Review on Gemini HDCN 15 Turntable Headshell Cartridge by Dan Bobbert

This cartridge and case set is a fantastic deal! And it sounds GREAT! (not listed on the product page) I felt that they needed to give a very positive review to advise anyone looking to refurbish an old player not to overspend on a cartridge. Especially after reading several negative reviews. I really wonder what some people are thinking or are they considering another product? Anyone doing a review needs to have the right point of view (relative cost) and context (benefit). I first bought an Audio Technica AT95E based on customer reviews of my Technics SL-Q2. I bought this combination of curiosity and price ($9.50!). On arrival I installed the AT95E and let it through (one of my last records, although bought years ago, was only played once to be digitized on my now useless Shure V15 II). The AT95E sounded great. I tried the Gemini HDCN-15 and was surprised that it sounds almost the same as the AT95E! Playing a few other records, old and new, country, pop, rock and classical, I compared the two cartridges with the lighter second shell and found I didn't really notice much difference, if any. At 63, I have very good hearing and have loved recording since I was a teenager selling stereos (Marantz, Sony, Pioneer, Technics, AR, KLH, Advent, etc.) in a retail store before big chain stores started to catch on. . I'm not sure what an audiophile is, so I wouldn't go around claiming my ancestry to convince someone I'm right. From a perspective, the Gemini CN-15 cost 1/4 the price of the AT95E. The headshell is aluminum (another reviewer claimed it was plastic? and another called it a metal pot?) and well made, perhaps not as finished as the original Technics case that was the reference for the Gemini headshell, except for an additional light hole. This bowl is very easy to screw into the tonearm. I actually had to mix up the wiring to match my original one, so I don't know how it would sound if I didn't. For context, I have no plans to buy a new record, not $25 and up, so I'm really going to play my 400+ record collection spanning 50+ years, which although in good to very good condition, I wouldn't count intact and therefore do not require an expensive cartridge. Which, by the way, doesn't improve the sound of the old record. I've also found that records purchased from Goodwill, when they appear to be in good condition, play and sound pretty good, although I don't know what they were previously played on. Again perspective and context. Hope this helps, in fact I will be buying another one!