Koetsu Rosewood Sig. v Koetsu Rosewood SigPlat

Can anyone comment on whether there is any real difference in a revealing system? I think there is a $1500 price difference.

gregadd01-31-2005 12:49pm

mikelavigne Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,147 posts 02-12-2005 at 03:32pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete i own the RSP II and agree with others here.....very special cartridge that is full frequency.....outstanding detail and nuance.....and magical tonality. i also agree that you need a low noise phono stage with good gain....the low noise is more significant than the gain since the specialness of the cartridge is most evidant in intimate music. i use my vdH Colibri mostly since i love it's explosiveness and immediacy.....but the RSP II is still the best at it's strengths.
mikelavigne Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,147 posts 02-18-2005 at 02:38pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete George, sorry for the delay in my response. when i saw your question i had to think about it some. i have always had it in my mind that i had an RSP II. so i went to my original reciept and it said 'RSP II'. i then looked back at the original Stereophile review in 1998 and advertisments from back then.....none of them referred to my cartridge as RSP II. i must conclude that my use of RSP II is flawed and that an RSP and RSP II are one and the same.....there is no RSP II.....that i can find any reference to. sorry i caused the confusion but i'm glad i cleared that up in my mind.....i don't want to be the source of mis-information.