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Rega planar 25/rb600 cartridge recommendations

Hello all,
I was just handed a planar 25 table with an rb 600 tonearm in minty condition. Alas, no cartridge installed. It is stock with the exception of the ja michel counterweight. Looking for cartridge recommendations. I will be using a musical fidelity lx-lps phono stage into a plinius 8100 integrated amp. Thinking denon 103, nagaoka mp 200. Also a grace if I can find one. Thanks all!
skipper320
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chakster
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Denon low compliance MC on Rega tonearm with 9-10g effective mass?
This is not good, you need a 30g effective mass tonearm for Denon 103 for optimal performance. 

You need a mid compliance MM/MI for this tonearm. 

Which Grace are you looking for ? 


skipper320 OP
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Looking at a grace f9e
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I have owned a P25 for many years.  The table has almost every aftermarket mod you can put on it.  I've tried numerous cartridges on it.

Currently it has an Audio Technica AT-150MLX that works and sounds wonderful.
skipper320 OP
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Any thoughts on the AT150sa?
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mofimadness
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IIRC, the AT150Sa was/is the replacement for the 150MLX.  I've tried the 150Sa stylus on my 150MLX and though it sounded great.  I was curious if it was better/worse, but really it sounded pretty damn good.  Couldn't really tell a huge difference.  Maybe a little sweeter in the highs.

My favorite stylus tip type is the Shibata (YMMV), so I wanted to try it.
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