Slightly off topic. I can’t comment on the “sound” of your cartridge, but for the noisy LPs in my collection I’m very happy with the SugarCube. Does a remarkable job of eliminating those annoying clips and pops. And I am careful to clean record and stylus (Ortofon 2M Black) before playing.
Warm sounding phono cartridge
Hello all. I recently upgraded the phono cartridge on my Marantz TT15S1 from the Clearaudio cartridge that came with the table to a Hana Umami Blue. I'm overall happy with the purchase. However, while the Hana has made my well cared for and well recorded LP's sound excellent many of my albums now sound thin to me and noisy. Clicks and pops have been exacerbated to the point that I do not want to play some records even after a run through my Degritter ultrasonic.
I'm looking for a phono cartridge MM, MC or MI in the $1,000 range or less that is warm sounding and less revealing than the Hana. Any thoughts?