Difference between ZYX 4D and ATMOS

it may be worth your time to get on Sorasounds updated website, news of many new lines. Merhan is certainly not sitting on his hands.

It does not matter that he has many new lines. Now he has to sell the way any other dealer sells. He cannot do what he did before because he was a distributor now he is a dealer.

Hi Jwm,

I agree with you, but offer the following perspective on ZYX and other top line cartridges ...

It's true that Mehran is no longer a distributor of ZYX - other than the pricing you can get from him until he clears out his stock.

To my way of thinking, the ZYX line found a "true" equilibrium price when Mehran was distributing the line.

IOW, a Universe was realistically and competitively priced against Dynavector and Transfiguration, for example - for the performance it offered.

To my way of thinking the Universe always was a $4K cartridge, and while it's not my favorite, it is certainly one that many people whose opinion I respect consider it to be their cartridge of choice. IOW, I never hesitated to recommend it to the right person.

Cheers,
Thom @ Galibier

I agree with Thom.

It's difficult to buy more cartridge for $4K than the Universe. I only own 2 cartridges that are not in my line and the Universe is one of them.

Is it the end all or among the top phono cartridges available today? No, but it's a terrific component, especially at Mehran's close out price.

All of course IMO.

here are my comments on Mehran's site

http://www.sorasound.com/your-warm-thoughts/

I may snag another Universe or go to something else next time around. still breaking in my second universe (has under 300 hours on it)

Tom