Cartridge recommendations

[Cricketbat70]

Yesterday I went to play a record on my late 80's (I think) rega only to find the stylus hanging down at a strange angle, I tried to push it back in. The current cartridge is a Goldring 900SE-2 which Google says was made in 1978, my turntable maybe older than I thought. I was given it 20+ years ago and it sat unused in need of repair until I finally took it into Wilkinson's Hifi in Nelson 4years ago. Can I just replace the stylus or is a new cartridge needed and what can you recommend that isn't going to cost a small fortune?

 

[camcroft]

Audio Technica VM-95E would do the trick and it can be upgraded just by changing the stylus in the future if your budget permits.

Amazon.co.uk

 

[Cricketbat70]

Audio Technica VM-95E would do the trick and it can be upgraded just by changing the stylus in the future if your budget permits.

Amazon.co.uk

Thank you. I also found out today that the tone arm on my rega was discontinued in 1983. So my rega is definitely late 70’s not late 80’s early 90's as I've always thought. Now wondering whether to get my Dual turntable that I bought in 1992 repaired instead.

 

[Al ears]

Yep, if it's that old then I would replace the whole cartridge.
There are some made specifically for Rega arms.
Define "a small fortune" ?
What's your budget?

 

[Revolutions]

Looks cool with the shaped arm 😎

As above, the AT VM-95 is a great series to check out for not much money.

 

[Cricketbat70]

Yep, if it's that old then I would replace the whole cartridge.
There are some made specifically for Rega arms.
Define "a small fortune" ?
What's your budget?

The last time I bought a cartridge for my Dual in the early 2000’s I spent around £60 on an audio Technica. With 20+ years of inflation I know half decent cartridges are going to be £200+ but my budget is only around £100