High end cartridge in low end TT: worth the buy?

adk highlander

adk highlander

Sith Lord
Hi all and especially @TLS Guy I have found a deal offering an Ortophon 2M black on a denon dp-400 TT for just 900. The cart alone usually sells for 700.
 
Verdinut

Verdinut

Audioholic Spartan
It isn't worth spending that much money for a cartridge to be used with the Denon DP-400. IMO, an affordable Grado cartridge should be sufficient to provide a satisfactory performance. I don't know much about the currently produced Ortofon cartridges, but their 2M Red one might do an adequate job.

It's unfortunate that Shure stopped the production of excellent affordable products. There is one of their M97xE brand new for sale on eBay. I use one in my system. It's an amazing product:
However, @TLS Guy will surely be in a better position to answer you for both a turntable and a decent affordable cartridge.
 
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