MiNe 109 wrote:
In article ,
"Fleetie" wrote:

Unfortunately a stylus from the seventies will rarely be usable either, and
a new cartridge of reasonable quality costs more than a CD player and wears
out quicker.
Sad but true. And MC cartridges can be killed very easily. I know. I'm
on my THIRD Sumiko BPS (EIII version now).

A good cartridge can be bought for $50.
Erm... That's about 25 or 30 pounds. Sorry, but NO. I'm sure the AT-95E is
good value, but I'm not even sure you could buy one for that money these
days, if they're even still being made.

I'd hate to hear what it would do to female vocals.

I like my cartridge, but it was 220 pounds, which I guess is about $400.

Not necessarily the last word in high fidelity but in the US one can get
the Sumiko Oyster, Grado Green or various Ortofon, Audio-Technica and
Shure models.


.... and considerably cheaper in the the US. I got my last two AT OC9s
from the US for well under half UK prices - one got caught by customs
which cost me about 40UKP ot top, the other slipped through unnoticed.