Phono Cartridge for $1,000.

@chakster Who are Art-9 official distributors

You can find authorized US dealers here

"Audio-Technica products are sold through our carefully selected authorized dealers. Verify before you buy. Only purchase A-T products online when you see this symbol, indicating an authorized dealer"

This is ART-9 with US one-year limited-end user warranty

*Make sure to ask a dealer regarding retipping,refurbishing or exchange program.

Vpi says 9 grams mass So i will have to see.what works.

@chakster Yeah I like the exchange program vs. retip If i like it for 1000 hrs. Thats alot of lp"s

Recently, I faced a similar situation and was tried to decide among the A-T ART-9, Hana ML and Sumiko Blackbird. I went with Hana ML and I am very happy with its sound quality. I definitely think this is worth upgrading to either one of these three.