Yeti42, the SPU is an antiquated chisel that should be relegated to museums. It also requires a boat anchor tonearm which the Audiomods is not. It is an intermediate mass arm consistent with most modern cartridges and an excellent value at that.
New cartridge selection: help wanted
OK heading towards finish line with TT system upgrade for my secondary rig. Having trouble deciding on the cartridge.
So far:
Table: Feickert Volare
Arm: Audiomods Series 6
Cartridges I'm considering:
Hana ML or SL
Audio Technica AT0C9MXL or ART-9Xi
Lyra Delos
Dynavector XX-2
Rest of system:
EAT Petit phono stage, Classe DR5 linestage, Pass XA25 amp, Joseph Audio Pulsar 2.
The cost spread on the above options is roughly $500 to $2000, the latter is my limit for this set up.
Leaning towards the Delos, which has been offered at a nice discount. But I'm a little concerned that it may sound a little lean into what is a quite high resolution system. I love the dynamics and detail of the Lyra otherwise.
Have never listened to the Dynavector or Audio Technica's. I have a Hana EL, which is very nice for the cost, but loses a lot of detail compared to the Lyra.
Anyone with experience that can advise?
So far:
Table: Feickert Volare
Arm: Audiomods Series 6
Cartridges I'm considering:
Hana ML or SL
Audio Technica AT0C9MXL or ART-9Xi
Lyra Delos
Dynavector XX-2
Rest of system:
EAT Petit phono stage, Classe DR5 linestage, Pass XA25 amp, Joseph Audio Pulsar 2.
The cost spread on the above options is roughly $500 to $2000, the latter is my limit for this set up.
Leaning towards the Delos, which has been offered at a nice discount. But I'm a little concerned that it may sound a little lean into what is a quite high resolution system. I love the dynamics and detail of the Lyra otherwise.
Have never listened to the Dynavector or Audio Technica's. I have a Hana EL, which is very nice for the cost, but loses a lot of detail compared to the Lyra.
Anyone with experience that can advise?
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