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Miss Ariel

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For the vinyl PFM's - Heres mine in order of old to latest

I can imagine theres going to be some long lists :)

Ortofon VMS 20
A yellow linn MM
Linn K9
Linn Asak
Linn Karma
Stanton DJ - Sounded horrible
AT 95 E (lots of)
AT 95 ML - Lovely
Hana ML - Just brilliant - worth every penny.
 
I’ll play:

Ortofon VMS20E Mk II, later downgraded and upgraded with 10 and 30 styli.
Linn K5
Denon DL110
Audio Technica ATOC5
Audio Technica ATOC9
Ortofon MC25E (I think)
Dynavector DV20X
Goldring Elite (I think)
Lyra Dorian
Lyra Delos
Denon DL110 (so good I bought it twice)
Ortofon Cadenza Black

I like moving coils, I cannot lie.
 
1980…
Ortofon FF15XE my first proper cartridge
Shure M75ED
Satin M117Z
Shure V15IV
Shure V15VMR
Arcam P77 (awful)
Rega Bias
Goldring Eroica LX
Goldring G1042 not as good as they say
B&O MMC20CL
B&O MMC20E
Soundsmith SMMC20E
Grado F1+
Audio-Technica AT150SA
Audio-Technica VM740ML
Audio-Technica VM95E
Audio-Technica AT3200XE
Rega Carbon (amazing)
Denon DL103
… 2021
 
Scratching around in the dark recesses of my memory for cartridges I've owned, and possibly not quite in the correct order:

JVC Z1
Ortofon VMS20E
A&R P77
Linn K9
Audio Technica OC5
Ortofon Kontrapunkt B
Benz Glider SL (this went the way of every Glider, with a cantilever mishap)
Dynavector DV20X2 (a quick replacement for the Glider, but I hated it)
Benz Wood SL
Audio Technica AT33PTG
Another Kontrapunkt B
Miyajima Takumi
Miyajima Shilabe
Miyajima Saboten L
Miyajima Zero Mono B - What a thing! Converted me overnight to the joys of mono playback.
Ortofon SPUs, various
Phasemation PP-300
Phasemation PP-500
 
So many over 40 odd years but the significant ones would be:

Ortofon FF15E (my first proper cartridge as a kid)
ADC QLM36
Shure M75ED
ADC VLM
Ortofon M25FL
Signet TK5E (posh sub division of AT)
Satin M11Z
A&R P77 & P78
Mission 773
Supex SD900
Goldring G900IGC

Ortofon MC10
AT160ML
Rega Bias (old Green one)
Decca Super Gold
Goldring 1040
Linn K9
Linn Troika
ATOC9
Grado F1+
Stanton 881
Lyra Argo-i
Decca Garrott Microscanner
AT33PTG
Goldring Elite
AT440MLa
AT150MLx
AT33PTG/2
Rega Ania Pro


Currently in my nerdy cart collection box I have ATVM95SP, 95E, Golding G900, G910, Technics/Jico EPC202, Grado FTE, F3E, F1+, Z1 (low output) ADC XLM/3, AT440, 150mlx, 33ptg2, A&RP77.

That's all I can remember this early in the day! :)
Some didn't stick around for long so those aren't listed.
Those in bold are particularly memorable/notable for performance.
 
Long gone:

Shure M75ED
Shure 95ED
Ortofon VMS20

More recently gone:

Grado Gold
Audio Technica F2 (or F something else...)
Goldring G1042

Still have:

Audio Technica VM95 ML
Audio Technica AT33PTG

I have no urge to change.
 
Quite a short list ,

Goldring 1042 x 3
Dynavector 23D (Ruby Cantilever)
Roskan Chorus Black
Dynavector 17D
Wilson Benesch Ply
Lyra Argo I
Transfiguration Spirit
Shure V15v-mxr
(10+ year without any)
Rega Elys2
Rega Exact
Mofi Ultratracker
Shure V15v-mxr
Hana ML
 
This could take a while…

(Lenco)
Shure M75EJ
Grado F1+

(Ariston RD80)
Linn Basik (black one that came with the crappy LVV arm)
Fidelity Research FR101 (changed arm to AT1120)
Ortofon M25FL

(Xerxes/RB300)
Linn K9 (yellow)
Stilton Audio MM11 Boron
Stilton Audio ATF5 MC

(LP12s, various arms, various times)
AT OC9
Ortofon MC10 Supreme
Denon DL103
Ortofon MC25FL

(Rega P9)
Lyra Lydian B
Dynavector XX1L

(Spacedeck)
Denon DL-110
DL-103

(Garrard 301)
AT33 PTG
Denon DL-103
Ortofon 2M Black

(TD-124)
Pickering XV15/625E
Denon DL-103
Ortofon 540/II
Nagaoka MP-500 (I’m on my second stylus now).

