Triplanar And Cartridge

jcmusic

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I am looking for a good matching cartridge for a Triplanar VII? Trying to stay in the 1.0 mv output range, any advice??? i wanted to add that currently I am using a Dyna 20X 1.0 mv into 47k phono stage and do like the sound, just wanting a lil more detail without giving up anything else. I do understand that my phono stage is my weakest link, I am just not ready to change that yet...
 
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jfrech

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I am looking for a good matching cartridge for a Triplanar VII? Trying to stay in the 1.0 mv output range, any advice???

The 1.0 mv kills the 3 I've used with my former Triplanar. Do you need 1mv to best match up with your phono stage?
 

jfrech

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I could probably get away with a lil less maybe down to 0.7, I am afraid that would be it!!!

I got nothing then...sorry. The 3 I used were the Lyra Skala (.5), Allaerts MC2 Finish (.2), and a Lyra Atlas (.56)...maybe some others will chime in...Good luck
 

andrew_stenhouse

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I had great success with the combination of a Triplanar VII + Len "The Cartidgeman" Gregory's MI cart (the Sapphire by memory) + a Croft MM phono stage. It had all the detail of a great MC and the 'life' & 'bounce' of a MM. Mind you half that synergy was the Croft phono with NOS Mullard CV4003 (Mil Spec 12au7) tubes. Stunning phono stage for not much money.

BTW that combination replaced a Benz LPS + Audioflight Phono stage. So it shouldn't be discounted just because it is relatively inexpensive.
 

Billy Shears

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The Lyra Etna is definitley loud enough for what you are looking for . I had someone run into some trouble while using it with a ARC Ref2 with too much gain.

Otherwise Benz make medium output varietys of their top cartridges too. But the Compliance may be a issue with the Tri
 

Audiophile Bill

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Anyone tried the Triplanar VII with the Ikeda Kai?
 

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