Goldfinger Statement, Lyra Atlas or Ortofon Anna?


Hello, I'd like to get a new high-resolution MC cartridge for my Versa Dynamics 2.3 turntable.

My favorites in alphabetical order are:

Clearaudio Goldfinger Statement
Lyra Atlas
Ortofon MC Anna

My former cartridges were Clearaudio Insider Reference Wood, Dynavector DRT XV-1s and Ortofon MC A90.

The sound of my system is nearly well balanced, perhaps it is a little bit on the cooler side. Cartridges with too "hot" high frequencies will also not harmonize.

I am looking for: Beautiful Tone colors / timbres, very good sound on strings and nice soundtage with "body" and good depth. Dynamics are not so important to me, my systems sound is already very dynamic.

Perhabs nobody has ever compared all three of the mentioned cartridges, or maybe not even two of the three. But perhaps you have heard one of them or have some impressions and thoughts.

I probably listen to 1/3 jazz, 1/3 classical and 1/3 chorus/vocal.
My phonostage is Audio Research Ref Phono 2, speakers are Genesis II.

What do you thing?
Which not to choose?
Which one to choose?

I look forward to any other suggestions.
Thanks in advance for all of you help and inputs.
Alex
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Showing 1 response by pbnaudio

The Ortofon Anna is not shipping yet - I have mine on order :-) Have had the A90, the Clear Audio Insider ref wood and the XV1S too, as already stated all are great cartridges.

Of all of them I tend to prefer the Ortofon's the best they are for lack of a better word - neutral, which is why the Anna is on it way soon, I was considering the Goldfinger Statement too.

ClearAudio's greatest strength is dynamics and the Dynavector's have a great "flow" to them - very musical. The Ortofon's seem to be somewhere between the two others far as musicality and dynamics - again neutral.

I don't have much experience with the Lyra's other than a Linn Arkiv, and a ArkivB a few years back. The Linns are made by Scantec same makers of the Lyra brand

My two cents

Happy listening

Peter