Looking for a new Cart for my SME tone arm.

Post: # 16051Unread post **concretecowboy71** Fri Jul 29, 2011 1:04 pm

Lately I have noticed a bit of crispiness creeping into my playback setup on my lathe.

The tone arm is a Shure SME that was sold to me along with the lathe.

The current cart is a Stanton 681EEE "Calibration Standard"

I have no idea of the age since it came with the lathe.

I swapped it out for an Audio Technica cart and the sizzle is gone, but the AT cart seems to put out a lower signal level.

My two questions are:
Do carts wear out over time?

What are the rest of you guys using for your test cut cart?

Post: # 16053Unread post **concretecowboy71** Fri Jul 29, 2011 1:22 pm

I realize that this info was covered in another post from late last year, but since this is a new category for the forum, I thought it was OK to cover this ground again.

If you guys want to move the old thread over here and delete this one, I understand.

Post: # 16283Unread post **Phinster** Tue Aug 30, 2011 5:28 am

Use a Shure V-15 type 4 or 5 if you can find one. Best cart for an SME.