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Thorens 125 MkII: MM or MC cartridge? What's diff?

I purchased a used Thorens 125 MkII. I'm pretty sure the cartridge is a Shure V15VMR. I'm pretty inexperienced with turntables, so I'd like to know whether the cartridge is MM or MC, since the Denon 3802 A/V reciever I'll probably buy will only accept MM. Since I'm so inexperienced, I don't know the difference between MM and MC, let alone what they stand for. Also, is the Thorens only compatable with one of these cartridges, regardless of whether it's a Shure?
Thanks,
Steve
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It's great to find someone who seems to know anything about the Thorens TD 125, so I'll take my chance and ask my question. I own a Thorens TD 125, original version, with SME 3009 arm and a rather new Ortofon MC 15 Super cartridge. I had the deck rewired with Van den Hul Cable. My question concerns the SME-arm, which has rather loose bearings. What arm would be the best to replace it with? Since I'm a little short on money please don't tell me only a SME series V would do.... I would like to keep my Ortofon cartridge.....

Michiel.
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