Happy New Year to you all.
Having recently started to listen to more vinyl I've purchased an old Audiolab 8000a and a pair of Quad 11L2's should be here in the next couple of days. I've now started thinking it might be time to upgrade the cartridge on my turntable, it's currently fitted with a Ortofon OM5e that came with the turntable. I've set my budget at around the £100 mark and considering either the Grado Prestige Silver or the Ortofon 2m Red. I listen to a wide range of music apart from classical so really want one that's a good all rounder rather than genre specific. So has anybody got any experience with these 2 and would they suit my system and what I listen to or can anyone suggest any alternatives. Also don't mind pushing the budget up a bit if I'm going to notice a significant improvement but don't want to get to the point where the cartridge is too good for the turntable if you see what I mean.
Thanks for any help
Having recently started to listen to more vinyl I've purchased an old Audiolab 8000a and a pair of Quad 11L2's should be here in the next couple of days. I've now started thinking it might be time to upgrade the cartridge on my turntable, it's currently fitted with a Ortofon OM5e that came with the turntable. I've set my budget at around the £100 mark and considering either the Grado Prestige Silver or the Ortofon 2m Red. I listen to a wide range of music apart from classical so really want one that's a good all rounder rather than genre specific. So has anybody got any experience with these 2 and would they suit my system and what I listen to or can anyone suggest any alternatives. Also don't mind pushing the budget up a bit if I'm going to notice a significant improvement but don't want to get to the point where the cartridge is too good for the turntable if you see what I mean.
Thanks for any help