(Others/second systems etc)
AT95E
Rega R100
Ortofon VMS20E
Shure M3D
Shure M55E
Shure M95ED

The DL-103 appears several times and I have had three (I killed one with a yellow duster, as I did the Ort MC10 Supreme (which was a really nice cart)).
 
From memory:

Empire something or other
Ortofon F15
Ortofon VMS20
Linn K9
Rega something or other
MAP
Various Grados
ATOC9
Dynavector XX2
Ortofon MC10 Supreme
Van den Hul Frog Gold
Hana ML

And possibly more that I've forgotten about
 
A&R P77
AT91
AT95E
AT100
AT110
AT120
AT440 MLB
AT-VM95EN/ML/SH
AT-VM540ML
AT-OC9XB/XML
AT33PTG II
Benz ACE H
Benz Glider L
Benz Ebony
Denon DL103/DL103R
Denon DL110
Dynavector 10x5
Dynavector DV20X H
Dynavector DV Karat 17D
Empire 4000
Goldring Elektra
Goldring Elite
Goldring E3
Goldring 1012
Goldring 1022
Goldring 1042
Grado Prestige Gold
Hana EH
Linn K5
Linn K9
Linn Adikt
Linn Asaka
Linn Karma
Linn Klyde
Linn Troika
Koetsu Black
London Decca Super Gold
Lyra Dorian
Lyra Argo
Lyra Delos
Nagaoka MP-11
Nagaoka MP-110
Nagaoka MP150
Ortofon VMS20
Ortofon 2M Red, Blue, Bronze, Black
Ortofon Rondo Red
Ortofon Quintet Red
Pickering XV15-625E
Rega Bias
Rega Elys
Rega Exact
Rega Carbon
Roksan Corus Blue, Black
Shure V15 II, III, IV
Shure M91 ED
Shure M75 ED
Shure M44G
Shure M55E
Stanton 500
Stanton 681 EEE
Sumiko Pearl
 
From the time I had a proper TT ...

Ortofon MC20
Ortofon MC30
Ortofon MC30 mkII
Ortofon MC30 Super
Sumiko Blue Point Special
Lyra Lydian Beta
Lyra Clavis DC
Lyra Kleos
Ortofon 2M Bronze
Hana ML
 
Very short cart history due to my cd/streaming, but here goes:
AT 95
Goldring 1042
Clearaudio Aurum Beta Wood
Clearaudio Concept Metal MM
Ortofon VMSE MK 11 to match the vintage Thorens and TP63 arm.
 
A&R P77
AT91
AT95E
AT100
AT110
AT120
AT440 MLB
AT-VM95EN/ML/SH
AT-VM540ML
AT-OC9XB/XML
AT33PTG II
Benz ACE H
Benz Glider L
Benz Ebony
Denon DL103/DL103R
Denon DL110
Dynavector 10x5
Dynavector DV20X H
Dynavector DV Karat 17D
Empire 4000
Goldring Elektra
Goldring Elite
Goldring E3
Goldring 1012
Goldring 1022
Goldring 1042
Grado Prestige Gold
Hana EH
Linn K5
Linn K9
Linn Adikt
Linn Asaka
Linn Karma
Linn Klyde
Linn Troika
Koetsu Black
London Decca Super Gold
Lyra Dorian
Lyra Argo
Lyra Delos
Nagaoka MP-11
Nagaoka MP-110
Nagaoka MP150
Ortofon VMS20
Ortofon 2M Red, Blue, Bronze, Black
Ortofon Rondo Red
Ortofon Quintet Red
Pickering XV15-625E
Rega Bias
Rega Elys
Rega Exact
Rega Carbon
Roksan Corus Blue, Black
Shure V15 II, III, IV
Shure M91 ED
Shure M75 ED
Shure M44G
Shure M55E
Stanton 500
Stanton 681 EEE
Sumiko Pearl

“But I still haven’t found what I’m looking for…”
 
Very short list here:

Shure V15/3
Supex ?
Asak
Asak T

Still got the last two, the T inherited from my father.

I'm sure I had Supex/Grace combo before the Asak Ittok.
 
Leaving aside the cartridges I reviewed my own list is surprisingly short
Shure M95ED
Shure V15III
Decca London Gold
Linn Asak
FR MC201
FRMC702
Koetsu Black
 
Trio V-47
ADC VLM
ADC XLM
Empire 200 E/III
Goldring G900 IGC
Rega R100
Rega Carbon
Ortofon SPU G/T
Linn Basik
Linn Asak
Linn Asak-T
Linn Troika
Dynavector 17D2
Dynavector DV20XL
Dynavector XX2MkII
Denon DL-103
 


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