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Has anyone heard the Miyajima 'Snakewood' cartridge,

a limited edition successor to the Madake ? A Google search turns up no hits on it - maybe it’s too new and too rare to garner a critical review - so I’m polling for anyone’s personal experience with it ?
Thanks.
dr-john
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nandric
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Dear dr-john, There is von Karajan's complete Ring on DGGG with

Walkure cast to die for: Vickers, Stewart, Crespin and Talvela.

Should be easy to get in Europe.

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dr-john OP
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oh boy - I’m trying a humble DGG lp of Kempff playing the bagatelles of Ludwig van, and despite that engineering at the time didn’t quite match imaging with sonority, the musical experience shines through. The highs shimmer, but not unnaturally. I suspect the snake wood body allows natural tonalities to emerge more naturally than did the black wood of the initial Madake.  And as for dynamics, well.......
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Dear Lew, As my English tacher you should explain  to me if

''snakeoil'' is made from snake wood? I can't imagine boiling snakes

for the purpose. So there must be some other source.

ochremoon
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@dr-john
What are your impressions, now you've had some time to evaluate the cartridge?
lewm
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Nandric, Once you squeeze all the oil out of it, snake wood is really hard.
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