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Yep mm phonostage. I got the cart lightly used, wouldn't have spent retail on it, but it may have ruined me. Needle replacement is the real kicker with MCs isn't it? I've been lucky so far. Next time I'm probably gonna do something stupid like decca, or audio technica if I'm being sensible.
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Circa £450 to have the stylus replaced on the dynavector. Still, £100 cheaper than new!
I keep pushing the max I'll pay but it's happening over years and the record collection definitely gets played and enjoyed so there's that. Having 2 setups and 2 decks doesn't help, dropping £1k on 2 carts doesn't stack up for me when carts like the MP-110 are so good.
Airhead
That's pretty much the level I'd want to hear. Are you using an MM phono stage?
Damn, just googled it again. It's still top of my list. Maybe next time.
Sadly I have had little accidents with all my styli, tiny clumsy things over many hours of use. That's why I held off the £5-600 bracket last time round. I let a friends son try cueing a record with an AT95e one time, he basically squashed the stylus onto the record! Luckily it was cheap to replace.