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    Quote Originally Posted by Barry View Post
    The only Ortofon "Eric Rohmann" cartridge I know of is this:



    Not especially 'blingy', but would prefer it if the "Eric Rohmann" logo was replaced with a single vertical line for ease of cuing. I would probably be tempted to buy it if one came my way. Superb specification, with an unusually healthy output for an Ortofon MC; though one shouldn't read too much into the specification as it doesn't tell you how a cartridge sounds.
    I did buy one of these once, and it may have been 'tired' but the thing was so boring to listen to, I moved it on fairly quickly.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Barry View Post
    The only Ortofon "Eric Rohmann" cartridge I know of is this:



    Not especially 'blingy', but would prefer it if the "Eric Rohmann" logo was replaced with a single vertical line for ease of cuing. I would probably be tempted to buy it if one came my way. Superb specification, with an unusually healthy output for an Ortofon MC; though one shouldn't read too much into the specification as it doesn't tell you how a cartridge sounds.
    Ah, that's the one the review was about. It got good reviews.

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    The Special Limited edition ER Signature I linked post 1 must be a bit spesh then I'd imagine, doesn't look like
    anyones ever come across one here so far, I certainly never knew of it
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    Quote Originally Posted by RobbieGong View Post
    The Special Limited edition ER Signature I linked post 1 must be a bit spesh then I'd imagine, doesn't look like
    anyones ever come across one here so far, I certainly never knew of it
    I didn't know of it either. As others have noted, judging by the style of the housing, it was probably was released at around the same time period as the MC30 and MC25FL with their 'ribbed' metal housings.

    (By the way Robert, whilst looking for an image of the Ortofon Rohmann cartridge I came across your 'avatar'! )
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bigman80 View Post
    Maybe, but then it's off down the path of heavier arms etc. I'm very happy with my PMAT-1010.
    SPUs will work with all sorts of arms and not just high mass ones - just look at Ortofon’s own TA-110 which is a heavily tweaked medium mass Jelco. The main criterion for SPU compatibility is the ability to balance out such heavy cartridges.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ammonite Acoustics View Post
    SPUs will work with all sorts of arms and not just high mass ones - just look at Ortofon’s own TA-110 which is a heavily tweaked medium mass Jelco. The main criterion for SPU compatibility is the ability to balance out such heavy cartridges.
    Fair point. I must admit that I have never heard an SPU

    I'm liking the look of Tom's Japanese Cartridge. I think I'd enjoy that.

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    Come to the North West Audio Show this weekend and you can hear a selection of SPUs in my room!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ammonite Acoustics View Post
    Come to the North West Audio Show this weekend and you can hear a selection of SPUs in my room!
    I'd love to but we already had plans over this weekend before I knew about the show.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ammonite Acoustics View Post
    I did buy one of these once, and it may have been 'tired' but the thing was so boring to listen to, I moved it on fairly quickly.
    You're not alone. My friend had one installed on his SME Five/Orbe because he loved his previous Ortofon FL 25 (? ; the cheap one with the gutsy output). Both of us thought it to be dull and undynamic, even considering its very low output, and this was into high sensitivity Naim boards. He got the dealer to take it back and substitute it with a Lyra Helikon, which I already had. He never looked back. A previous MC30 (I think) I bought in the eighties for my LP12 was so uninspiring I sold it within a couple of months.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jimbo View Post
    I presume the Vienna is a tad cheaper too?
    The Vienna when last available new was 2600 Euros, comparable to the Windfeld. The re-tip with an FG-S equivalent to the Replicant 100 on the Windfeld really works well and has all the detail retrieval of the Windfeld with better dynamics.

    Needless to say I don't have 2600 Euros invested in mine!

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