Dgob,
Im sorry if my impressions appear to be negative?
That was not my intent ..nor is it accurate.
I found the G5 to be unremarkable in that its presentation revealed nothing that was not available from a number of my finest cartridges.
This is not a condemnation of the G5 ..as it is being compared to the crème de la crème of my selected collection.
I do find the AT150 ANV to be more detailed, transparent and convincing in its overall presentation than the G5 but this is to be expected from a Signet TK-7LCa wannabe :-)
Where the 150ANV loses out to its illustrious predecessor IMHO is in its emotional content.
The ability of some cartridges to suspend belief and draw you in to the performance is akin to alchemy?
How do they do it?
Whilst it may be an emphasis in the 40Hz region that makes one cartridge appear to delve deeper than another and a peak in the 10K Hz range that delivers perceived air or detail .how does one explain with science .the way one cartridge can startle and amaze?
How can one cartridge deliver the performers into the room whilst another wallpapers with a flat presentation?
How does one cartridge seem effortless and alive whilst another seems to strain under its onerous duties?
Im not sure Dgob whether you have spent much time with the normal Glanzs the MFG-31L, 51L and 71L? .but it was to them I was referring in their likeness to one another.
The G5 was easily distinguishable but I have not heard a G7 to enable comparisons?
As you rightly observe ..there are many views, tastes, preferences and system differences to explain our varying experiences and all each of us can do is find the path that individually suits.
I dont for instance, find the AT150 ANV particularly impressive in the bass control or depth region .nor do I find the Technics EPC100Mk3 any competition for the real champs down there?
But then again ..I find the EPC100Mk3 to be one of the most boring cartridges I have heard.
So concerned was I about this fact after reading the eulogies heaped of the 100Mk4 .that I sent my 100Mk3 to Axel Schuerholz to check its functions.
It was returned as working flawlessly
I dont personally know the differences between the 100Mk3 and 100Mk4 ..but a trusted former contributor called Travis Lundy (Tbone) has both models and loves his 100Mk3?
The audio world is a vast territory with a tiny subspecies of lunatics devoted to analogue and an ever smaller sub-culture of these who are obsessed with cartridges/styli/cantilevers.
I genuinely thank you for bringing the elusive Glanz cartridges to our notice and it has resulted in the very fine MFG-51L joining my select collection.
Kind Regards
Henry
Im sorry if my impressions appear to be negative?
That was not my intent ..nor is it accurate.
I found the G5 to be unremarkable in that its presentation revealed nothing that was not available from a number of my finest cartridges.
This is not a condemnation of the G5 ..as it is being compared to the crème de la crème of my selected collection.
I do find the AT150 ANV to be more detailed, transparent and convincing in its overall presentation than the G5 but this is to be expected from a Signet TK-7LCa wannabe :-)
Where the 150ANV loses out to its illustrious predecessor IMHO is in its emotional content.
The ability of some cartridges to suspend belief and draw you in to the performance is akin to alchemy?
How do they do it?
Whilst it may be an emphasis in the 40Hz region that makes one cartridge appear to delve deeper than another and a peak in the 10K Hz range that delivers perceived air or detail .how does one explain with science .the way one cartridge can startle and amaze?
How can one cartridge deliver the performers into the room whilst another wallpapers with a flat presentation?
How does one cartridge seem effortless and alive whilst another seems to strain under its onerous duties?
Im not sure Dgob whether you have spent much time with the normal Glanzs the MFG-31L, 51L and 71L? .but it was to them I was referring in their likeness to one another.
The G5 was easily distinguishable but I have not heard a G7 to enable comparisons?
As you rightly observe ..there are many views, tastes, preferences and system differences to explain our varying experiences and all each of us can do is find the path that individually suits.
I dont for instance, find the AT150 ANV particularly impressive in the bass control or depth region .nor do I find the Technics EPC100Mk3 any competition for the real champs down there?
But then again ..I find the EPC100Mk3 to be one of the most boring cartridges I have heard.
So concerned was I about this fact after reading the eulogies heaped of the 100Mk4 .that I sent my 100Mk3 to Axel Schuerholz to check its functions.
It was returned as working flawlessly
I dont personally know the differences between the 100Mk3 and 100Mk4 ..but a trusted former contributor called Travis Lundy (Tbone) has both models and loves his 100Mk3?
The audio world is a vast territory with a tiny subspecies of lunatics devoted to analogue and an ever smaller sub-culture of these who are obsessed with cartridges/styli/cantilevers.
I genuinely thank you for bringing the elusive Glanz cartridges to our notice and it has resulted in the very fine MFG-51L joining my select collection.
Kind Regards
Henry