![]() ![]() The AT-LP120 just get an enormous amount of love in the turntable community. So maybe I was a bit too quick on upgrading to the Rega Planar 2? If you are willing to spend a bit of time and money on modifying and upgrading it. You can read all about that process in this article.)īut I now understand that the AT-LP120 is a very good foundation for a awesome HiFi turntable. (My Rega Planar 2 turntable has recently gotten a cartridge upgrade too. And, as we can expect from a more expensive turntable, it sounded a bit better. That was more than twice the price of the AT-LP120. To make a long story short, I later upgraded my turntable to a Rega Planar 2. Unfortunately, from the beginning, the AT-LP120 did not fully meet my (very high) expectations. Good enough to keep the AT-LP120 reasonably honest… The stereo should be good enough to not be outplayed by the AT-LP120. Other than my turntables, my stereo setup consists of the Denon PMA-1600NE Stereo Receiver ($1,600) and the B&W 705S2 speakers ($2,100). It didn’t give the music the “liveliness” and “openness” that I had hoped for. As an electronics engineer who used to design consumer electronics for a living, I just can’t wrap my head around how they manage to sell this for such a low price.īut when it comes to sound and sonic performance, the AT-LP120 sounded a bit dull, dark and muted to me. Mechanically, the LP120 is an amazing piece of kit for the price when it comes to perceived build quality and weight. When I first bought this turntable, I was not totally happy with it. And then I will pick the one that stands out as the very best candidate for my AT-LP120 cartridge upgrade.īut before I do that, let’s talk briefly about the AT-LP120 and its standard cartridge that it is sold with. In the sections below, I will take a closer look at each cartridge in the list above. The top 5 cartridge upgrades for the Audio-Technica AT-LP120 are: What is the best cartridge upgrade for the Audio-Technica AT-LP120 between $150 and $300?įirst, let’s narrow it down to the top 5. It is also in this price range that the majority of the most popular cartridge upgrades for the AT-LP120 seem to be found. So $150 to $300 seems like a good sweet spot. I think cartridges below $150 will give to small of an upgrade from the stock AT95E cartridge to give the AT-LP120 the bump in sonic performance that I am looking for.Īnd I think that cartridges above $300 might start to get too expensive for a turntable that costs about $300. The price range that I have selected for my research is from about $150 to about $300. As the cartridge is the “heart and soul” of the turntable. I wanted to investigate if there is a way to significantly increase the sonic performance of my AT-LP120 without totally breaking the bank.Īnd a cartridge upgrade is to me the obvious first step to significantly improve the sonic performance of the LP120. Lately, I have spent many more hours than I like to admit on researching and discussing what the best cartridge upgrade for my Audio-Technica AT-LP-120 will be. Then I will pick the one that I think is the very best one to replace the original AT95E cartridge on my AT-LP120. In this article, I’ll review 5 popular cartridge upgrades for the Audio-Technica AT-LP120-USB. ![]()
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