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RetroSmith
03-03-2002, 06:00 PM
Guys, my Audio Technica AT 440ML stylus just broke.

Rather than spend 70 bucks for a new stylus, i'm thinking of just replacing the cartridge.

The turntable this is going into is an old Garrard, used ONLY for dubbing 45s to CD.....I have a seperate, high end Rotel for the serious LP stuff.

SO....I thought some of you might know of an exceptionally good value in lower end carts.

I'm all ears, and thanks for your suggestions.
Krink
03-03-2002, 06:05 PM
Depending on how much you wanna spend...but you can never go wrong with a Grado. The Black is usually around $40.00
PsychFan
03-03-2002, 06:12 PM
I second the Grado Black recommendation. I just bought and installed one of these for my sister recently (I paid $35), and it was surprisingly good for the money. I think that would be plenty good for your purpose.
Andy
03-03-2002, 06:53 PM
How about what ever they include with the MMF2?
mazort
03-03-2002, 08:00 PM
Here's another vote for Grado. Buy the most expensive one you can afford. I'm a Grado man.
Grant
03-03-2002, 11:17 PM
I'm wondering why my post in this thread was deleted.

Anyway, I suggested Grado.

Yes, the Grado Black is a very good low-cost cartridge.
Andy
03-03-2002, 11:44 PM
You are certain it was in this thread?
Paul Chang
03-03-2002, 11:46 PM
You can't go wrong buying a Grado. Joseph Grado is the man who patented the stereo moving coil cartridge.
http://www.gradolabs.com/history.html
RetroSmith
03-04-2002, 08:45 AM
Well guys, looks like GRADO is the winner.

thanks a bunch!!

Ps......who on the net would have the lowest price on the Grado Black?
PsychFan
03-04-2002, 08:50 AM
Originally posted by mikey5967
Ps......who on the net would have the lowest price on the Grado Black?

Try http://www.elusivedisc.com. It's $34.99 there ...
RetroSmith
03-04-2002, 08:46 PM
Guys, thanks for all your help.

What I ended up doing was buying a NEW, unused AT Z-100 on Ebay for all of 20 bucks!! I couldnt pass up that deal, its brand new. And for a TT thats only gonna play 45s, i think it will do fine.



I'm interested in what you guys think of the Z-100, both good and bad.

Mikey
mazort
03-04-2002, 09:07 PM
Well, I've never heard of that AT model, but I guess you could do worse!

At $20, you don't have a whole lot of downside.

If you see a Grado for $20 on ebay later you could always try that, too.

Maybe Listener or somebody would be interested in a survey of $20 cartridges bought on ebay. I'd be kind of interested in what a $20 cartridge sounds like. Why don't you let us know when you get it?

If you had (5) $20 cartridges you could be like the guy who, when he starting dating, got a "10" the hard way - five "2" s.

(Sorry)
RetroSmith
03-04-2002, 09:11 PM
Well, I bought it because I've read that the z-100 was the forerunner of the 440 ML, which I had and which sounded pretty amazing untill the needle broke on me during a TT repair.

So i guess we will see!!
Holy Zoo
03-04-2002, 09:23 PM
Originally posted by Grant
I'm wondering why my post in this thread was deleted.


Hey Grant,

I checked with Steve, and neither one of us deleted your thread.

Also, a note to everyone: as per the forum rules, if you are ever curious about why something you wrote might have been edited or deleted, please contact me. Do not post asking why in the thread.

Thanks!