Quote Originally Posted by CageyH View Post
I don’t have any high end cartridges, so £300 is almost the price of what I am using.
My current cartridge (Cartridge Man Music Maker) already has something.

My other cartridges could well benefit from one, but the next purchase was going to be an ART-9, then COVID-19 reared it’s head and I decided to be sensible and stop spending money on non-essentials as job security is not 100%.

It may be a couple of years before I go back to my usual spending habits.
No worries, Kevin. Sensible move, considering the circumstances, and I hope your job is secure.

The point being though that you don't need a 'hi-end cartridge' to use the Houdini. I don't have a hi-end cartridge either, the 'highest end' one being a DL-103. The point is that fitting the Houdini allows even the most modest (but well-designed, good quality) cartridge and arm to perform like something MUCH more expensive - and it DOES!

Honestly, I'd comfortably put the 'lowly' Shure MM I'm currently using [fitted with the Houdini] against ANY cartridge up to £1000, and would be confident of it holding its own - no joke... I know exactly what I'm hearing, and the sort of performance this little device is delivering in that respect, in terms of allowing the music to shine.

Quite simply, once you've heard it, there's NO going back - as going back just guarantees a worse sound!

Marco.