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What cartridge for MMF-7?

Recently acquired the Music Hall MMF-7 w/o a cartridge. I know it usually comes with the Eroica but am looking for other choices. Or if the Eroica, do I go for the high or low output. I was planning to get the Sumiko Phono Box to keep my costs low. I am very new to vinyl and would appreciate any and all input. Thanks.
stuartbranson

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dan_ed
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You must have been reading my mind, Stuart. I have been contemplating this same question and would be interested to see what suggestions get posted here. I currently have a mmf-7 with a shure v15vxmr that the previous owner had chosen. I believe it is about the same price as the Eroica. After tweaking the vta and tracking force I have been pretty happy with the sound stage and music details that this setup provides. I am getting the sounds I remembered vinyl being capable of. But, I know I'll get used to this and want to get more!
dan_ed
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Tom,

Would you recommend a low output MC cartridge for the Project 9 arm and is there a tube phono stage that does a really good job with both MM and MC? I am scouting an upgrade path and it would be nice to get the phono stage now and latter upgrade to the low output MC cartridge with a step up transformer to boost gain if needed. Another idea I had is to upgrade the arm to something based on the Rega arms, such as the Origin Live line. Sure the arm would be worth as much as the table, but that arm could also be used when I upgrade the table in the future.
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