Cartridge recommendation


Well, completed move to Las Vegas. Before the move I decided to cash in on eBay and sold a NIB Shure V-15 cartridge.

Now I have decided to set up my old 70s system. Disco lives!  Pioneer SX-1050, Teac A-2300S open reel and the Pioneer PL-630 turntable. Will throw the old SAE 5000 Impulse Noise Reduction System into the mix. I think I have a Sony cassette deck somewhere that needs a belt. Speakers will be either JBL L222 Disco or JBL L65. With a JBL B360 sub.

So, being warned I don’t have a Golden Ear, Silver Ear or even a Lead Ear can I get a cartridge recommendation?  I sold the Shure for $415 so something in that ball park would be nice.




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