Dear Kev: Here you can find some interesting information on the subject: http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?eanlg&1200430667
which is better?, this is a complex answer because is system/ears/know-how/music-sound priorities dependent.
You can read ( for example ) in that link a post of an owner of these cartridges ( MM/MC ): where the Nagaoka MP-50 ( 400.00 ) performs better that the Allaerts MC2 Finish ( 8,000.00 ).
This experience can tell me that the MM are better than the MC ones?, certainly not.
There are some MM cartridges that are really great and can/could put on shame top MC cartridges for a lot lot less money.
Both designs have its own advantages/disadvantages, between other things: the execution/build quality of the design, set-up, price, tonearm/cartridge matching, own music priorities and whole system quality performance have a definitive influential on every one choice.
Regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.
which is better?, this is a complex answer because is system/ears/know-how/music-sound priorities dependent.
You can read ( for example ) in that link a post of an owner of these cartridges ( MM/MC ): where the Nagaoka MP-50 ( 400.00 ) performs better that the Allaerts MC2 Finish ( 8,000.00 ).
This experience can tell me that the MM are better than the MC ones?, certainly not.
There are some MM cartridges that are really great and can/could put on shame top MC cartridges for a lot lot less money.
Both designs have its own advantages/disadvantages, between other things: the execution/build quality of the design, set-up, price, tonearm/cartridge matching, own music priorities and whole system quality performance have a definitive influential on every one choice.
Regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.