Glanz moving magnet cartridges

Nandric,

Many thanks for the feedback. Good luck with your serach for the 61 and I would, of course, love to hear your results and any further opinions about the Glanz.

Gratefully received

As always...

Vetterone,

I know what you are saying about the 61 because I feel exactly the same about the G7 (and in different ways, about the G5 - they are so different in various areas and I suspect the G5 would be closer to the MF200). The more I test them the more certain I become of their magnificence and the more frustrated I feel that I cannot find anyone (apart from the Hong Kong retailer) who has experience with these and can/will discuss. Given that, I would dearly love the opportunity to hear the 61 and compare.

I still think that the restraint and control of the bass on the Technics 100Mk4 is slightly superior but the differences are more in accord with distinct venues than distinct or inaccurate renditions of the instrument itself. Again, marvellous! I stand in hope of hearing further from you on these matters.

Do give some form of exchange or audition plan a consideration and thanks for the information.

As always...

Dear Vetterone, By my MFG 31l the user manual is included
with the nomenclature of the whole series. There are 51 and 71
(L and E) above the 31 but 61 is not mentioned. That
is why I called this one 'mysterious'. I also own the 31 E
but am , like you with the 51 E , not very impressed. BTW
deed you try the stylus from the 31 L in the 51 cart?
The strange thing is that I have never seen any Glanz on the German ebay.
I got my specimens from the UK.

Regards,

Nandric,

I did not take the time to swap stili between bodies. All of the 3.5mv Mitachi generators most likely sound the same or very close but to be sure, I will experiment later. I think I have six different bodies between Astatic and Glanz. Could prove interesting.

The MF-61 has its own booklet that mentions no other Glanz products. As I posted a while back, all it says is that "MFG-61, as the most prestige model among Glanz cartridges...". My sample came new in the box. Under close inspection I am sure it had never been mounted or used. The cantilever is boron but it is much smaller in diameter than the boron cantilever supplied these days by Ogura. I would guess 30% smaller. I bought it off eBay many years ago before I had read the MM thread on A'gon. I had been studying cartridge designs and moving flux and moving iron seemed to be the best design, in theory at least so I was buying cheap samples to try. It came from Peru or Portugal I think. I did see one listed a few years ago. I wish I would have bought it but at the time, I had not yet tried the MFG-61 and had no idea how special it is. Silly me.

Hi Nandric/All,

On the issue of cartridge comparisons, I am currently optimising my Morch DP-6 tonearm with the kind assistance of Mt. Moerch. As I have told Raul and demonstrated to close friends and family, the combination of the DP-6 and Technics 100 Mk4 cartridge moved my expectations of analogue replay to a new level.

My Glanz G5 and G7 cartridges in my Audio Craft AC3300 LB tonearm are the closest comparison I have come across and the G7/AC3300 seem to exceed the Moerch/Technics combination in certain aspects of their performance. HOWEVER, my Moerch has been a trusty companion for over thirty years and needed optimising. Hence my current preoccupation.

Once I have completed the work, I will be able to run a full comparison of both cartridges and tonearm/cartridge pairings. I'll most likely post my findings and impressions once that is completed.

As always...