I did a ton of research before settling on this one. I was looking to upgrade from an AT-3600l, which came standard with my turntable. I considered the Ortofon 2m Red, but upon reading the reviews, I felt that the 2m Red was going to be a bit too sensitive for some of my old beat up albums. I didn't want super accentuation of all the scuffs and dings they have received over the years. It was then when I found out about the Super OM10. I decided to go with the latter and save myself the $20.
The cartridge was packaged in a genuine Ortofon box with the reflective tamper resistant stickers and it came with the nuts and bolts. It took me about 20 minutes lining up the new cartridge just right and using a protractor and bubble level to ensure that the tonearm was completely parallel and balanced. Then, it was onto tweaking the tracking force. I set it at 1.5g, the recommended setting from Ortofon.
Once everything was adjusted correctly, it was time to take it for a spin.
Without exaggerating, I can honestly say it was a transcending experience. The sound is so much more open and pronounced, the voices are so much more clear, and the instruments play so much more isolated as they should. The tones of the voices are so much more richer and natural rather than synthetic. For reference, I compared my modern system's sound to the sound of an old school Technics stereo system with multiple components and it was really close. I can go on and on about this cartridge and all the beautiful sounds it's brought into my life, but I will end it here by stating I am absolutely ecstatic about my purchase and am definitely a new Ortofon devotee.
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Worth it from an OM5E
TL;DR: Super OM10 provided an instant upgrade from my stock OM5E.Noticeable differences from OM5E:Clarity all over the spectrum. It seems like a more clear mid and treble stemming from a cleaned up low end. Low end still has punch though, which is good.Context for those who might be in similar situations: Turntable/Hifi novice here. While I liked the OM5E that came with my turntable, there was something lacking in the sound, and this seemed like a not too expensive way to see if going down the upgrade rabbit hole was worth it for me, and in case it was, I went with the super om10 cartridge (as opposed to just the om10 stylus) as it seemed like a better long term investment if I want to upgrade to a higher end stylus in the future. As noted above, I found it very much worth it, and the big factor I noticed was improved clarity.I attached a picture, because that will obviously inform this audio-based decision.
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