Thanks, Ed. You mention a quality that's very important to me--balance. Like everybody else, I'm always looking for the sound I don't hear, if that makes sense. For example, I grew up listening o Vanderstens, and as a result, I really can't analize them. They just sound like music to me. Now, if I could find a cartridge that did the same things for me, I'd be set.
I need audition advice
I'm looking for MM or high output MC cartridges to audition in the sub-kilobuck range. Preferably around $700. I'm thinking I'll use it on a vpi table, so it must track well in a unipivot tonearm. My list so far is quite short--
1) Clearaudio virtuoso wood
2) Sumiko Blackbird
3) Sumiko Blue Point special (hey, if I like it enough to live with it it's much cheaper than the blackbird)
4) The Grado Master (the high output version.)
Does anyone else have a favorite, or comments on the ones I've already decided to audition?
1) Clearaudio virtuoso wood
2) Sumiko Blackbird
3) Sumiko Blue Point special (hey, if I like it enough to live with it it's much cheaper than the blackbird)
4) The Grado Master (the high output version.)
Does anyone else have a favorite, or comments on the ones I've already decided to audition?