Garrott vs Soundsmith

@chakster 
Thanks for the Garrott post. Good read. I have 2 Garrott Bros Deccas. Superb.

Dear chakster, I first thought that this story was written by Reto 
Andreoli, the third  (youngest) brother. At the age of 15 and
speaking only German he went to Australia with the intention to learn
the art from the masters. He was accepted and learned the trade
very fast. He was as passionate cartridges lover as you are .
After their tragic dead he returned to Switzerland and started his
own ''one man' company. He become known with his exclusive
cartridges among which the Magic Dimond. But he also produce
amps, pre-amps , etc. all done by himself . He also wrote some
articles in HIFI Magazine explaining his approach to analog 
reproduction. I am not aware if he published anything in English
but if you read German I will post his writing to you.
''Our own'' Dover can probably explain more technical stuff about
Andreoli as well his ''theoretical'' opinions. He owns , if I remember
well , his pre-amp. 

I'm a fan of the Garrott P77i as well. I bought one a couple of years ago, and it is excellent. My first Garrott cartridge was in in 1981, when the Brothers modified my Decca Gold. I still have that with the original paperwork.

In the mentioned publication Andreoli explains what was wrong
by Decca. 

Easy, Grado