I upgraded the cartridge/stylus to an Ortofon 2M Black PnP MkII. I enjoyed the Ortofon Concorde Elite but wasn’t quite satisfied with it so I returned it. I was able to find a 2M Black plug-and-play edition brand new for a great price so snagged it. The sound quality to my ears is night and day compared to the Concorde Elite. I was previously using an Ortofon 2M Black on my last turntable and loved it. I went with the 2M Black PnP MkII version for its ease of use no aligning etc just plug it into the tome arm set the tracking force and anti-skate you’re ready to go. I think I am now super satisfied with my new Technics SL-1200 MK7.