new cartridge on its way .

[walpurgis]

Oh. And if you google that. The only image you'll get is of mine!

[Bigman80]

Oh. And if you google that. The only image you'll get is of mine!

Lol, fair enough

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[montesquieu]

You haven't heard my SUT matey!

Agree with Geoff. A head amp can regularly better a lower end SUT but a top end SUT - I’m thinking some of the ones that I’ve owned like Kondo era Audio Note AN-6c, Hashimoto HM-7, S&B tx103 - will typically better any head amp (and I’ve had a few of those as well including Graham Slee elevator exp and Denon HA-500 and 1000, plus assorted boutique battery jobs).

Geoff has me intrigued. I have a something of a yen for Japanese SUT exotica.

[Bigman80]

Agree with Geoff. A head amp can regularly better a lower end SUT but a top end SUT - I’m thinking some of the ones that I’ve owned like Kondo era Audio Note AN-6c, Hashimoto HM-7, S&B tx103 - will typically better any head amp (and I’ve had a few of those as well including Graham Slee elevator exp and Denon HA-500 and 1000, plus assorted boutique battery jobs).

Geoff has me intrigued. I have a something of a yen for Japanese SUT exotica.

Well, I recently heard a HA-500 VS Hashimoto and as far as I am concerned it was a one sided affair. I'd take the HA-500 all day, every day.

The Hashimoto was no where near as expansive and the sound stage was smaller. The HA brought everything out of the cartridge. And before we go on about impedance matching etc it was matched to the cartridge.

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[walpurgis]

I've used an HA-500. It was OK, but not for me really.

Same with the much revered EAR 834P (MM/MC version), which I thought overrated. The MC input is via inbuilt SUT's which I thought crap. The MM side is OK, but a bit 'tubey' and ill defined. The rather underestimated Graham Slee ERA Gold V + PSU1 showed that a clean pair of heels, especially on MC's with a decent SUT up front.

[karma67]

anyway back on track!
ive been playing vinyl since 8am non stop,that tells me something lol
keep your eyes on private exhibitions

[Bigman80]

anyway back on track!
ive been playing vinyl since 8am non stop,that tells me something lol
keep your eyes on private exhibitions

What you selling Jamie? The Decca????

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[Wakefield Turntables]

The Cadenza Black works very well with the ST80SE SUT from Ortofon, it's the one I use.

[karma67]

cheers for the tip,big money though,putting the price to one side how can i tell if my mc stage in my pre amp is up to the job of getting the best from the black?
here's the specs for my phono stages in the pre amp

[farflungstar]

Head amps, phono stages, suts - it's about synergy. Get the best phono stage you can afford with an excellent mc/mm and you can climb the ladder later. Specs dont necessarily mean a match made in heaven.