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Cartridge for punk, rock, emo, indie?

Hi everyone, I have a Denon DP-300F turntable. Unsure of the tonearm mass.

My budget is 150$, and I'm currently looking at the Denon DL-110 (leaning towards this one), Audio Technia AT 120E, Grado Red Prestige, Ortofon 2M Red, Sumiko Pearl, and others. I already tried the Shure M97XE a couple years ago, and felt that it was too dull.

thank you!
toxicwaterfront
schubert
7,386 posts
 
Because an accurate cart makes many rock records unlistenable could be one reason.
eslaudio
118 posts
 
For punk and emo, I find safety pins work really well. There just seems to be a mysterious synergy with the music. Perhaps it's because they're able to dig really deep into the record grooves to extract every last bit of tortured emotion...;o)
sgunther
187 posts
 
I had a feeling this one was going to get the creative juices flowing
zd542
5,339 posts
 
"07-26-13: Schubert
Because an accurate cart makes many rock records unlistenable could be one reason."

Why?
dave_72
1,399 posts
 
AT 120E

Audio-Technica carts are best for rock, punk, heavy metal, etc, imo.
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