Allnic Puritas vs. Koetsu Stone Body


Last time I had an opportunity to compare side by side Koetsu Jade and Koetsu Jade with diamond cantilever.
I must admit that DC Koetsu was simply amazing. Compared with stock Jade it was like completly different cartridge. Much better on frequency extremes, more airy, more precise, better articulation.
After auditioning Jade DC stock Jade sounded not very interesting.

I am considering Koetsu stone body with DC to my system, but think rather about Coralstone DC.
Unfortunately Koetsu cartridges have some flaws.
They do not give the best sound money can buy,
Are overpriced,
Hard to find good match with heavy mass tonearm.

For the Coralstone I was thinking about Origin Live 12" Enterprise C tonearm 22g effective mass.

As an alternative I was thinking about Allnic Puritas cartridge paired with new 12" Reed 3P tonearm.
I know that this is different price poin compared to top of the line Koetsu, but Allnic have some unique features and seems to have some sonic advantages of Koetsu sound.

Table is TW Acustic Raven AC.

Could you kindly share your impresions about above mentioned sets and let me know some advices?
milimetr

Showing 3 responses by rauliruegas

Dear Przemek: Could you list your system?, it could help to all of us to know which is your current cartridge/tonearm and phono stage. I don't know if you still use Jadis electronics or Thiel SS2 but to know where that new cartridge and how will be surrounded IMHO helps a lot to each one advise.

Allnic and Koetsu are only two of several cartridge alternatives, there are cartridges that beats or could be beated by them but depends how those cartridges are surrounded and obviously your music sound priorities.

Regards and enjoy the music,
R.
Dear Milimetr: Yes, you are right the Jadis performs better through its MM input but in both ways: MC or MM fails/a little short on the bass management.

Even that your lovely speakers can't go lower than 26hz ( I don't know its db deviation at that frequency. ) there is information recorded below that speaker bass spec and certainly the cartridge can retrieval if it's surrounded by the system with that hability. We have to remember that music is formed by notes and harmonics.

As important as is the tonearm to mate any cartridge the phono stage is critical and always makes a difference for the better or worst depends on the phono stage quality level performance.

As a music lover and an audiophile and through my experiences, with " hundred " of different audio systems, IMHO what determine the main differences on quality performance between different audio systems is the audio system owns habilities to play/works in near " perfect " way the bass frequency range, its bass management. Electronics are very important to fulfil that criterion. Of course that speaker/room are important too but speakers can reproduce what the other system links send it to the speakers.

IMHO and due that seems to me that you want a first rate analog performance level you should contemplate as an option a better phonolinepreamp that could make clear justice to your future analog rig.

No one cartridge can shows its " glorious " if through the phono stage this unit is adding and loosing cartridge signal information: I think we need here not only accuracy but neutrality too, to leave the music flow with its natural color and natural " emotions ". Don't you think?

About wood tonearm wand you can choose not only the Schroeder you mentioned but the Talea or Da Vinci to name other options.

Cartridges?, other that the ones you name it exist other top contenders that can fulfil your needs/priorities with different kind of music: Ortofon, VdH, Clearaudio, Da Vinci, Benz Micro, Dynavector, etc, etc.
Btw, price is not the important factor but quality performance level. Not always the more expensive performs better.

Just by curiosity. With those several top graded TT options out there what do you " move " to the Raven's alternative?

Have a good and happy " hunting ".

Regards and enjoy the music,
R.
Dear Milimetr: I forgot about Transfiguration cartridge option, look for the Phoenix model. IMHO this cartridge has real rythmum.

As you can see there are several cartridge alternatives .

Regards and enjoy the music,
R.