Some help please with Cartridge choices
I currently am using a Van den Hul Crimson, which I really like, with my Nottingham table. I am likely going to get it retipped and then use as a back up. My dealer has recommended My sonic labs as a good upgrade, but they seem to be unobtanium currently. He floated the Hana Umami black as an alternative, as well as Koetsu and Air tight. I prefer a musical and less analytical sound, more rounded than sharp edges. The Hana is in the budget and available. Any thoughts? Thanks.
I think at least one previous post mentioned Lyra. Curious if the OP has heard their cartridges and doesn’t resonate with the sound profile? I rather like them at least the Etna and Atlas cartridges I’ve heard on SME tables. You could get the Lyra Etna SL Lamba MC for the same price as Hana Umami Black. If you have a good step up stage, it seems that would be another good option if it’s a match for your tonearm. kn |
@yoyoyaya Thanks for the suggestion. I'll put it in my TT wish list. |
OP said "I prefer a musical and less analytical sound, more rounded than sharp edges. The Hana is in the budget and available." I heard my friend Rick’s wood bodied Benz Micro Ruby Wood SL here in my system, new Line Contact tip in OEM Boron Rod. I think OP would like it a lot, I certainly do. I need more time to compare it, describe it, but it was instantly ’involving’, a definite keeper. I don’t think it needs ’break-in’, Vintage suspension, may need a few hours to loosen up, I’ll get back to it in a few days. Today, Audio Show, I briefly heard a Lyra Atlas, it’s quite something, not for me, but immediately you are aware ’everything is there’, not analytical, not bright, not warm, perhaps measurably quite accurate, but it somehow was not as involving as others I or my friends own. btw, Vinyl sounded better than streaming everywhere my friend and I went. This CD Receiver one speaker maker used sounded surprisingly good
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