>> Given that mammoth ivory has hardly been extensively studied for its sonic properties, I assume a cartridge body made from it is made for the same reasons I have three custom straight razors scaled with it: it looks pretty and it confers bragging rights.<<
As mentioned in the review, the use of ivory by violin and guitar makers says a lot about its resonance characteristics.
>>"As mentioned in the review, the use of ivory by violin and guitar makers says a lot about its resonance characteristics." But exactly what does it say? This is a transducer, not a musical instrument. The only thing advantageous about mammoth ivory is that obtaining it did not require the killing of an elephant.<<
Unusual reply from you lewm. Do you believe a cartridge's body has no influence on how it sounds?
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