![]() ![]() The only other reason I would change a cartridge during a basic review when faced with a package-type turntable is when the bundled cartridge is really not fit for purpose ‘as is’. Something I’ve already done with the recently released Pro-Ject Debut EVO upgrade review, for example, where I also looked at eight different upgrade parts, including an upgraded cartridge, in a separate article. Hence, changing the cartridge here changes the tone of the feature from a basic review to an upgrade feature. Writing all of that up would also double the review’s size. It also takes the turntable upwards into a new category of price which means comparing it to higher-priced turntables which would only cause confusion in this review. More than that, as far as I’m concerned, as a reviewer, changing a cartridge on a package like this then constitutes what it is – an upgrade. They are a minority in the grand scheme of things, though. ![]() A few dedicated users will maximise the turntable’s potential sound quality and upgrade various parts of the turntable including the cartridge, sure. And they’ll stick with the default until they buy a brand new turntable. Most people will stick with what they’ve bought. More, the majority of people who buy such a package will not – I repeat, will not – change the cartridge at all during its working life. As is the tonearm, the platter and so on. Nowadays, most turntables sold over the counter at and under £1,000 come bundled with a pre-fitted cartridge. There was a time when most turntables under £1,000 arrived without a built-in cartridge. That’s the time you utilise a single cartridge type to maximise the turntable results but again, this is a package. That type of testing is fine if the turntable under review arrives without a cartridge. ![]() Doing that will not make any sense at all. ![]()
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