in light of the dramatic improvement in performance. I’m blown away by the better sound across the entire range, and in particular the warmth and clarity of lows. I expected a listenable difference, but overjoyed by the value delivered. Thanks to everyone for their input.