I find this world of music sufficient. No dimension slipping necessary. I also know plenty of people who have owned both those cartridges and put them on a par. They love them both and use them interchangeably. They would refer to them both as the favourite cartridges they had used in their system Preference probably comes down to compatibility with the system.
It was those people's reference(notice I didn't say preference) of the ART9XI(in this case) to the ZYX 4D which inspired me to try out the ART20. I have not heard the ART 7/9/9XA/9XI but if the 9 was being spoken of by those individuals in the same breath as the 4D, I thought that was a glowing reference. The ART20 for its part is a musically beautiful cartridge.
My old post here has near one year's old...
I said :
With the Technics SL-1000R, the ART-9 sounds like a CD.
With the VPI Classic 3, the ART-9 sounds like a vinyl.
I have two ART-9...and I prefer now the ZYX Ultimate 4D...with the Technics SL-1000R...This last combination are in a great synergy.
ZYX Ultimate 4D...with the Technics SL-1000R beats easily my Esoteric K-03XS with my Mark Levinson N360S....
Even with ZYX Ultimate 4D...with the Technics SL-1000R, the introduction 'Money for nothing' has more bass than the CD or SACD...
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And that is the conclusion of the youtube video.
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a taste of CS Port. video of the TAT2 compared to the Technics SL-1000R.......but commentary not in English. compare starts at the 9 minute mark. no idea if this was a fair fight, as the finer points are lost in translation.....which i why i call it a taste. in any case the SL1000R (with it's...
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I forced my translator to listen to the end of this video when they compared the two tables.
SL-1000R: it had no noise, good SN ratio, sound is very clear but no character of its own, works well with any genre of music, sounds digital (CD).
TAT2: is more real, vocals more precise, softer overall sound, good SN ratio also, they were thinking the IME1 played a role in the vocals sounding better.
Translator had to leave and couldn’t finish the video. Will try and post more later.
So we are agree that SL-1000R sounds like a CD...but it depends of the choice of the cartridge.
What a pity that they don't give the setup of the two turntable exactly, including arm and cartridge.
People are not chosen the good cartridge to marry with this turntable.
Your turntable Yamaha GT 2000/Funk Firm FX3 (old or new version (?) ) has not the same sound as the Technics SL-1000R.
That's perhaps you have a better sound with the ART20 with.
The Yamaha GT 2000/Funk Firm FX3 old version (1982) has the direct drive.
The Yamaha GT 2000/Funk Firm FX3 new version has a belt drive.