OP says above he already owns SS The Voice.
MC for Low Mass Tonearm
With my table's low mass tonearm I am sad to see only Ortefon and Sumiko MC carts available. Please offer suggestions for other carts/brands that might work with an 8.5gm arm. <$3000.00 budget
My System:
Pro-ject RPM Table / EVO Carbon 10 inch arm 8.5 gm mass and very rigid
Into all Aric Audio front-end: the 'Transend MM phono pre' (12ax7 and 47ohm), '6SN7 Linestage Preamp' and 'Transcend Push-pull' amp into ZU Soul Supreme.
My current carts are MM and MI, Grace F9e and Soundsmith The Voice. Both are hi-compliance (+22cu).
Will I be able to best those with a $3k Moving Coil cartridge? The Voice is really nice!
I'll know that I need to purchase an SUT.
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I agree with what @lewm says. I have an Grace F9e with the original stylus and the Soundsmith Ruby upgraded stylus, also an original F9e Ruby. The Soundsmith stylus is the better of the 3. I also have a Soundsmith Carmen II and the F9e/Soundsmith cartridge outperforms that one as well. If you want to stick your neck out there a bit, a friend of mine just bought a mint B&O MMC-1 with the Soundsmith adapter, and I own the MMC-2. These cartridges stack up quite well against MC cartridges and work well with low mass arms. |
I’m using the best stylus replacement that SS offers for the Grace F9e. It’s mounted and I’m using it. It is very nice. My other cartridge is SS The Voice. That’s in for service now. BTW I bought the Grace in 1984 for $153. I’ve seen them advertised for $1200.00. ml
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OP question is, I believe, in response to JCarr’s comment on his other thread. How many cart designers will steer you away from their product ;) ? AnaMighty / Sculpture A may have something tasty, in the budget range, worth an ask. I have two carts in my portfolio that are brilliant for a lighter carbon arm, but both ( Aidas AU-CU baby ebony and Tedeska Lacote ) are a little above the budget mentioned.
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