I think that you just don’t like the Benz. You should simply say so and let it go at that. No need to jump from there to saying that Benz must be doing something wrong.
My Benz out of the box tracked fine, no technical issues.
That said, I don’t use the Benz for classical. Too cold and shallow. Not in the same class as the Koetsu, or a Van denHul or a Grado for that matter. I use it for rock and for parties.
Purists say that I shouldn’t use Van denHul for retipping. But there is a several thousand dollar difference between the Van denHul retipping policy and that of Koetsu, whose policy is essentially like trading in your leased car for a new model. Koetsu replaces everything but the body, Van denHul just replaces the tip only, and the cantilever if needed.
The Van denHul tip gives the Koetsu a slightly more analytical sound, which is not a bad thing.
My Benz out of the box tracked fine, no technical issues.
That said, I don’t use the Benz for classical. Too cold and shallow. Not in the same class as the Koetsu, or a Van denHul or a Grado for that matter. I use it for rock and for parties.
Purists say that I shouldn’t use Van denHul for retipping. But there is a several thousand dollar difference between the Van denHul retipping policy and that of Koetsu, whose policy is essentially like trading in your leased car for a new model. Koetsu replaces everything but the body, Van denHul just replaces the tip only, and the cantilever if needed.
The Van denHul tip gives the Koetsu a slightly more analytical sound, which is not a bad thing.