New special Benz/cardas arrived

gian60

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My friend sold to me a very special cartridge
he is friend with mr. Lukaschek since 30 years and sometimes go to Benz company to buy some for him and for friends.

This is a Benz made with Cardas body,generally Cardas is a Benz Ruby,with LP inside,instead Ruby, but with better magnet and Namiki adamant

I will listen in september
 

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Adamant cutting stylii were some of my favorite back when i had the Neumann mastering lathe....
 

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I'm guessing 'Cardas body' means Myrtlewood. ( ? ) So Cardas Special is a Benz LP in a Myrtlewood body with a Namiki stylus and 'better magnet.' This could be a really nice cartridge.
 

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This is a prototype made with

Cards body because my friend liked more than normal body
Inside like LP but with magnet Samarium Cobalt instead Ferrite magnet
Half coil so much less distortion
Stylus Namiki

Today or tomorrow i set up
 

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Adamant Namiki Precision Jewel Co makes lots of various styluses. Gian, do you know is it a Namiki Micro Ridge or some other version? I suppose it has boron not diamond cantilever...? What is measurement showing re. it’s output voltage?
 

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Is boron cantilever and i don't know which version,has to ask my friend.

Output 0,34 and impedance from 500 to 47.000
 

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Thanks. Can’t wait to read your report.
 

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Ready to listen in the Koetsu shell with cable Acrolinh 8N
 

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I started listening half an hour ago and i am really surprised.
I never liked a lot Benz LP and others because sound is good but not very open on high and dynamic and top cartridges,even if cost much more,are in an other level.

But this seems incredible because seems have the mid natural with body of my opus 1 with the bass,slam and high of Atlas
and this after 20 minutes,so need 60/80 hours
Is very fast and dynamic
 
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