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wspohn – which Koetsu worked best in the SME V?
atmasphere – yes, lower compliance and/or cartridge weight. Maybe I will consider change of the tonearm.
jperry – will take a look.
nkonor – yes I am trying to get in contact with them. They have been good before and things may take a little time.
tkr - Koetsu Black has an aluminum body – like the thick platter on my Hanss T30 – what is the output? - I find it hard to get a picture of how Koetsus sound, from quite varied reviews - some are not so “smooth” anymore, etc. But the mid-tone is the traditional strongest part of their house sound, right?
jahatl513 – ok will check. heard nice things about them. what would be relevant models?
other user reports very welcome.
Another important consideration is the cartridge – phono preamp match. Cart output cannot be too low in my case, using the Aesthetix Io. Carts with 0.5 or more work fine, 0.3 is not as good, and 0.2 is somewhat problematic due to tube noise. It does not take MM carts. Step-up transformers probably need not apply.