Shelter 501 or Denon 103 with SME - Anyone tried ?


Hi, has anyone tried it??
To my info SME does not recommend cart with so low compliance.

I would appreciate to know if anyone tried one of the two and which outcome he would report.
Tks
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I know that Audiogon member Ethannn has used a Shelter 501 on his SME 309, and had good results. Thorsten Loesch from TNT audio uses an older SME 309 with his Denon 103 and he likes it quite well.
I keep reading about Shelter Cartridges,who sell them where
can I get more imformation about this product and price of
there cartridges. Thank You
Blcube, the price of the Shelter 501 is about $800 in the US, although up till recently you could get it cheaper from EIFL in Japan. I just checked EIFL's website and they now list it at $750 plus overseas shipping, so there is no reason to order it from them anymore. There is a dealer on here named Audio Revelation, who advertises all the Origin Live stuff on the A'gon Classifieds, and he is a Shelter dealer.

If you have some specific questions, I can tell you just about anything you want to know about it. It's just about the best cartridge you can get under $1500, and it beats alot of cartridges that cost alot more than that. Low compliance and low output, so you need the right arm and enough gain in your phono section.