Clearaudio Maestro V2 Ebony has eclipsed Hana SL
I've been randomly switching back and forth between the two just to save wear and tear, but in the past few months I have to admit that the Maestro seems to outperform the Hana in terms of clarity, projection, and presence, while the Hana still holds the top in terms of detail.
They're both quite good and even tho the Maestro is 2x the price of the Hana, the difference isn't 2x as good. But it goes to show that a good MM cartridge can be just as satisfying as an MC cartridge (given a tonearm that is matches with both, of course).
Question: Why does it seem like my Hana (MC, 0.5 mV) picks up more dust clicks and pops than the Maestro (MM, 3.6 mV)? Is it the higher gain I set my pre to?
Dear @simao : " clicks and pops than the Maestro (MM, 3.6 mV)? Is it the higher gain I set my pre to? " Yes, that phono/pre has not a high overload levels. Not a surprise that your MM like you the more and maybe just maybe that Hana detail is more higher distortions level than true MUSIC detail. I can't know for sure.
Regards and enjoy the MUSIC NOT DISTORTIONS, R. |
