What Cartridge(s) Is Everyone Using

[fabinho85]

Bob, i tried to create a gallery in my profile and upload the picture there but i couldn't get it to work. So i sent you a pm with a link to an external file hoster.

 

[daytona600]

Ikeda 9TT - sweeeeeeeet ! thanks santa , Emt jsd5g , cartridgeman le music maker & Spu

 

[NorthStar]

Bob, i tried to create a gallery in my profile and upload the picture there but i couldn't get it to work. So i sent you a pm with a link to an external file hoster.

---- ....Well received Fabian, thx. ...I just checked my PM box about an hour ago, or less.

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[flez007]

Dynavector XX2

Great cartridge! My reference for many years, nothing was of my liming until I traded it in for a Blue Angel Mantis.

 

[paskinn]

Urushi,the black one with little gold flakes.What I would really like is a stone bodied version;I have to wear this one out first or I would feel guilty, and broke.I 'd like the Jade body because I like that colour.It is not just about the sound.

 

[NorthStar]

-- Jade is nice; it has some beneficial properties.

 

[rockitman]

I 'd like the Jade body because I like that colour.It is not just about the sound.

as you go up the Koetsu stone body line, it's not so much about the rock as the measurement tolerences of the motor get tighter and tighter. The Jade Platinum motor is essentially the same as the Coralstone or Blue lace. Since the motors are hand made, naturally there is variability in spec tolerence. The Blue Lace being the tightest spec.

 

[JackD201]

Urushi,the black one with little gold flakes.What I would really like is a stone bodied version;I have to wear this one out first or I would feel guilty, and broke.I 'd like the Jade body because I like that colour.It is not just about the sound.

That would be the Urushi Gold Wajima. Nice Cart! I regret selling mine. If I had had the scratch I would've kept it. I have the Jade now. My University's color is green.

 

[JackD201]

as you go up the Koetsu stone body line, it's not so much about the rock as the measurement tolerences of the motor get tighter and tighter. The Jade Platinum motor is essentially the same as the Coralstone or Blue lace. Since the motors are hand made, naturally there is variability in spec tolerence. The Blue Lace being the tightest spec.

My High School's color is Blue. Perhaps I will wait for a hand me down from my older brother. The translucence of the BL is most beguiling.

 

[paskinn]

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as you go up the Koetsu stone body line, it's not so much about the rock as the measurement tolerences of the motor get tighter and tighter. The Jade Platinum motor is essentially the same as the Coralstone or Blue lace. Since the motors are hand made, naturally there is variability in spec tolerence. The Blue Lace being the tightest spec.

Interesting.There is a strange situation in the UK where all the stone bodied versions cost the same price while in the USA some units cost a lot more than others. Thus both jade and blue lace cost about £7,000 in the UK while in the USA the two units have big price variations. The UK distributor, Absolute Sounds, is very experienced as one of the longest living Koetsu Distributors, and his action suggests to me that the USA pricing is puzzling.Anyone buying a blue lace will save a lot by buying from Europe.Oddly enough, the Urushi is a bit cheaper in the USA.Life is complicated, especially now, in a global world.

 

[jadis]

Koetsu is a brand that I got to love ever since my first model, the Black. Love it enough I took the bite and became a country distributor of it about 6 years ago. I've heard virtually all of the them, including the Tiger Eye, Jade, Coralstone, and Blue Lace. And they all have their distinct sound from model to model, subtle but noticeable. Right now, I'm still using the Rosewood Signature, the one in my avatar. And I can attest to the rigid quality tolerance of Sugano san, knowing the cost and how they rebuild a damage Koetsu gave me the insight of their commitment to superior workmanship.

 

[NorthStar]

-- Phil, nice avatar. ...And your username too. ...Jadis, Jade ... :b

 

[jadis]

-- Phil, nice avatar. ...And your username too. ...Jadis, Jade ... :b

Thanks, Bob.

Jadis' Jades. I hope to have a stable of something one day.

 

[NorthStar]

-- ...Precious gem stones?

 

[jadis]

-- ...Precious gem stones?

not really...some stone models of koetsus maybe.

 

[NorthStar]

-- ...All 'bout the sound of the music, all 'bout the music. ...The sweetness .... :b

 

[XV-1]

here is a couple I got out of the cupboard to give a spin. the "mc-like" Nagaoka MP-50 and one of the best cartridges ever made- Technics EPC-P100CMK4

 

[trapper]

I think the Dynavector XV1T is the best but it is a lot of cash. Just upgrades from an XV1S and there is a wirld of difference. I have had Benz and VanDenhul as well.

 

[Sammy T]

What do have your Dynavector XV1s loaded at?

 

[rockitman]

Finally hit 50 hours on my Ikeda 9tt mono. I was listening to Duke's Jazz Party 1st press mono. I'm still amazed how well mono sounds.