Curious what the differences between the SoundSmith Paua and Sussurro cartridges are?
Are they the same basic cartridge, with the Paua having an aluminum cantilever with nude contact line stylus and the Sussurro having the ruby cantilever with 'optimized contour' nude contact line stylus?
I would assume the Paua to be smoother with the aluminum cantilever and the Sussurro being more detailed with the ruby cantilever/OCL stylus?
Has anyone compared the 2?
This will be used with a Fidelity Research FR64s (Yamamoto HS-4s headshell, larger FR counterweight)mounted on Technics SL1000 MKII turntable (SP10 MKII with factory plinth).
Pre-amp is tubed Zesto Leto 1.5 and phono-stage is tubed Zesto Andros 1.2.
A little extra detail and dynamics may be beneficial?
Thanks!
Rick
Are they the same basic cartridge, with the Paua having an aluminum cantilever with nude contact line stylus and the Sussurro having the ruby cantilever with 'optimized contour' nude contact line stylus?
I would assume the Paua to be smoother with the aluminum cantilever and the Sussurro being more detailed with the ruby cantilever/OCL stylus?
Has anyone compared the 2?
This will be used with a Fidelity Research FR64s (Yamamoto HS-4s headshell, larger FR counterweight)mounted on Technics SL1000 MKII turntable (SP10 MKII with factory plinth).
Pre-amp is tubed Zesto Leto 1.5 and phono-stage is tubed Zesto Andros 1.2.
A little extra detail and dynamics may be beneficial?
Thanks!
Rick
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