catridge match with Morch DP-6


I'm thinking of upgrading my rewired rb300 to a Morch DP-6, and wondering what cartridge would be a good match. First of all is Morch arm a really good one to go for? And then the catridges currently on the shorlist are: 1. ZYX R-100, 2. Ortofon Kontrapunkt B, 3. shelter 501 mk II. The turntable I'm using is J.A. Mitchell Orbe. Could anybody give me some advices please?
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The DP-6 is much better than the DP-4, I'm told. I'm afraid I don't know how it would stack up against your Rega, but it is probably somewhat better. Is it better enough to justify the cost? Of course, that depends on how much you pay for a DP-6. BTW, I am told a very good upgrade from a rewired RB300 would be the Clearaudio Unifi, which retails quite reasonably. The Unifi is said to be a pain to set up, though.

You don't mention what cartridge you have now. Since the Rega can take a very good one, any of the cartridges you mention would probably work fine in the Morch. Again, though, are you aiming at enough of an upgrade? Small upgrades can work out very dear. You might consider going for a very good cartridge indeed--your proverbial "last cartridge", perhaps--and putting off the arm upgrade.

That's what I did. I swapped my Glider 2 HO for a Cardas Heart. It sounds wonderful in my rewired RB300, and it will sound even better in my next arm.