What brands of phono cartridge do you own (poll revisited)?

I've got a Shure V15 IV and an Ortofon MC10 somewhere in the house but I use a Cartridge Man Music Maker Classic.

 

Ortofon 2M Black, Audio-Technica , AT3100XE, Goldring Elite, Yamaha MC-9

 

3 Shure's
V-15 type 3 w/ Jico SAS
M32E
ME75ED

 

cartridge

Koetsu Coralstone

 

I have
(1) Stanton 681EEE
(2) Stanton 500 awaiting a .2x.4 mil elliptical stylus
(3) the "ShallowMemory special" - a Ortofon Concorde ProS fitted with a Ortofon super 10 stylus. I may upgrade the stylus to a type 30 at some point

 

2 Shures
1 Goldring
1 Acutex
1 Nagaoka
1 Lyra
1 JVC
1 Ortofon
2 ATs

 

* Audio Technica PRO11E (current reference standard)
* ADC VLMmk.II
* PICKERING XV-15

(( ADC VLMmk.II is the sole remaining element of my very first Hi-Fi, handed down from my father. it was originally mounted to a BSR 200BAX changer, my first TT. ))

 

I originally voted that I have a Dynavector, but that is long gone.

I now use a Clearaudio Talisman v2 Gold.

 

1. Lyra Delos on my good system
2. Denon 103R - the Lyra replaced this
3. Audio Technica AT33EV - the Denon 103R replaced this
4. Shure M97xE - This is currently being used on my cheaper system in my den.

 

1980 NOS Ortofon 'M20FL Super' MM.

Sounds delicious...and like 1980! Perfect. Just sounds right. Excellent.

I'm probably going to cry when it finally wears out. But that won't be for quite some time.

 

Rega Elys 2 at the moment, it's brand new and just breaking in – getting more detailed, 3D, punchy and engaging every day.

 

my original answer was Denon,but i'm now using an Ortofon 2M Red.

 

Shure M97xe with Jico SAS

 

(Should not this poll remain open, for like ever?)

Lyra

Ortofon

Audio Technica

Shure

 

I use the humble at95e , shure m97xe and ortofon om3e. Out of the 3 I like the shure best but I have to say given it's meager specs the ortofon really gives me nothing to complain about. All three are appropriate for the tables I use : a dual 1258 and a Yamaha p -450.

 

And as a side note I just switched from the at to the shure on the yamaha and the m97xe is bringing the new Alabama Shakes album alive in a way the at95 was not.

 

I own 2 Rega TTs and two Rega carts. A Bias and and an Exact. In the past I have owned others...

 

I have an assortment, but my favorite is an old Stanton 681 tipped with a Jico Shibata stylus. It never met a record it didn't like.

 

In the bad old days I had access to a Pickering on a Gerrard changer and it was good enough to mesmerize me... Fischer 400 and a pair of speaker craft 8" full range... Later on it was Design Acoustic D6. Nothing beats the memories of our romanticized youth... Dads HiFi.

 

Denon

 

Koetsu Black Goldline.

 

Now I am using a Clearaudio Concerto V2 Gold. The Rega RP3 is also long gone. I have a Clearaudio Ovation with the Magnify tonearm.

 

Garrott P87 MC
Garrott Optim FGS MM
Audio Technica AT15Sla MM
Grace F9E MM

And a few others lying around.

 

Ortofon 2M Black (Currently using)
Rega Exact
Rega Elys II

 

Shure M97xe with Jico SAS stylus and a Rega Exact cartridge