So, given the choice, which of the following rare gems would you MOST love to own...
http://www.virausa.com/rare-phono-cartridges
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Rare Phono Cartridges
So, given the choice, which of the following rare gems would you MOST love to own...
http://www.virausa.com/rare-phono-cartridges
Marco.
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All of them if you're offering?
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Have you dealt with these guys, Marco? Would you recommend?Originally Posted by Marco
So, given the choice, which of the following rare gems would you MOST love to own...
http://www.virausa.com/rare-phono-cartridges
Marco.
There’s something in that list I want...
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I think it would be interesting to here
Miyabi Mark Levinson MLC-1 https://www.dagogo.com/miyabi-standa...tridge-review/
or
Rose Petal / Miyabi LOMC Mark Levinson
everything I have read about Miyabi cartridges says they are rather special, getting the details out the groove and presenting it wonderfully.
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I’d like the Sony XL 55 Pro. It would be great on my PS-X70. Trouble is, it’s double what I paid for the turntable so not really an option.
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I would be interested in a few of them:
The Audio Teckne MC6310
The Miyabi Mark Levinson MLC-1
The Win Labs semiconductor cartridge
The Stax 'capacitor' cartridge (but it would need the specialised phono stage)
and
The Sony XL-55 Pro.
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Well, Marco’s not talking to me so I might just go for the one I fancy anyway!
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thanks for the linky Marco, some very appealing carts amingst that lot.
If I could, the ones I'd love to hear, optimally set up in my sytem would be, no particular order:
-Ortofon MC3000
-Zu Audio Zu/DL-103R MK II Grade 1+
-ZYX Omega X
Be good to hear a Miyabi too I guess ....
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Ortofon Cadenza Black moving coil cartridge-Fritz Gyger S re-tip. Panzerholz plinth.
CDP - Pioneer PD-91
Speakers - Spendor D7 on Soundcare SuperSpikes
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I bet it would. Hopefully, it'll also sound decent on my PS-X9...
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I bet it would. Hopefully, it'll also sound decent on my PS-X9...
My System:
Amplification - Sansui AU-alpha 707 DR
Turntable - Technics SP10 MK2-Technics EPA-250 Tonearm-Yannis Tome 423.5Plus tonearm cable-Eichmann KLEI Absolute Harmony plugs.
Ortofon Cadenza Black moving coil cartridge-Fritz Gyger S re-tip. Panzerholz plinth.
CDP - Pioneer PD-91
Speakers - Spendor D7 on Soundcare SuperSpikes
QED Silver Spiral speaker cable-airloc banana plugs
Mains - Ultra Pure silver plated un-switched socket-Missing link EPS 500 silver plated plugs-Hi-Fi Tuning gold plated silver ceramic 13 amp fuses
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