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MD wrote:



The Goldring 1000 MM series is excellent and in that price range. I
have the 1012GX and it definitely sounds better than my Grado Prestige
Silver (which is an upgrade from what you have). I think the Goldring
is better than the Grado for 2 reasons - It has a much smaller stylus
and it is shielded (Grado is one of the only non-shielded cartridges).
Lastly - it has a replaceable stylus


Thanks--I'll investigate the Goldring. Thanks much to all of you who
offered cartridge opinions... I'll check back if there are others.

I had no idea this question would provoke so much jocularity.