opinions on the blue point special

The one I know of in a friend's system works awesome.... Heed the other 2 posts -- they are dead right (unless you have $$ to blow on experiments)

The BPS is a piece of garbage. Buy the Benz Micro MC-Gold for $350 new. You'll be glad you did.

I had a bluepoint special and a grado platinum before I went to a dynavector 10X4, it's not even a contest! The 10X4 whips them both so badly it's not funny. Give the 10X4 a listen if you have the opportunity. Bill

I tried one a few years ago and returned it because of a channel imbalance. Other than that it was pretty good. Kelly is right, cartridges are very system dependent. But I think you knew that and that's why you asked the questions you did. If you audtion the cartridge try to listen to it in a system like yours. My impression is that the BPS has a tipped up upper range and doesnt do well in bright systems unless that's what you like to hear. I actually went with a standard Blue Point because Im not buying any new vinyl, just use my record player to listen to old records once in a while. My system is a little soft and it works fine. I always liked the Dynavectors better than the Grados too. Havent heard either lately.

Whenever a component becomes VERY popular, it becomes a target for ridicule. Everything wipes it out. But consider that it's very popular for a reason (and it's not very heavy advertising). It is a fine cartridge at a reasonable price that plays well in a large variety of systems. It's dynamic, colorful and offers the opportunity to enjoy a moving coil cartridge with an absolutely silent background in systems designed for moving magnets.