Ortofon Red on Thorens TP16 tonearm

My Brother uses the Ortofon Bronze with this tonearm and he loves it. He uses a AYON Intgrated tube amp with JBL Century 100's. My other brother uses this same tonearm and has the GRADO Prestige wood body (this IS the cartridge for the TP16, IMO) he has the high output one, but they make a low output as well. His system is all McIntosh and Dynaudio speakers. Also, You can use other methods for alignment, like a GEO disk or something like that.

"This arm isn't good enough to justify spending on the higher priced cartridges"......... I find this is not true If you have upgraded the tables wiring and possibly rewired the TP16 also. This Arm can then be used with the cartridges mentioned and it WILL sound very engaging. DO not use any Nagaoka as they come across very mediocre and bland on this TP16 (Nagaoka makes great carts). THE cartridge for this tone arm IS a GRADO Prestige wood body. (high or low output) Spend the $ on one and you will be amazed at the performance you can achieve with this tone arm.

At least upgrade the wiring to the turntable. And replace the power cord as well. This is a must for all old tables anyway. It will prove itself with great results. Lower mass arms are not always better. Cartridge matching would be critical IMO.