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Would you use an Ortofon A90 on a Jelco tonearm?

Friends,
i sold my ART9 cartridge and now looking for an upgrade. I like Ortofon carts. I have been able to locate a low mileage A90 and a Per  windfeld cartridge that I could afford. I don't have a top quality tonearm though. Would you put an A90 on a tonearm like Jelco 750d ? Or would you spend additional $1000 on a better tonearm and get a less exotic cart like the windfeld ?
pani

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chakster
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Which sut, headamp or phono stage do you use with MC2000, Lew ?
And which tonearm ? My ortofon MC200 is here in the box.
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@lewm thanks, but what's your tonearm choice for this high compliance MC? 
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@hdm 

  I was shocked at how much better my Ortofons performed with a Yamamota HS-4 carbon fiber headshell. The jump in performance was pretty dramatic. 

Geace HS-6 Carbon Headshell is what i like. Another one is Sony HS-160 Carbon Clad Headshell.

I saw cracked Yamamoto (around the bayonet), but it was his ebony wood shell. 




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@sqlsavior i can't agree that no other tonearm under 1k can compete with Jelco. Let me just mention a few decent tonearms withing this budget: Sony PUA-7 stand alone version, Lustre GST-801. Both are amazing for MC cartridges (and for MM too). 

Sony PUA-7 with vta on the fly and unique super smooth armlift is one of the best (IMO), oustanding build quality. It's in the same price category as Jelco, but much better. In term of usability this is my favorite tonearm after Reed 3P.  
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