The Songbird comes in at a much needed price point perfect for launching the part-time audiophile into some serious listening. As its name suggests this open-architecture moving coil cartridge excels at providing colorful & rich vocals & highlights the powerful low & mid-end of funk & rock. The long 7-micron stylus face will handle different cutting angles well & this cartridge is also great at providing some excitement to otherwise anemic classical system setups.