Congradulations as you have found the one of the greatest bargains in audiophile history.I own and have tried many MM and MC over the years.I currently have a Audio Technica AT20SLa,AT15SS,Shure V-15 V-MR,V-15 III and others.All great carts but time after time I go back to the Shure M97xE.This cart will sound great on many tables but can also sound epic with the right turntable and tonearm.I currently run this cart on a 1979 Marantz 6370Q and the combination is just amazing and exceeded the above carts to my ears.I have also run this on a 1978 Pioneer PL-570 with excellent results.I use a digital scale and set it 1.25 grams with the brush/guard up and then put the guard down creating a additional .5 grams for a total of 1.75.The manual suggets 1.75 grams as optimal and I agree.You will buy this cart and try to convince yourself that there is no way a $60 cart can sound better than something that costs $200,$300,$400 ect. and like me you may actually buy a more expensive cart.But you will also be wasting time and money.Just set it up properly and enjoy the warm,smooth,deep bass ect..Give it 20 hours or so for breakin and don't look back.This is trully a bargain of epic proportions.
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