Oops A Head-Fi Story   Yesterday, I made the mistake of thinking with my ears rather than what’s between them.  I'm seeking some in house advice from what should be a sympathetic audience about the second thoughts I’m having.  Apologies for the length.   I’m at the point with my...

How universal are the universal replacement cartridges from Audio Technica? I've got an old Garrard Model 210, with what I have to assume is the stock tonearm, and am looking at an AT-90 as a replacement. Any issues I should be aware of?

I recently found myself in the market for a new CD player. I'd been using my Xbox, connected via the optical out to an Onkyo TX-SR604 (or whatever last year's iteration of it was). The Xbox has been a bit fussy about some games and DVDs lately, not audio CDs, but I thought I'd get a dedicated CD...