Shure viii with sas jico stylus

[Fergus]

Would I benefit from an upgrade do you think? Moving coil maybe?

 

[Al ears]

Would I benefit from an upgrade do you think? Moving coil maybe?

Probably not, depends on how much you want to spend to replace that cartridge and whether you want to buy a phono preamp if you don't already have one...
what's the rest of your set-up?

 

[daytona600]

Shure V15 Type VxMR Phono Cartridge - The Absolute Sound

 

[Fergus]

Probably not, depends on how much you want to spend to replace that cartridge and whether you want to buy a phono preamp if you don't already have one...
what's the rest of your set-up?

Ifi preamp dual 701 turntable audiolab 8000s and celestion ditton 66 speakers

 

[nopiano]

Ifi preamp dual 701 turntable audiolab 8000s and celestion ditton 66 speakers

Aeons ago I had the belt-drive equivalent, the CS-601 by Dual. They came fitted with Shure V15/iii which was daring for an automatic turntable. I tried various alternatives over a decade, including ADC XLM and a Satin high-output MC. The Shure was perfect tracking but maybe had a slightly bleached quality compared with some.

If the arm is still perfect - e.g. no sticky bearings - then almost anything within reason will work. Whether the cost of a low-output MC with step-up is really worth it, I’d hesitate. For a different ‘flavour’ you might like an Audio-Technica or Ortofon, or a Nagaoka or Goldring. My last refit was the Goldring 1006, and it has 1012, 1022, and 1042 versions. Surprisingly good, imo, and not too spendy.

 

[Fergus]

Thanks all for the info. Time to be happy with what I have methinks!

 

[SteveR750]

Aeons ago I had the belt-drive equivalent, the CS-601 by Dual. They came fitted with Shure V15/iii which was daring for an automatic turntable. I tried various alternatives over a decade, including ADC XLM and a Satin high-output MC. The Shure was perfect tracking but maybe had a slightly bleached quality compared with some.

If the arm is still perfect - e.g. no sticky bearings - then almost anything within reason will work. Whether the cost of a low-output MC with step-up is really worth it, I’d hesitate. For a different ‘flavour’ you might like an Audio-Technica or Ortofon, or a Nagaoka or Goldring. My last refit was the Goldring 1006, and it has 1012, 1022, and 1042 versions. Surprisingly good, imo, and not too spendy.

I've owned both, in particular the satin MC on a Garrard GT255 on which I had to add some extra plasticine to the counter weight as it was so heavy! Sounded good though!