Unfortunately, I won't be at RMAF, but do have interest in the cartridges that you mention. How much does the Etsuro retail for and how much output does it generate? The Kleos and Skala (are they still making the Skala?) are medium output carts.
The Cobalt Blue is a low output MC .25mv but compared to the Bordeaux at more than double the cost has all the same specs minus the sapphire plate that the Bordeaux has. Retail is 4750, but during RMAF I am doing promo pricing and have stocked inventory. Pm if you are interested.
So far, according to the poll, the majority of cartridge buyers have bought based on reviews and have not actually heard the cartridge in question in their own system. This is something that does not surprise me. Crazy risky IMO, but also the most likely scenario when buying a cartridge.
So far I have not seen many that have been dissatisfied with trying on faith. There are not nearly as many choices on carts as there is on electronics and speakers. Whats good will continue to have favorable reviews both in magazine and forums and whats bad will make itself known very quickly.
The Cobalt Blue is a low output MC .25mv but compared to the Bordeaux at more than double the cost has all the same specs minus the sapphire plate that the Bordeaux has. Retail is 4750, but during RMAF I am doing promo pricing and have stocked inventory. Pm if you are interested.
Thank you for the info. Unfortunately my tube phono stage does not do well with cartridges of less than 0.35mv. This does limit things a bit these days, but I am no fan of the SUT.
Type of sharpening needles Etsuro Urushi spherical shape of the needle!
The tip shape affects the usefulness of information retrieval from record.
The simplest case is the spherical shape of the needle. This needle is the cheapest to manufacture, but does not allow to accurately track the groove.
The most preferred option MicroHD stylus, through which more accurately reads vernacularly range.
Thank you for the info. Unfortunately my tube phono stage does not do well with cartridges of less than 0.35mv. This does limit things a bit these days, but I am no fan of the SUT.
Munich with Aries Cerat Talos and Aries Cerat ASCUT-1B = BOS at Munich
Most recent I heard was a Soulution 755 With a Jensen based SUT, not sure the brand and that sounded very clean and transparent (albeit pretty analytical which I attribute to the Soulution)
... I'm looking at finishing my Setup next year with the goal of being happy until my son is grown up. It is looking like this: AF301 (Arms+ Carts), EAR 912, EAR 509s, Daedalus Orpheus.
One of my clients uses the smaller Daedalus Athena; a lovely speaker (and prettier in person than the website photos indicate). The Ulysses works best in largish spaces as I've been told...
