Any cartridges like Shure, but more exciting?

Older Stanton/Pickering...or a Shure V15III with the JICO SAS stylus that so many in the Vinyl Asylum are raving about!

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The AT's have this fast, detailed HF extension--very true. However, the 440 is like the Shure M97's, mid fi. The real nice AT's are the upper end classic models: AT-15S, 20S, 20Sa.

The Shure are MM's, Stanton are moving iron like the Grados. I have high output MC, MM and MI cartridges. They all shine in different areas and like everything else, have their inherent weaknesses. I won't touch low output models with a long stick, though. It's too much of a hassle and expensive to get right given the ultra low voltages involved.

My favorite cartridge is my KAB modded Stanton DJ cartridge. Who would even thought it could be sooo goood?

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I made searches in the Asylum because--after more than 20 years--my mother had saved my first two cartridges and gave them a while ago in a plastic bag! They are a V15III and an AT-15S, both without stylus. It turns out the majority of the people prefer the Type III over all the other V15 iterations, especially if the tonearm has fluid damping. Remember, not all 'technological advances' are such. One guy posted that the V15 III/JICO SAS combo sounded as good as his Denon 103, only different in presentation.

With regards to my Audio Technica, which is almost like an AT-20S...an AT-20S owner stated it was bested his Shelter 501. It seems the classic MMs is where it's at and they're being rediscovered.

The JICO stylus is on my want list but finishing paying off two NOS super stereohedron stylus I paid a deposit for is the priority.

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