hi,
has anyone compared the 2 cartridges and if so what were your findings and preference please?
hi,
has anyone compared the 2 cartridges and if so what were your findings and preference please?
My System
John Wood KT88 Amp.
Paradise Phono Stage
Sony TTS-8000 Turntable.
PMAT-1010 MK6 Tonearm.
Ortofon Cadenza Bronze
Sony X555ES Cd Player
Yamaha NS1000m Speakers
Location: blackpool
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I'm neil.
Sorry I can’t help - I have always fancied a bronze - be interesting to hear the answers to this,there seemed to be quite a few Hanas for sale a short whie ago,I have never heard one,but I know I like Ortofon
Location: Near Saffron Walden, Essex
Posts: 7,090
I'm Dave.
Hana all the way. A far better balanced cartridge and better value.
Location: blackpool
Posts: 491
I'm neil.
Location: Near Saffron Walden, Essex
Posts: 7,090
I'm Dave.
Just after the ML was brought out, Guy Sergeant sent me a loaner to try. It might be worth contacting him to see if it is still on the go.
I run a Hana ML which replaced a Ortofon Cadenza Black. I much prefer the smoother sound and more pronounced bass of the ML. Just my opinion.
SOURCE:OPPO UDP-205 BluRay, SkyQ, Technics SL1210M5G/HexMat Eclipse/MN Bearing/Origin Live Gravity One puck/Isonoes with Boots/Jelco TK-850S Tonearm/Hana Umami Blue, PS Audio Stellar Phonostage. I also have an AT-OC9XSH as a spare cartridge.
AMPLIFIER: Bryston BR-20 Pre/DAC/Streamer & Bryston 4B3 Power Amplifier
SPEAKERS: Spendor D7 on Iso-Acoustics Gaia III’s
HEADPHONES: OPPO PM-1 with Atlas Zeno cable, B&W Pi7 S2 and B&W C5 v2.
CABLES: Analogue: Speaker Atlas Mavros Grun. Interconnect - Atlas Mavros XLR x3, MCRU Silver Tonearm cable
Digital:Audioquest Carbon Ethernet x 4, Audioquest Carbon digital, English Electric 8Switch, Chord Optichord, Atlas Optical.
Mains: PS Audio Perfectwave AC-05 x 5, Isol-8 Powerline Extreme with Quantum Science yellow fuse on input cable, Sounds Fantastic 6way Mains Blocks.
STORAGE: Synology DS216J NAS with 2 x 3Tb WD Red hard-drives. Samsung 500Gb SSD.
TV LG55B7 OLED
Location: Near Saffron Walden, Essex
Posts: 7,090
I'm Dave.
Was thinking of getting the Ortofon Quintet Bronze, read a review said it was an easy going smooth cart, now thinking Hana EL.
Current system 1210 GR. CDP - Meridian G08. Amp -Sugden A21I - Sig. Wharfedale Lintons.