Would Like To Hear From Strain Gauge Owners

Raul,

Why do you think the SG would not sound good with the Gallo speakers?

I have never been big on "standards" or measurements. I will take a piece of equipment that sounds great to my ears over one that measures great. I have spoken to 3 people that own the strain gauge cartridge and all 3 say it sounds great to them. Not all of them feel it is the best they have ever heard, but they all feel it is extremely good. I found one person that owns a pair of Gallo's and has heard the SG on them. he feels they are a great match.

Peter,

Thanks for chiming in. I have heard the SG and I think it sounds great! I am so sick of hearing about this RIAA standard I could puke. I posted this thread to find out if other people liked what they heard from the SG. Raul, a simple no would have sufficed. Raul, you posted 15 times on this thread and basically just repeated the same thing over and over. I did not know you were a designer of a phono stage. Thanks Dan ed for pointing this out. Raul, you lost all credibility with me by slamming someone else's product and not stating up from that you were a designer and competitor.

Peter,

I am sorry to hear about your illness. I hope you are well soon. I would like to talk to you more about the SG when you are feeling better.

I would like to thank all of those who actually read the title of my thread and contributed their opinions on the sound of the SG cartridge, be them favorable or not. I do not however appreciate Raul trying to hijack the thread to fulfill his own agenda. If I had wanted to know the technical side of the SG I would have asked. I wanted to hear from owners as to how it sounded in their systems. Please do no talk down to me Raul. I have been in this hobby for 30 years. I have learned to trust my ears. If I heard 2 cartridges and I like the sound of cartridge A, but dislike the sound of cartridge B, then find out from some obnoxious person like you, that cartridge A does not strictly follow the RIAA curve, but cartridge B does am I now going to force myself to like cartridge B? No No No. If, in the future I ask for friends opinions (and I do consider those on Audiogon my friends) I do not mean you Raul.

I would like to apologize to Peter Ledermann for the rude way Raul kept his endless rantings going on this thread. Peter, it is obvious that many of us feel you are building a great sounding cartridge. Please keep up the good work, and feel better soon.

Thanks for the advice on hearing the cartridge for myself. I actually have heard it at the RMAF in 2007 and 2008. I admit it was very limited exposure, but I was very impressed with what I heard. I was also very impressed with Peter's "The Voice" cartridge. I was just trying to get opinions of those who have the SG in their systems at home and have had long term exposure to it.