Recommended a highly resolving cartridge


Hi all, all tube system that is warm with a good midrange presence inherently. I’m looking for a cartridge that offers high detail / resolution and wide / deep soundstage. This is on a stock SL-1200G TT. On a side note, if anyone has experience “upgrading” the stock tonearm on a G please chime in. I’ve read conflicting reports of the merits of such a move, and while I’m very happy with the tone of my TT and am not looking to move off of it, I am curious about a tonearm swap (must allow for headshell swapping). 

fastricky

From a Koetsu Urushi Vermillion owner:

https://www.whestaudio.co.uk/blogs/testimonials/audio-technica-art20-excels

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Hi. 
I thought I'd share a few short words about the ART20 cartridge that I have had on my turntable for approximately 30 hours.  This ART20 replaces my Koetsu Urushi Vermillion MC as a 'stop gap' while the whole cartridge gets a rebuild because of a damaged coil.  Well 30 hours into this ART20 and I can tell you that it is far better than the KU Vermillion in every respect.  The separation is incredible and makes the Koetsu sound strident and nearly mono.  I am really quite shocked at the difference because I have recordings made on my Tascam DA3000 in DSD (dual-mono) and comparing the 2 cartridges even after recording the ART20 shows the ART20 to be far superior.

I am incredibly surprised and shocked.  I certainly won't be listening to my Koetsu dealer after this as he said there is NO WAY the Audio Technica ART20 could be better.

Brinkmann Bardo/ Brinkmann 10.5" arm/ ART20/ TITAN Pro II
Dr J P Benson - Edinburgh

 

Fastricky, your system can achieve 115db SPL in your listening room, without exploding? Did you attend a lot of rock concerts as a lad?

I can believe the ART20 is superior to an Urushi, because my Urushi is not my very favorite cartridge, but on the other hand I don’t hear the Urushi (Wajima) as limited in frequency response at either end of the spectrum. It is definitely rich and lush sounding perhaps at the expense of resolution. But then I experience my ART7 as exceptionally resolving but a little thin sounding. I hope you guys run the Urushi with high effective mass. You can’t get it to perform without that.

"Brinkmann Bardo/ Brinkmann 10.5" arm/ ART20/ TITAN Pro II
Dr J P Benson - Edinburg"

The Dr should have gone full stop with the ART1000. 

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