While I don’t know much about your cartridge question, I wanted to congratulate you on such a nice group of equipment in your system. ARC, Pass and Magico. Doesn't get much better than that. Enjoy your néw turntable and cartridge.
New turntable: please help with cartridge selection: Ortofon vs Lyra vs Charisma vs Hana
So I took the plunge on a new turntable rig for my main system. First new table in 30 years!
Incoming: TW Acustic Raven LS table and a Reed 3P 10.5" tonearm in cocobolo.
Undecided on a cartridge. Looking for sound with natural tonality yet detailed and dimensional, nothing overly etched. Have a Benz Ruby Z on my older SOTA set up and have enjoyed that very much. Looking for something similar, yet even more frequency extension, if that's possible.
Contenders: Ortofon Winfeld Ti, Charisma Signature One, Hana Unami Red, Lyra Kleos. Prefer to stay under $5K on the cartridge.
Rest of system: ARC Ref 2 SE phono, ARC Ref 2 Mk II line stage, Pass XA 60.8 mono amps, Magico A5 speakers.
Anyone with experience with the above options? Any thoughts with respect to system synergy? I'm open to other options for cartridges, though for now that's the short list.
Thanks in advance!
Incoming: TW Acustic Raven LS table and a Reed 3P 10.5" tonearm in cocobolo.
Undecided on a cartridge. Looking for sound with natural tonality yet detailed and dimensional, nothing overly etched. Have a Benz Ruby Z on my older SOTA set up and have enjoyed that very much. Looking for something similar, yet even more frequency extension, if that's possible.
Contenders: Ortofon Winfeld Ti, Charisma Signature One, Hana Unami Red, Lyra Kleos. Prefer to stay under $5K on the cartridge.
Rest of system: ARC Ref 2 SE phono, ARC Ref 2 Mk II line stage, Pass XA 60.8 mono amps, Magico A5 speakers.
Anyone with experience with the above options? Any thoughts with respect to system synergy? I'm open to other options for cartridges, though for now that's the short list.
Thanks in advance!
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