JTSnead- the best cartridge for synergy with this table was the Ortofon Bronze. The Delos is great as well, needs many hours of run in. The Bronze was very good. The Delos just tracks so amazingly that it is hard to take off of the table. Patience is a virtue with it as it takes a long time to run in. At least my copy did. It does not hurt from time to time to use the demagnetizer.