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ZEN cartridge ?

I have a "ZEN" (that''s the name in the front with gold letters) cartridge and can't find any information about it. In the back has a numbe rthat looks like is the serial: EQ41 or E041 in white letters that seems to be writen aat hand. Has black body, gold stylus cover and is gold and varnished wood top. Would like to find some info about it.... can you help me?
thanks in advance
jorsan
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chakster
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right, sorry, it’s more like Victor than Nakamichi
Interesting 
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best-groove
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@chakster
looks more like Victor MC L-1000 in operation mode, in fact it is directly coupled, the coils are close to the stylus.
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chakster
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All best Victor MC are direct coupled type: MC-1 and MC-L10 have almost identical plastic cartridge body to your ZENN, I’m curious why? 

MC-L1000 visually does not look like ZENN.
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I own a Zenn mcz/2 and it is a wonderful cart.
I also own both Victor MC-1 and MC-5E.
it is quite remarkable how similar the ZENN and the MC-1 sound. Easily two of my favorite cartridges ever-so far...
unfortunately the MC-1 I acquired was NOS from the estate of Bill Johnson of Audio Research I just noticed the substrate the coil is printed on is delaminating.
it still sounds great but not for long.....
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best-groove
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MC-L1000 visually does not look like ZENN.
in fact my clarification did not refer to aesthetics but to the principle of functioning of Zen not Zenn.  :)
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