hi marco,
if you read the adition to my original post[;] i have already stated that i dont beleive that either technology in as far as cartridges and speakers are concerned is right or wrong, all i am saying is alnico based components may let the individual moving parts move a bit more freely, where as rare earth magnets and ceramic magnets will tend to have more grip over the moving parts due to their higher strength, [this is not taking into acount diffrences in flux gaps etc] my point is; either can sound great or crap depending on the system they are partnered with!
Hi Anthony,

Couldn't agree more. Quite simply, there are no absolutes in hi-fi - everything depends on application.

Marco.