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    Bigman80 Guest

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    Hi all,

    After a bit of advice.

    I am now on the hunt for a quality cartridge after selling all of my personally owned ones.

    I have currently on loan a Kontrapunt b which is awesome and I may purchase that but in true box swapping style, I wondered if there was anything that would knock it's socks of.

    Let's call the Budget £1k and can include new or used.

    I'd like a bit of excitement and solidity coupled with neutrality and transparency but it must be detailed.

    I intend to couple it to a SUT or HA into a MM valve stage.

    Current available options are

    Lyra Delos
    Denon DL S1 (?)
    AT-ART7/9
    Kontrapunt b
    AT33SA

    Ive put them in price order.

    Any experience with the carts mentioned above will be gratefully recieved.

    Ta



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    montesquieu Guest

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    Out of that lot, for my taste, I'd say Kontrapunkt/Cadenza. But people look for different stuff. I wouldn't be looking at spending £1k for any Denon or AT.

    If budget is £1k I'd be looking for an SPU, you'd get a lightly used SPU Gold or Royal N for that and Angus will do you an extra weight for the AT-1010 to enable you to use them. You might even get a lightly used Miyajima Shilabe or Koetsu Rosewood.

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    Bigman80 Guest

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    Quote Originally Posted by montesquieu View Post
    Out of that lot, for my taste, I'd say Kontrapunkt/Cadenza. But people look for different stuff. I wouldn't be looking at spending £1k for any Denon or AT.

    If budget is £1k I'd be looking for an SPU, you'd get a lightly used SPU Gold or Royal N for that and Angus will do you an extra weight for the AT-1010 to enable you to use them. You might even get a lightly used Miyajima Shilabe or Koetsu Rosewood.
    I don't understand SPUs so I can pretty much rule that out

    Shilabe? Not heard of that so I'll Google that one.

    Koetsu?? Are they a bit warm and easy with the treble?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bigman80 View Post
    I don't understand SPUs so I can pretty much rule that out
    You should hear one if you get the chance Oliver. It's a lovely sound.

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    Quote Originally Posted by walpurgis View Post
    You should hear one if you get the chance Oliver. It's a lovely sound.
    Are we talking accurate or lovely? First time I heard of one was here!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bigman80 View Post
    Are we talking accurate or lovely? First time I heard of one was here!
    How do you describe accurate? They're not 'in yer face', but it's all there. Fairly sumptuous I'd say. It's quite a big sound. I had one.

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    Oliver if you can make the trek to Berkshire you can hear quite a few cartridge here including assorted SPUs and Miyajimas on an Angus modded AT1503 which has a lot in common with your AT1010. I sold the Koetsu Rosewood I had though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by montesquieu View Post
    Oliver if you can make the trek to Berkshire you can hear quite a few cartridge here including assorted SPUs and Miyajimas on an Angus modded AT1503 which has a lot in common with your AT1010. I sold the Koetsu Rosewood I had though.
    Now there's an interesting day out. OK Tom, leave it with me and I'll see what I can put together.

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    sorry repeat post.

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    Bigman80 Guest

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    Cheers Geoff. I'll have a look into them.

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