Wanted: Low Compliance Moving Coil Cartridge? SPU Royal N? Koetsu?

[montesquieu]

Bearing in mind that you sold your Shilabe recently, which to me is the obvious choice of low-compliance cartridge (albeit not at <£1k), what sort of 'sound' are you after? Maybe worth looking at Allnic, Kiseki or even Ikeda? I'd love to hear an Ikeda cartridge, and one day I'll treat myself to an Ikeda tonearm.

Looking for contrast, the Shilabe and the Kansui are very alike ... looking for something not by Miyajima (wonderful as his stuff is, I still have three of them, two of them mono). I am considering an Ikeda at the moment, it's an obvious partner for my Ikeda arm though a wee bit more than I was looking to spend.

[petrat]

Apparently, ceramic cartridges are all the rage nowadays

Or ... http://cheaptubeaudio.blogspot.co.uk...bbon-stax.html

[montesquieu]

Apparently, ceramic cartridges are all the rage nowadays

Or ... http://cheaptubeaudio.blogspot.co.uk...bbon-stax.html