Two years on and I now have my very own EPC-P310 to play with.
This one has a paratrace stylus on a sapphire cantilever spliced into the original boron pipe, which in a way is a shame, but is much cheaper than an EPC-305. The added advantage of my 310 is that it was checked over by ESCO, so it has a clean bill of health prior to me purchasing it.
I am quite happy with the modified 310,as I feel the limiting factor with the original Technics cartridges was the stylus profile. The 310 still sounds very neutral, but with added detail.
I am still tempted by a 305, but Infear it will lack the detail that I enjoy from my other cartridges.
Kevin
Too busy enjoying the music....
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