Ortofon Quintet Black

[Bigman80]

Woah Oli your running along the same line of thought as me. You just need to try a Decca now! When you visit you can hear a 2M black and I will lend you my Decca to listen too!!

a Decca on loan!!!!!!!! I feel a bit sick with excitement

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[karma67]

Ha ha your in for a treat!

[Bigman80]

Ha ha your in for a treat!

I'm in for expense hahaha. I'm genuinely worried I'm gonna love it. Can't pass up the opportunity though.

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[RobbieGong]

Lovely, quality cart the Quintet B.

Was my first mc after the fab 2M Black.

Can sound a little less weighty to the ears in some systems, probs due to it being maybe a little more accurate - refined , coupled with less output than the 2MB.
Also if it hit a bit harder \ dynamic it would be too close to the £1850 Cadenza Black and Ortofon know that wouldn't make sense.

I paid £649, they're a little more now but still a bit of a bargain considering.

Very detailed like all the Ortofon Shibata clad flagships, even handed, well balanced, great horns, instrumentation and vocals portrayal.

Like its Shibata mm sibling the 2M Black with as I say a touch more refinement being mc and instrumental information ie texture, timbre....very nice and importantly non fatiguing, just has you reaching for ya vinyl

[walpurgis]

I'm in for expense hahaha. I'm genuinely worried I'm gonna love it. Can't pass up the opportunity though.

It'll be different to the ZYX Oliver and very good, but won't necessarily be better. I sold my very nice Decca London Export Grey after buying the R50 Bloom H.

[Bigman80]

It'll be different to the ZYX Oliver and very good, but won't necessarily be better. I sold my very nice Decca London Export Grey after buying the R50 Bloom H.

Yes I am finding things are more different now than "better" so it wouldn't surprise me. But I'm really excited to try one.

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[Jimbo]

The Decca is definitely one of the all time great pieces of analog sound reproduction history and should be tried by all vinyl fans.

I likened mine to a Ferrari and most other cartridges as a day to day runner. I would not have mine set up all the time but it's certainly great to pop on every now and then, they can be a bit too much to handle. You will see Oli when you borrow mine, they are a bit hairshirt! Set up right they can do some stunning things but they can also be frustrating.

Like all things in hifi, every bit of kit has its pros and cons. Nothing is perfect or the best. You always have to make compromises in some areas and some areas of the Decca's performance are compromised.

[Bigman80]

The Decca is definitely one of the all time great pieces of analog sound reproduction history and should be tried by all vinyl fans.

I likened mine to a Ferrari and most other cartridges as a day to day runner. I would not have mine set up all the time but it's certainly great to pop on every now and then, they can be a bit too much to handle. You will see Oli when you borrow mine, they are a bit hairshirt! Set up right they can do some stunning things but they can also be frustrating.

Like all things in hifi, every bit of kit has its pros and cons. Nothing is perfect or the best. You always have to make compromises in some areas and some areas of the Decca's performance are compromised.

I am incredibly grateful Jim, it's maybe something that would've been out of my reach to try for a long time. I'll judge it on its own performance but a Ferrari against a day to day motor sound very much like my cup of tea.

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[Jimbo]

No problem, nice to be able to spread the Decca Magic, mind you when you actually see one in the flesh you might not think so!

[Bigman80]

No problem, nice to be able to spread the Decca Magic, mind you when you actually see one in the flesh you might not think so!

Haha oh no. I'm gonna be petrified about breaking it

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