Cart upgrade recommendations please?
interested in a cart upgrade for my fairly modest system.
deck is a Rega RP3 (rb303 arm) into Mofi studiophono stage.
at the moment i have a Rega Exact cart which i would like to see if i can improve on.
the "natural" step would be , i suppose, a Rega Ania but i believe the stylus is a step backward from the Exact.
This would mean the better option would be the Ania Pro which has a better stylus.
these of course are more expensive and are at the top of my budget (£800 ish).
i dont mind sticking with MM and one that has caught my attention so far is the Sumiko Amethyst, which falls well within my budget.
i do like a "natural to warm" sound and listen mostly to rock/pop, nothing too heavy on the rock front though.
i would like a tad more high end detail than what i am hearing from the setup i have and maybe a lower noise floor, which i understand the amethyst may have.
having said this , it is possible my feeling that i am lacking high end detail is down to my 58 year old ears!
anyway, looking forward to any suggestions for me to research further.
DIGITAL:flac/pc/foobar/wasapi>Chord Qutest> Frans' (Solderdude) headphone correction filter>Violectric V200>Senn HD650, Beyer DT1990
>or Garage 1217 Project Ember (as pre)>Rega Elex-R>Dynaudio M10.
ANALOGUE: Rega P8>Rega Aria> Rega Elex-R>Dynaudio M10