Regards, Alex-77:
Lots of good suggestions above.
Recently excavated from my pile of pickups, a rather primitive Shure M75ED body already mounted to an ADC 6gm magnesium headshell. Tags appear to be sturdy AT6101’s. No memory of where/when it was obtained. Absent the stylus so prowled the internet and landed on V-M Audio Enthusiasts, selected a Swiss EVG .3 x .7 nude elliptical, a very reasonable thirty dollars to revive the vintage cart.
Aligned to Stevenson, loaded it at 100k/200pF. 1.4gm downforce. First up, Kraftwerk "Autobahn". Driving bass, rich mids but the Hf’s a little on the etched side. It immediately put a smile on my face, even bringing life to Tulls’ rather wispy "Aqualung". I’ll play with loading in a bit.
Well aware of the distinction between enthusiast and audiophile level transducers, not a recommendation but rather a report. If Vivaldi is your cup ’o tea one might look elsewhere.
A voiceing from the past, on my EPA-250 TA this cartridge/stylus combination has a huge boogie factor.
Peace,