Just picked up three new cartridges to play on a KD 500 with Grace 707 with a Shure M75ED.


Empire 999 VE/X, Ortofon FF15XE, and an AT LS 400. My questions are any of these compatible with my tonearm regarding compliance?.Also will any have the potential to be better than the Shure? It is a PITA to mount and align catridges in the 707. I also have a Pioneer PL12D which I could play with. Thanks in advance.
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Showing 1 response by millercarbon

Compliance is another one of those things that seems like it should be a big deal until you actually test it out and discover its not all that important after all. Which if you go on the Origin Live website and read up on their tone arm design philosophy you will find that is pretty much their view too. 

So to answer your first question yes they are all compatible.

Also will any have the potential to be better than the Shure? Sure.

Sorry to hear your arm is such a pain. Might be something there to consider for next time. Oh well look on the bright side. By the time you've swapped em out four times you'll be so good it won't be a PITA any more.