Glider upgrade?


Seeking recommendations for a Glider replacement. I believe this is probably the weakest link in my system now. I love its charactaristics but I can tell the detail and "snap" could be improved. I have a Kuzma Stabi table and arm with a Herron phono preamp, Audible Illusions 3A preamp and a Beard tube amp. I'm running a pair of Audio Physic Scorpio's, as well.

Any suggestions would be most welcome. I'm considering the following: Benz, Shelter, Lyra but am open to all.

Thanks,
Mike
rballdude

Showing 1 response by kurt_tank

A few questions for you first:

How about a price range?

Are you open to buying used?
(This involves a bit of risk and trust on your part, but can get you twice the cartridge.)

What type of sound do you like?
(Lush like the Koetsu, or neutral like the Lyra, or somewhere in between? Based on the fact that you like the Benz, I would guess the later, but if you want something different, perhaps you really want the former.)

FYI, I upgraded from the Glider II to a Koetsu Black, and much, much prefered the Koestu. (I lost a bit of frequency extension, but the mid-range magic of the Koetsu more than made up for it, IMHO!) I currently have the Shelter 90X which is a very good cartridge, with some of the mid-range magic of the Koetsu line, but with much better frequency extension, especially in the bass response. (The Koetsu has a bit darker and blacker background, but the Shelter is better than the Glider was in that regard.)

Let us know the answers to the questions I posed, and we can be more specific with our recommendations.

Good Luck in your search!