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Cartridge Upgrade for NAD 533

Hi Everyone!

Have a Music Hall MMF-9 at home with which I am very happy. It has the Goldring Eroica cartridge and I have it hooked up to a Jolida J9 tube preamp.

Got a used NAD 533 as a second table for work. It is hooked up to a Bellari VP129 which feeds into an Onix Sp-3 integrated tube amp. The arm is the RB250 that comes with Rega tables and the current cartridge is a Grado Black.

Can you suggest a cartridge upgrade that would improve the sound? My speakers are Advent classics (large). I'd be willing to spend about $200.00.

Thanks in advance.
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amediamonkey
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This thread is quite old, I hope some of you are all still alive and well!

Following the advice above, I have installed an Ortofon 2M Red on my NAD 533. It sounds wonderful, but I have a problem: The Ortofon cartridge is taller than the original, so the arm lifter does not go high enough to lift the stylus clear of the vinyl. I have found instructions on how to disassemble the lifter, mainly they say DON'T!. Does anyone have a trick to fix this before I start experimenting?

Thanks
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