Time for a new cartridge
My current cartridge which is a Van Den Hul DDTII Special MC is starting to lose it's zing. Details are not as sharp as they were and overall I think I'd like something fresh. My tt is a VPI Prime with the 10" JMW Memorial tonearm. My phono stage is a Musical Fidelity Nu Vista Vinyl. My amp is a McIntosh MA8950 integrated. My speakers are Sonus Faber Cremona M. I have 2 KEF R400B subs, which I think compliment the Cremona's. I've emailed VDH and they said they would do a re tip and get it back to where it was, but I'm thinking maybe it's time for a different sound. With the info I've provided I'd like some alternatives. My budget is around $2500.
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Dear @reimarc : Good to confirm and good that you are satisfied.
The ART 1000 is very good performer that I listened. I owned the Victor L1000 that's similar to the Neumann one and the Art and very good performer too. R. |
I have heard the DS Audio Grand Master on a very expensive system on a few occasions and have not been impressed. On the first occasion the Grandmaster was immediately followed in use by a New Design rebuilt Cart' with very little hours of usage. I and some of the attendees were quick to point out their impression with the rebuilt Cart'. After the demo', some attendees were giving a private personal appraisal where the rebuilt Cart' was being referred to as excellent and much better than the Grandmaster. I was also instrumental in the encouraging the owner of the Grandmaster, to be buying into a New Design of Generator for it, which I never got to listen to as of yet.
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