I have a Rega P3 [the new model] fitted with a DL110 that is due for replacement. I've worked my way through quite a few DL110s over the past 20 years in various Regas and like the sound it gives for the money.
Does anyone have any experience of a similar priced [£150] cartridge in the Rega as I lost touch with what is out there? A useful feature of the DL110 is the high output for a MC so suits my all valve set-up.
I'm probably answering my own question here!
Denon DL110 alternatives
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Why not try getting one of the DL's retipped? Expert Stylus may have some suggestions of changes they could make.
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Expert are definitely worth a ring, I found when the £ tanked it pushed the cost of a new cart up high enough to make a rebuild financially worthwhile, I also found I liked what they did too, but one chap I know wasn't so sure; perhaps a case of system synergy.
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Possibly:
http://www.musonic.co.uk/cartridges-nagaoka-c-4_22.html
Either MP150 or even the boron MP200 version. Though I believe 'boron cantilever' is a common misnomer, much more likely a coating on the stylus. I've got the old version MP20 in my Rega RB 250. Both those high output. Styli are replaceable. Interchangeable even.
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http://www.musonic.co.uk/cartridges-nagaoka-c-4_22.html
Either MP150 or even the boron MP200 version. Though I believe 'boron cantilever' is a common misnomer, much more likely a coating on the stylus. I've got the old version MP20 in my Rega RB 250. Both those high output. Styli are replaceable. Interchangeable even.
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#6 Thanks
Many thanks for the suggestions, it has given me some alternatives to think about.
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A late reply, but an AT440MLa may be worth a punt now the £ is climbing back a tad...
Does the Rega have the fixed motor or the suspended one? if the latter, I'd do this before thinking of a different cartridge, as the speed stability is very much better..
Does the Rega have the fixed motor or the suspended one? if the latter, I'd do this before thinking of a different cartridge, as the speed stability is very much better..