A MODERN CARTRIDGE TO MATCH A SME 111S TONEARM

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I have recently ressurected one of my late uncles hand built turntables ,huge lump of a thing weighs upwards of 50kg . built around a solid steel and aluminium chassis with solid copper bearing and motor pillars ,this has no suspension whatsoever . it was built over 20 yrs ago as i rememeber him working on the project..the arm pillar is made of a modified chrome 4 inch pipe flange ,,this weighs 6kgs alone and only needed keeping in place with blue tac..the original arm was an sme series 111S with a shure V15 cartridge which i believe was the recommended cartridge for the arm.. i have aquired a second hand series 111 but have not yet sorted a cartridge.as i need one that will match the arm but have enough output for my line level sugden inputs ..
any thoughts
kindest regards

 

[the record spot]

What's da budget bigrod? Dynavector 10x5 is highly rated at £250, Ortofon Kontrapunkt 'b' at about £500 (I think) is a bit handy....depends how they will work in lieu of your requirements though. Ortofon 2m Black's (£350) meant to be a bit of a find too.

 

[Anonymous]

about £250 would be my top end unless i can get hold of a decent second hand cart that would do the job .. trouble is with buying new carts ,you buy it ,,if it doesnt cut the mustard tough luck..

 

[the record spot]

Denon-DL103R is a fine buy and the aforementioned Dynavector DV10x5 at £200 & £250 respectively. Think WHF covered the Ortofon Salsa a while back and it did well, also £250. Need to check with each company if it might work well, or better still, go to the Vinyl Engine's Forum - required reading and a cool site to boot! Register there and you'll get a reply for sure (if Mr. Everard doesn't confirm here first that is). Friendly bunch too.

 

[Anonymous]

would these have enough output for line level inputs on my sugden masterclass preamp.as although i use a Hi Q phono Pre amp this is continually in use for my other turntable
kindest regards

 

[the record spot]

That's the bit you need to check; if no-one confirms here, try the Vinyl Engine site I mentioned - you'd definately get good advice there on that topic. Or contact the cartridge manufacturer directly, they might be able to help too. Good luck though - nice find that!

 

[DistortedVision]

the record spot:What's da budget bigrod? Dynavector 10x5 is highly rated at £250, Ortofon Kontrapunkt 'b' at about £500 (I think) is a bit handy....depends how they will work in lieu of your requirements though. Ortofon 2m Black's (£350) meant to be a bit of a find too.

The Ortofon Kontrapunt B is £800 RRP and typically sells for between £750 to £800. Regardless its well outside of your budget.