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Customer Review
- Reviewed in Canada on March 8, 2022Ok, this is such a subjective topic I will break it down in both opinion and fact. First, I am running this on a mk2 through a McIntosh tube system that currently is hooked up to 401s for fun. Got em super cheap and they are fun to play around with. After dialing in this cartridge on my tone arm I dropped it on a very good spiders from mars pressing that I had been listening to allot prior to this stylus showing up. I was immediately blown away. The detail was incredible, even on the lower end speakers I am using at the moment. I was picking up on some unwanted sibilance, but that almost went away completely once my tubes warmed up fully. The hair went up on the back of my neck immediately and kept it up as I threw different challenges it's way. Next I slid on some Jethro Tull. The breath, the blend of instruments, and voice, all present in detail and true character. It's as though you are sitting in the studio. Next up Dire Straits. What I love about Mark is what he does between the lines. This set up makes those lines very easy to read. Now the only downer with this stylus at all is not really a fault, but in some cases it's to detailed, if that makes any sense. We all have those special albums in our collection that we treasure, but are of either poor recordings, or bad pressings and this stylus is going to highlight those shortcomings bigly, as I have found. Now I enjoy all that stuff, that's me, but it is unignorable. Not a flaw of this set up though. Bottom line for me is this; if you want to dip it in to the naked realm, you will be very hard pressed to beat this anywhere near this price and in my opinion, I have listen to others at more than double this price fall flat in comparison. Is there better? Of course. But, you are splitting hairs as you enter this world. If you are using sl1200 direct drive type gear, I don't see any reason to go any further than this, unless you have money to burn, and if you have money to burn, then upgrade your turntable first. This little precious gem is worth every red cent. There are some comparable brands that are fun to play around with and may even do better for some records. Nagaoka comes to mind, but it's all preference. There are far to many variables. Recordings, music types, ear canals, ear damage., age, gear, and on, and on it goes. I have been to countless concerts, worked in industrial fields most of my life, and am 50. My hearing is good and trained, but is it perfect? Not even close. For me, this is my new favorite in a reasonable price range. So, if you are fiftyish, have somewhat abused yourself, and love intricate detail..... This could be your diamond. Personally I think everyone would love this rock star. The coolest part; it's high end at a affordable price. All that in mind, I would give 6 stars if I could. I would be surprised if somebody didn't really like it, and I would suspect that they screwed up in their configuration in some way or another. Do your research, but honestly, I think she is the one dude.
