GLANZ MFG 610LX

Chakster, I have never heard the Glanz Cartridges in question, so I am going from the chart I provided. The 71l has a slightly higher channel separation than the 610lx, which normally dictates the better cartridge. Also Frequency response deviation is tighter on the 71l versus the 610lx They both show to have the same solid diamond line contact stylus. I wish we could see the rest of the chart.

I was wondering where did you learned the MFG 71L was aluminum and the 610lx was boron? Could they have been modified? 

Anyway, I am sure both are great, just found that chart and wanted to add it to the conversation, so we might get some of this convoluted Glanz/Astatic information correct before we die and our wives through them out. :)

@acman3

I’ve learned everything by buyin all of them, the 71L has huge aluminum cantilever, the 31L has conventional aluminum cantilever, actually ALL Glanz and Astatic comes with aluminum cantileevers, except ONE model - the Glanz MFG-61 (extremely rare, went for 1500 pounds about 5 years ago). It is not modified, it’s the original top of the line Glanz cartridge that has no analog in Astatic line. That’s why it’s such a great cartridge.

The MFG-61 has Paroc stylus, it is also line contact type, but special.
The cantilever is Boron.

As i said earlier the 610LX is not exactly like the earlier 61 model which i’m talking about as the reference. But 610LX looks closer to 61 than any other Glanz. And you will not find the 61 in that chart (manual). What you can do is to look on ebay for 610LX pictures of the cantilever and then look at any other Glanz/Astatic cantilevers. All of them comes with conventional aluminum cantilever like this The only difference is the lower models are not nude (the diamonds).

If you think the 71L is better go and buy it, but 610LX has better cantilever (maybe Beryllium or Boron), i’ve bought my 71L NOS, it was shipped to Axel to change the damper only, the cantilever was intact. You will find Glanz thread on audiogon to find more information. 71L and 61 is day and night in terms of sound, materials and price!

To make the story short: the best Glanz ever made is MF-61 with Boron Cantilever and Paroc nude diamond.

@nandric i’m talking about this particular Glanz MFG-61 cartridge with Boron cantilever and Parabolic stylus and all other Glanz cartridges with Aluminum cantilevers and Line Contact styli that i have tried. If all those Glanz have more or less similar sound, the 61’s model sound is completely different (much more refined on both ends).

Now you can look at the Glanz MFG 610LX model here
If you think there is a big amount of glue let me know. As i can see the nude LineContact diamond has been mounted using laser with minimum amount of glue, remember technics hollow pipe boron cantilevers with nude diamonds fitted almost like with the aluminum? It’s all about tip mass, the lower is better.  

Yes, the Ikeda’s cartridge sounds good with LineContact diamonds on Aluminum cantilever, but FR-7f generator is LOMC AIR CORE and i don’t see any single reason why should i compare this and that ?

I see the 610 is still for sale on eBay at $455 right now.
After being extremely impressed with both the Astatic mf100 and the Glanz Esoter Azzura I am considering buying one.

Anybody who purchased one 2 years ago still around with long term thoughts on it?