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Recommended a highly resolving cartridge

Hi all, all tube system that is warm with a good midrange presence inherently. I’m looking for a cartridge that offers high detail / resolution and wide / deep soundstage. This is on a stock SL-1200G TT. On a side note, if anyone has experience “upgrading” the stock tonearm on a G please chime in. I’ve read conflicting reports of the merits of such a move, and while I’m very happy with the tone of my TT and am not looking to move off of it, I am curious about a tonearm swap (must allow for headshell swapping). 

fastricky
tablejockey
4,403 posts
 

"I decided to go all in and also get a AT ART1000x."

👍 ART1000X - you're cookin with gas.

Arguably a contender with the hyper $$ carts.

 

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slaw
26,550 posts
 

AT carts are enticing. The stylus life is around 1k hours. Was always a deal breaker for me.

fastricky OP
144 posts
 

@slaw Part of my motivation for the getting the 1000x was so I can rotate it with the ART20 and not rack up too many hours on one cart. 

tablejockey
4,403 posts
 

Stylus life claims seem to be all over the place.

A YMMV thing-  depends on clean records and stylus care?

I’ve put easily over 2K on an ART9 without noticeable SQ degradation. Those same records played on a fresh, similar but different profile stylus(Lyra Delos-Namiki microridge line-contact nude) are dead quiet.

dmk_calgary
180 posts
 

London Decca- not sure it would be a good fit on your arm. Others here will probably know. EXCELLENT resolution, clarity of individual instruments- at least for me.

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