I am curently using BENZ ACE low output MC cartridge. I am looking to buy a better one used or new. I am in the price range of $800~1000. Any sigestions will be appreciated.
Benz Glider is nice. You can have it as low, medium and high output version. I had the low output version once.
To me the Benzes sounds smooth, they all have a nice flow and kind of "wet" sound. They never sound dry or steril. I have had the Glider L2, L04 and Ruby3 and I liked them all. The Glider is not the warmest of them, but it's still slightly on the warm side. If your after the tightest bass you my choose different.
I bought a Shelter 90X used once, as a backup for my XV-1s. I don't know if the Shelter was worned out but I never got the best out of it. Even if I didn't got this cartridge right I could tell it had very nice dynamics, excellent tonal balance and a powerfull bass. I would not blame Shelter for the sibilants I never got rid of. I might have recieved a worn out cartridge in the first place.
So, in my opinion the Shelters are excellent. But I believe it's difficult to tell which is the better choice when I don't know the system.
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