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How to Sample Cartridges in My Own System?

I currently have a Clearaudio Maestro II. I want to add an MC cartridge and my budget is about $6k. Is there a way to audition cartridges in my own system?

thecobleco.com provides a service to allow customers to try out different cables in your own system. But how does one sample and compare different cartridges? Listening in a dealer's room and system tells me little about how the cartridge will sound in my system.

What if I want to hear how a London Reference or Benz Micro LP-S sound? Two very different cartridge, I know, but at the price of these there should be a way to try them out before committing.
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mattmiller
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You get to buy it then if your not happy you have to sell it used then get a new cartridge, this is why experience with a lot of different cartridges is highly rewarding...and a little costly. Example...Bought a Maestro V2 Ebony and thought it too laid back and warm for my system .Sold it , lost a couple hundred (learned a lot) then purchased a LOMC Dynavector. (which I love)





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Having a subscription to a couple hard copy magazines (they are cheap) is a good way of seeing what a lot of brands are doing plus there are the reviews which I take with a big grain of salt. Also, If you see something well reviewed and talked about with high praise from several different sources it is wise to check it out.
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