Cartridge recomendations please

[oceanobsession]

Hi folks, ive now purchased a pioneer pl 71, im looking to buy a cartridge

next this is my phono specs

MM sensitivity 2.5mV

Impedance 47k

Distortion -100dB

Mc sensitivity 100uV

Impedance 100ohms

Distortion -80dB

thanks oceanobsession

[Spectral Morn]

Hi folks, ive now purchased a pioneer pl 71, im looking to buy a cartridge

next this is my phono specs

MM sensitivity 2.5mV

Impedance 47k

Distortion -100dB

Mc sensitivity 100uV

Impedance 100ohms

Distortion -80dB

thanks oceanobsession

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Hi could you please pop into the Welcome section of the forum and say hello to everyone.

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[DSJR]

The PL71 tonearm, if as close to the Rega R200 as I reckon it is (maybe even better), can take almost anything you like, from medium compliance mm's to Deccas without complaint.

How much do you wish to spend? I personally dislike "organic" or dull sounding cartridges like the standard Grado's, so would suggest an AT120e as a minimum and go from there to an AT440MLa, a £200 ish Ortofon with Sumiko headshell and there to Sumiko BPS, Dynavector 10XV and so on to a Denon 103SA or AT OC9 mk3...

Not very helpful there am I? That's why we ask for info in the Welcome section so we can best recommend things for your tastes in music and equipment...

What have you used before and why did you feel the need to change?

[Batty]

Does you phono have a MC input too?

[oceanobsession]

The PL71 tonearm, if as close to the Rega R200 as I reckon it is (maybe even better), can take almost anything you like, from medium compliance mm's to Deccas without complaint.

How much do you wish to spend? I personally dislike "organic" or dull sounding cartridges like the standard Grado's, so would suggest an AT120e as a minimum and go from there to an AT440MLa, a £200 ish Ortofon with Sumiko headshell and there to Sumiko BPS, Dynavector 10XV and so on to a Denon 103SA or AT OC9 mk3...

Not very helpful there am I? That's why we ask for info in the Welcome section so we can best recommend things for your tastes in music and equipment...

What have you used before and why did you feel the need to change?

Hi ive just bought my first tt for 25 years so im out of touch, but when
someone suggests somthing is not as good as another could they tell which
one with a blind test,only the hifi shop wont sell you cheapest will he

[oceanobsession]

Does you phono have a MC input too?

hiya yep have mm and mc,

[oceanobsession]

The PL71 tonearm, if as close to the Rega R200 as I reckon it is (maybe even better), can take almost anything you like, from medium compliance mm's to Deccas without complaint.

How much do you wish to spend? I personally dislike "organic" or dull sounding cartridges like the standard Grado's, so would suggest an AT120e as a minimum and go from there to an AT440MLa, a £200 ish Ortofon with Sumiko headshell and there to Sumiko BPS, Dynavector 10XV and so on to a Denon 103SA or AT OC9 mk3...

Not very helpful there am I? That's why we ask for info in the Welcome section so we can best recommend things for your tastes in music and equipment...

What have you used before and why did you feel the need to change?

i have heard an apheta by rega on a lp12 sondek which was awfull no treble

[hifi_dave]

That's not the fault of the Apheta.

[oceanobsession]

That's not the fault of the Apheta.

We then changed to a rega p9 with dynavector xx2 treble was back sounded

loads better.

im looking for a cartridge that will suit my pioneer pl71 and my avi s 2000 pre

with phono stage specs Mc sensitivity 100uV

Impedance 100ohms

Distortion -80dB im not slaging the apheta im after some advice as to which

mc cartridge i should fit

[oceanobsession]

My list that i would be considering so far

1. at33 ptg
2. denon 103
3. dynavector DV10X5

which of these cartridges would suit my phono specs