MusicDirector
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Well, now that we have the CD Player situation taken careof (many thanks to Joe) it's time to turn my attention to getting my DenonDP-47f Turntable up and running. What it needs is a new Cartridge.
My experience with cartridges is very limited. I have a PITAShure MX97e on a Pioneer PL-530 which is a constant battle with frequency rolloffs and such. I have a AT95E cart on my Pioneer PL-510 that I find to be anice sounding cart and finally a Sumiko BluePoint on the Denon which I find tobe just awful. Not sure of the condition of the stylus on it and such so I’dbetter get the Denon fitted with a new cart/stylus before playing anymorerecords. (Only played a couple of songs on one to try it out).
I’d like some recommendations/suggestions.
So what Moving Magnet carts would be a good fit for aDenon DP-47f turntable. Someone pointed me an Ortofon something somethingBronze (sorry too many models and all jumbled in my head) a few months ago, but$300 is just too much for a cartridge for me. The Sumiko that’s on it runsaround $400 and for me the higher the price of the cartridge the worse thesound.
So, are there any cartridges in the range of $30 to $100 thatwould be a really good fit for a Denon DP-47f? Would an AT95E work well withthe Denon? Also, if the chosen cart comes with a choice of stylus types, would an elliptical be the best choice or one of the other ones? Right now I play my records on my Pioneer PL-510 with the AT95E cart that has an Elliptical stylus.
My experience with cartridges is very limited. I have a PITAShure MX97e on a Pioneer PL-530 which is a constant battle with frequency rolloffs and such. I have a AT95E cart on my Pioneer PL-510 that I find to be anice sounding cart and finally a Sumiko BluePoint on the Denon which I find tobe just awful. Not sure of the condition of the stylus on it and such so I’dbetter get the Denon fitted with a new cart/stylus before playing anymorerecords. (Only played a couple of songs on one to try it out).
I’d like some recommendations/suggestions.
So what Moving Magnet carts would be a good fit for aDenon DP-47f turntable. Someone pointed me an Ortofon something somethingBronze (sorry too many models and all jumbled in my head) a few months ago, but$300 is just too much for a cartridge for me. The Sumiko that’s on it runsaround $400 and for me the higher the price of the cartridge the worse thesound.
So, are there any cartridges in the range of $30 to $100 thatwould be a really good fit for a Denon DP-47f? Would an AT95E work well withthe Denon? Also, if the chosen cart comes with a choice of stylus types, would an elliptical be the best choice or one of the other ones? Right now I play my records on my Pioneer PL-510 with the AT95E cart that has an Elliptical stylus.