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Does anyone know for sure whether a Cadenza Black will fit on an Ekos?
I know the Cadenza has recessed cart pins, but the head shell on an Ekos is kinda small.
Anyone?
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Thread resurrection..........
Does anyone know for sure whether a Cadenza Black will fit on an Ekos?
I know the Cadenza has recessed cart pins, but the head shell on an Ekos is kinda small.
Anyone?
Don't know the answer for sure but the Ortofon carts mate up to the headshell with 3 raised sections so it needs a flat surface to sit on
See the picture in the brochure
https://www.ortofon.com/media/14808/mc-cadenza.pdf
Alan
I used a Kontrapunkt B in my Linn LVIII arm for many years. I see absolutely no reason why a Cadenza Black wouldn’t do same as cartridge body is identical. I still use a Ortofon Cadenza Black but it now sits in a Origin Live arm.
Thanks for the replies guys.
I'm aware of the raised ribs on top of the Cadenza, which is to allow for azimuth adjustment apparently?
Its been quite a while since I had a look at the underside of the Ekos head shell, but I'm pretty sure its flat.
My main concern is the length of the cart, as the Ekos head shell is pretty short, along with cart-lead dressing.
Any other comments gratefully received.
At last I have managed to get hold of a very nice clean low usage Kontrapunkt b after waiting a few months for one to come up. I was inspired after borrowing a KB earlier this year and now look forward to using one as my main cartridge replacing the mighty 2M black.
I only had the KB for a week but it convinced me that this was the MC cartridge that not only delivered the goods but also gelled with my system perfectly with great synergy. I feel the KB likes valve amplification which has been alluded to in many recent reviews. The search for an MC cartridge that truly sounded outstanding has been a long one as I have listened to many in my system and others and have often been left uninspired. Not so the Kontrapunkt b,this has all the qualities I was looking for and more so I am really chuffed to now actually own one.
Thanks to those who have helped me in this search.;) I look forward to listening to this beautiful cartridge and re discovering my record collection!:)
Fantastic Jimbo.
The Kontrapunkt b is an excellent mc.
It was the first mc i ever heard when Angus-Phonomac brought his over when he first delivered my Sansui AU-919.
I was immediately struck by how refined it was.
After that i moved to mc - all have been Ortofon :)
Looking forward to your feedback once you've span a good few more albums ;)
It's great isn't it.
Now if a Vienna comes up!...........,[emoji848]
Lol