P-mounts, as you might imagine, involve inevitable compromises, and what audiophile wants to compromise? How much more fun to be able to tweak VTA and such. But if you aren't familiar with VTA and such, installing a conventional cartridge can be daunting. And a p-mount cartridge will probably sound much better than a badly installed conventional mount.
inferior p-mount cartridge?
I was planning to buy a turntable with p-mount cartridge. But one of my friend advise me not to buy it, because he had bad experience with p-mount cartridges. (He tried several p-mount cartridges about 10 years ago)
I am wondering if this is still true, or if this is due to his bad luck. Let me know if you have any oppinions about this.
Thanks.