Re: turntables...

R. Huang (ghudson@u.washington.edu)
Wed, 10 Apr 1996 01:00:54 -0700 (PDT)


On Tue, 9 Apr 1996 xander@sirius.com wrote:

> R. Huang/Geoff wrote:
> >times. I've also heard that Sumiko makes two cartridges that are supposed
> >to be good for bang/buck. They are the Blue point ($125) and blue point
> >special ($250).
> I don't know a thing about DJ equipment, but if you want to spend less
> money for a very good home set up, I've been hearing for years that one of
> Grado's cartridges is supposed to be THE absolute best deal in low-end
> audiophile gear. I don't know the model #, but the price is around $40.

I think it's the Grado ZF3. I have it. It is probably the best non
crappy sounding cartridge out there for the money. I wouldn't think about
spending less for a cartridge. Splurge for a better one though... think
about how good all that vinyl you (will) have will sound!

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> I'll be interested to hear if anyone has any personal feedback about Grado.
>
> Alexander
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