I wish to echo, the response that Twl gave. "It is more important, that YOU LIKE, the sound, and that it mates well, with your system, than it's design". Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and as you are the beholder, YOU get to say, what is beautiful. Trust your ears.
Differences between MM or MC/Recommendations?
I really enjoy vinyl. I have two questions: What is the difference, sonically, between MM and MC cartridges? And, what recommendations can you make for a $1,000 and under retail priced cartridge?
My system: Rega Planar 25, RB600 arm, Rega Super Elys MM cartridge; Phonomena Phono Preamp (which is just about infinetately adjustable for MM and MC, also to be upgraded soon) Musical Fidelity NuVista M3 Integrated Amp; Sonus Faber Grand Piano (not the Home version); CAL Audio CL-20 DVD/CD player; Harmonic Tech interconnects; MIT T2 Biwire cables. I plan to keep everything except the cartridge and the Phonomema Preamp. Thanks in advance.
My system: Rega Planar 25, RB600 arm, Rega Super Elys MM cartridge; Phonomena Phono Preamp (which is just about infinetately adjustable for MM and MC, also to be upgraded soon) Musical Fidelity NuVista M3 Integrated Amp; Sonus Faber Grand Piano (not the Home version); CAL Audio CL-20 DVD/CD player; Harmonic Tech interconnects; MIT T2 Biwire cables. I plan to keep everything except the cartridge and the Phonomema Preamp. Thanks in advance.