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Moving Magnet Phono Cartridges

I probably sound like a broken record (no pun intended) but I still haven’t pulled the trigger on the Hana MC cartridge.  I have been considering a moving magnet cartridge instead and have been researching.   I haven’t found many reviews of the better ones online except for users comments.  
 

I have been looking at the Audio Technica cartridges, Goldring and Ortofon.   I really wish I could find a Shure V15 or equivalent.  To the users of moving magnet cartridges, can you help me out or steer me in the right direction?

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billstevenson
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@wbs My very first cartridge was an Empire.  It came with my very first turntable bought together as a package deal in 1963 with paper route money.  The turntable was a Weathers Townsend, Lafayette Radio threw in the cartridge for 1 cent extra.  The integrated amp was a Lafayette, can't remember the model of either the cartridge or the amp.  Speakers were AR 4x.  I was 15 years old.  That was the beginning for me.  

wbs
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@travbrow Good to know there are other Empire folks.  I still have my 2000Z and played around with it a few years ago with a NOS stylus.  Still sounds pretty good.

Bill  

lewm
14,694 posts
 

V, I have at least 10 cartridges I’ve never heard. So don’t feel bad.

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lewm
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Prior to your post, I was already thinking I own an Empire 1000ZE/X and a 4000DIII, both NOS in boxes.  I have had them for at least 10 years.  I do have a memory of the Empire sound from my earliest years as an audiophile; it's a good memory of I don't know which of their cartridges.

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