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many thanks everyone, I value all your feedback Tongue

I was sat listening to the Verve Ella and Louis LP track "Can't We Be Friends" and just smiled with joy, what a great partnership and no thought about how much better it could sound with another piece of kit.

That said, I'm staying with MM at the moment and will take a very small step up the Audio Technica food chain with  VM540ML first as is and then with a modified cartridge body.
I'll keep you posted on how the two variants sounds

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I have been thinking of up grading but with Xmas come and money being tight I sat down the other day and listen to BANKS on vinyl and thought I'm going to spend my money on more music, I was liking what I was hearing and as I said previously I get more pleasure out of buying new music these days.
300BGB I think you are going the right way about it up grading in small steps that way you don't make a very expensive mistake as with going MC if you don't get what you thought you would get out of it. 


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Keeping a moving magnet is a wise choice. Installing them is way less fussy than moving coil/moving iron I owned. For me, its a big plus! 
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Originally posted by CageyH CageyH wrote:

For a good MI, but without a replaceable stylus, I think I would look at the Cartridge Man Music Master. This will set you back £1850.  Just bear in mind that the creator of this wonderful cartridge has sadly passed away.

It is a beautiful sounding cartridge.
Knowing it is now irreplaceable after Len Gregory's sad passing, mine is used with extra care
and appreciation.
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Originally posted by RichW RichW wrote:

My IQ3 has just died so thanks for the Hana & Soundsmith recs.

If anyone has compared the Hana EL/H & SL/H your thoughts are welcome.
FWIW I've done 18 videos with a Hana EL which you can find here.

I'd also give a thumbs up for Soundsmith. I have a low output Zephyr but their high output models are great too.
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Thanks Bob.Smile
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Originally posted by Godra Godra wrote:

Keeping a moving magnet is a wise choice. Installing them is way less fussy than moving coil/moving iron I owned. For me, its a big plus! 

In MC's defence I must say that the Ortofon Cadenza is the easiest cart I've had to install.
Parallel sides, an easily visible cantilever and threaded screw fixing holes make accurate setup
much easier than some. A good stylus guard helps & it isn't fussy about loading.

Some carts - some very expensive ones - with rounded bodies, barely visible cantilevers, no stylus guards, nut & bolt fixing etc. can be very tricky to setup.





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