Quote Originally Posted by frenchmon
noob...I forgot to mention that my dealer friend closed his shop a few years back and started selling from his home. He is a dealer for all Music Hall products which means he sells Goldring as well. Because of no over head of a store, he can sell at very good prices. What does that same Goldring cart go for in the states?
Musicdirect has it at $450.

Quote Originally Posted by frenchmon
You know noob....after I listen to the Elan for a while it wasn't bad at all in my sysytem. It had a warm character to it....is that common with Goldring carts?
In general, I'd say yes. I currently have three Goldring cartridges and they're different but they lean to the warm side of something like the Ortofon cartridges.