Jico Seto Hori " Is This the New Giant Killer MC "

[JohnG]

I've been scouting the Web, as a result, I have been reading a thread from a individual, who has gathered a vast experience through trialing numerous Cartridges and Phonostages.
The ' Seto Hori ' seems to be a MC Cartridge that the individual who has a vast experience is flying the flag for.
As it appears to be a recent released model, the knowledge of it is not so common.

[Barry]

Do you have a link we could look at?

[Bigman80]

http://www.avhub.com.au/news/hi-fi/jico-seto-hori-mc-cartridge-496928

[JohnG]

Positive Feedback have carried out a review as well, some of the descriptions used about it are promising.
The individual who I have followed with this model, is claiming it is a similar performer to a Koetsu Cartridge, but more tonal.
This is a Google Translation, so it is not exact.

[Jimbo]

Certainly an interesting design.

[Spectral Morn]

£749 in the UK and in stock at snvinyl [emoji6]

https://snvinyl.co.uk/epages/eshop943300.mobile/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/eshop943300/Products/JICO10&Locale=en_GB

SN have had many complaints regarding service, supply of items, so Caveat Emptor.

[Audio Al]

:eek:

SCOTT NANGLE
SCOTT NANGLE AUDIO

Run for the hills :eek:

[Mike Reed]

At under the £1000 mark (using A$ to £ exch.) it's not up there cost-wise with the higher end stuff, but the thing which surprised me is that it's a high output m/coil; a breed which has been generally frowned upon for decades. It does have a boron cantilever, though, so some kudos there !

I have to say that the body looks to have been made from polystyrene packaging but maybe there's a beauty in it somewhere ??????

Comparisons to a Koetsu are odious.

[Wakefield Turntables]

Did I see 2mv output?

[Wakefield Turntables]

Comparisons to a Koetsu are odious.

Have you actually heard one to make this comment?

[sq225917]

In stock at snaudio, so that'll be still not delivered to the distributor then.

[ianlenco]

I have to say that the body looks to have been made from polystyrene packaging but maybe there's a beauty in it somewhere ??????



Reminds me of the quilted housecoat my Auntie Beryl used to wear back in the sixties :eyebrows:

[Wakefield Turntables]

Reminds me of the quilted housecoat my Auntie Beryl used to wear back in the sixties :eyebrows:

Easy tiger!

[JohnG]

The individual I have been following for a while, who is rating this Cartridge. Has spent thousands of euro's on Phonostages, SUT's and Cartridges. As well as various Price Range Cartridge Bake Offs, I am not aware of anybody who has trialed such a vast amount of devices.
The fact he has put a preference on this model, as well as my recently discovering the cost, left me feeling it was worthy of a announcement.
When I first see the Heto Sori, about a month ago, I thought from its design, it was a very high value cartridge.
I don't think anybody should take another's view or opinion as exact, they should have a experience and draw their own conclusion, but if the individual expressing a view has a broad experience, and has a developed trust from followers, then I would think it fair to have a curiosity and be inquisitive.
In my mind, my Hana SL, another MC that gathered a following from a obscure market entry, may have a Successor. A duel is on the horizon.
The Heto Sori, just through the design, will probably end up with a ' Moniker ', I'm not sure if
' Auntie's Quilted Overcoat ' will win through though :lol:

[Wakefield Turntables]

So who is this individual you follow?

[JohnG]

The forum is German site, 'Analogue Audio Association'.
The individual is 'Shakti', as I said previously the Google Translate, is not that great.
Even funnier when a post of your own is read, that is a WTF moment.

[montesquieu]

The forum is German site, 'Analogue Audio Association'.
The individual is 'Shakti', as I said previously the Google Translate, is not that great.
Even funnier when a post of your own is read, that is a WTF moment.

Hmm to be honest he wouldn't be the first person to get a bit carried away on a forum about his latest and greatest purchase.

A 2mV output HOMC may well turn out to be superb value at under £1k but is highly unlikely (purely due to well-established constraints on cartridge design) to be a Koetsu killer.

The pics are certainly interesting it looks like some of the body might have been outsourced to Armitage Shanks

https://i.imgur.com/UWf7Deb.jpg

I have seen a couple of ceramic-bodied cartridges of late, there was on Chinese one at Munich a couple of years back with delicate blue patterns on, Reinhard Thoress was showing them in his room and I spoke to the designer, but with prices starting at £4k and no track record I didn't follow up.

I can't for the life of me see any advantage in porcelain as a material for a cartridge body beyond the fact you can make them look like they belong in a Victorian display cabinet.

[graham67]

Cool name though, am strangely reminded of star trek the wrath of khaaaaaaaaaaaaaan!

[sq225917]

can't say I follow any guru's and certainly don't take anyone's opinion until iv'e heard their set-up.

[WESTLOWER]

The pics are certainly interesting it looks like some of the body might have been outsourced to Armitage Shanks

https://i.imgur.com/UWf7Deb.jpg


:lol:

[sq225917]

Thing is, there's no magic in Koetsu cartridges, they're no better or worse than any other brand, they just charge more and the UK importer loves to make up a big story. The only reason this won't be a Koetsu killer is because it's a HO cart and as such suffers the same physical restriction that all HO carts do due to the greater number of coils.

[JohnG]

" Shank's Pony "
Now that's a Moniker 😂

[Mike Reed]

.... it looks like some of the body might have been outsourced to Armitage Shanks

https://i.imgur.com/UWf7Deb.jpg

Sorry Tom, but that analogy just won't wash !