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Cartridges better than Colibri XGP?

It's time for me to change my cartridge ( I'm using a ZYX Airy 3 Gold) trying to improve my analogue source. So, I'm using a DIY suspended turntable and my technician believes in low mass tonearms - low mass / high compliance cartridges combo. I know that Colibri is a major cantidate but with which tonearm? Do you believe there are cartridges better than colibri? Which would be your favor tonearm/cartridge matching? Please give me your opinions.
Thanks a lot in advance.
pentatonia
andromedaaudio
170 posts
 
If all goes well , i will have a new Colibri XCP with a 0,22 mV output by the end of next week .
i ll post on my expiriences.
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sbank
3,379 posts
 
Andromedaaudio, how about an update for us? Cheers,

Spencer
andromedaaudio
170 posts
 
That never happened , sorry.
Some audiodealer i will not mention here owned me some money , and the colibri should have been part of that deal , but he choose not to keep up on his part .
The case now is a juridical one unfortunately.

But i have good news , i bought a Moving Iron london decca cartidge as there were some raving reviews about them.
I have the london decca supergold now playing for a couple of months and i think its the best i ever had .
No need for transformers you just need a (tube) MM gainstage .
That thing is very microphonic /sensitive its also very dynamic , full of body and detail.
I think its a gamechanger , i have not touched my mc s again.
Retips are cheap , so is the cart, i will buy a reference later this year.
I m sorry that i cannot comment on the colibri.

I dont have any plans for upgrades at the moment as i am very happy with the soundreproduction , although i have plans for another (better? ) speakermodel .
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