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Could someone suggest a decent audiophile cartrige for a Technics dj TT?

It was given to me and want to set it up to listen to music. It's a technics SL-1200 MD3. Seems like a well built table. It has a Ortofon Pro S Concorde on it now. Sounds ok but I'm not a scratcher.
Need a headshell too. would like to keep it under 400.00.Thanks, Jim







flippinjaz
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ghosthouse
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Another Grado user here (on a KAB SL1210 M5G w/fluid damper).
Grado Black stylus replaced w/8MZ .
Tracks well and sounds pretty good too.
timlub
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Another for the Nagaoka
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chakster
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I also use Grado cartridges on SL1200mk2 when i play vintage vinyl in the clubs and bars, but for audiophile sessions AT-ML series (starts from AT-ML150 OCC VM MM and higher to the rarest AT-ML170 and AT-ML180 OFC from the 80’s) are much better overall performers even compared to Grado Signature. Another amazing cartridge for Technics stock tonearm is Technics EPC-205c mk4 if you can find one without suspenssion issue (very rare). The cheapest and good one could be Stanton 881s mk2 or higher and more expensive 981 model.
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