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I'm Steve.
Do I want / need the Ortofon Anna super cart?
There's a new Ortofon super cart on the block... dedicated to the opera singer Anna Netrebko.
Nude Ortofon Replicant 100 tip, boron cantilever, very similar compliance to my Spu Royal N, which has the same diamond cut too - the Royal N cantilever is lowly gold plated aluminium! The GM Royal II is boron I think...
Anna has a higher trackability
The Anna price - £4,999.99! Oh well - it's looks nice and would fit my Fidelity Research massy headshell a treat - but, dream on Steve...
System: Turntable : SP10 MKII slate plinth, Custom Ebony tonearm board, Arm : Fidelity Research FR64s, Cartridge : SPU Royal N. SUT : Lundahl 1:13. Phonostage : Icon Audio, Streaming RPi/Kali reclocker -> I2S -> DSP XO / Pre / 4 DAC's : WAF Najda, 5 Poweramps : 3 x EL84 SET's, 2 x D class amps on bass channels, Speakers : 5 way front loaded horn system: 2 X Tapped sub 15" LF drivers / 2 X Exponential mid bass 15" drivers / Tractrix 200Hz mid horns with JBL2482's, / Tractrix 550Hz upper wooden horns with factory refurb'd Vitavox S2's / Raal Lazy Ribbons as high frequency tweeters. Wires: good silver or good copper where best suited. DIY RCM.
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Location: Essex, UK
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I'm Andy.
Originally Posted by speedy.steve
There's a new Ortofon super cart on the block... dedicated to the opera singer Anna Netrebko.
Nude Ortofon Replicant 100 tip, boron cantilever, very similar compliance to my Spu Royal N, which has the same diamond cut too - the Royal N cantilever is lowly gold plated aluminium! The GM Royal II is boron I think...
Anna has a higher trackability
The Anna price - £4,999.99! Oh well - it's looks nice and would fit my Fidelity Research massy headshell a treat - but, dream on Steve...
Of course you do Steve. DO IT! DO IT! DO IT!
System; Michell Gyrodec SE/ Orbe Clamp/ Gert Pedersen armboard mod/ HR PSU/ SME V / J7 Tonearm cable/Ortofon Cadenza Black// Jez Arkless Turbo nutter B------ /Trichord Dino+
Amplification and loudspeaker set up is at the moment being split into two groups, comprising the following;
1. Same sources as above; SONY TAF-770ES/SONY CDP761E/Cable Talk 3.1 loudspeakercable/ Harbeth Compact7ES2/ Stands
2. Virtue Audio Sensation M451battery PSU, ClarityCaps upgrade/ Sensation M901/Russian PIO caps with Teflon bypass caps upgrade/ JT Dynamic PSU with various tweaks/ Connex Audio 5N Litz loudspeaker cable, Impulse H6 Loudspeakers.
Me so horny- Impulse H6 Horny
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Location: Wrexham, North Wales, UK
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I'm AudioAl'sArbiterForPISHANTO.
It'll have a different sound, for sure, compared with the SPU Royal GM MKII that you should be buying instead....
In general, (Cadenza range and 2M Black aside), I find Ortofon's 'normal' cartridges, especially the top models, rather too 'hi-fi sounding'. They're probably very 'accurate', though.
Marco.
Main System
Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & reg mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat/Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight/Isonoe feet & boots/Ortofon RS-212D/Denon DL-103GL in Denon PCL-300 headshell with Funk Firm Houdini/Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.
Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp/Denon AU-310 SUT.
Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.
CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.
Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new, by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.
Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. LDR Stereo Coffee. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.
Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.
Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.
Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.
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Location: Hampshire, UK
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I'm Adam.
If you want a 'modern' version of the SPU, (direct mounting and all), why not go for the Ortofon Xpression?
http://www.ortofon.com/products/cart...ofon-xpression
I sulked for a week when Henley Designs finally asked for their review sample back.
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Location: Wrexham, North Wales, UK
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I'm AudioAl'sArbiterForPISHANTO.
Yeah, Adam, good shout... I'd love to hear the Xpression, as it ticks right boxes for me. It's one of the few modern cartridges that would tempt me away from my SPU
How would you describe its inherent sonic signature and way of music-making?
At some point, however, I intend to invest in one of these chaps, as I heard one at one of the Whittlebury shows, on a T/T I know quite well, and it blew me away (the dynamics and sheer 'attack' were incredible)....
EMT JSD5:
Awesome! Read a review here: http://dagogo.com/emt-jubilee-series...rtridge-review
Marco.
Main System
Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & reg mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat/Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight/Isonoe feet & boots/Ortofon RS-212D/Denon DL-103GL in Denon PCL-300 headshell with Funk Firm Houdini/Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.
Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp/Denon AU-310 SUT.
Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.
CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.
Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new, by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.
Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. LDR Stereo Coffee. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.
Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.
Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.
Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.
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Location: Hampshire, UK
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I'm Adam.
It's funny really as it's one of those cartridges that would be easy to dismiss with a quick listen as it appears to have no initial "wow" factor. The more you listen, though, you realise it really is utterly beguiling, with an even-handedness that simply seems to add no particular character to the music. I was incredibly impressed by its sheer clarity, openness and sweetness.
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Location: London
Posts: 4,419
I'm Robert.
I read something similar in a review about the Ortofon Jubilee being even handed almost laid back and how suddenly when a part or instrument / section played it would remind you of how good it was.
Trade: Pure Sound
Location: South West England
Posts: 958
I'm Guy.
Neo magnet in the xpression. Not usually a fan either in cartridges or speakers.
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Location: Essex
Posts: 31,988
I'm openingabottleofwine.
The current Ortofon SPUs also use neodymium magnets:http://www.audiorevelation.com/cre/p...oducts_id=1202
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