Dynavector cartridges, old and new
@bimasta You’re right, but how many of us playin warped records? This is what is written in the manual of my Karat 17DS MR: https://scontent-arn2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/36788290_2314725865212234_8444842917339594752_n.jpg?_n... |
Below is the answer from Doctor Noburu Tominari himslf for those who’re asking why top models comes with long Boron cantilever. RG. "I notice that neither the XX1, the Te-Kaitora nor the XV1 use gemstone cantilevers. Why is that?" Dr.Tominari (Dynavector Systems): "At the moment, the construction of this magnetic assembly used in these cartridges requires a long cantilever. It would be very difficult to engineer this for a short cantilever, and also very, very expensive." Dr.Tominari (Dynavector Systems): "The Te-Kaitora is really just a special version of the XX1 made for Mr Denson who distributes Dynavector products in Japan and also builds the Dynavector electronics. It has no body, and uses better magnets and selected parts. And also better quality wires as well." |
No model number anywhere and unfortunately no papers came with. The only information is a stamped little mark "1" on bottom of the aluminium part (base) of the wooden body. My sample may very well be re-cantilevered though. According to Hart Audio in UK this was made for the Japanese market only not US. And the wooden body is much longer and heavier. https://1drv.ms/u/s!Ar2yUQrU4Bz4hHnjECkAx6g8EQuB Whatever the case, a modern MC AT- ART9 has nothing on it in audio quality when using stand alone fashion on the aluminium wanded Trans-Fi linear tracking TA. Tracking easily 90 um at 1.5 g actually it´s the finest (and flattest, excuse my clumsy expression) MC I have heard, in particular mids is very transparent and highs so refined almost sweet but my knowledge and experience in MC kind is limited. |
I agree with Lew 's post from 06-30-20018 stating that ''exotic'' parts do not guarantee ''Nirvana''. But I will try to first make our ''implicit'' conceptual presuppositions clear and than elaborate. The first is the simple sentence form ''S is P''. The basic form to ascribe properties to objects. The other is ''parts and wholes'' pre- conceptions. I think that we all can agree that without comparison between cartridges we can't make any judgments. However comparisons are relational in logical sense while ''S is P'' sentence form is not suitable for relational descriptions. Say ''brother'' is not some kind of property of an person but a relation to some other person. We can see that ''our'' chakster try to explain differences between carts by their ''parts''. Say in the sense of Lew's ''exotic parts''. He is very fond of ''diamond cantilevers'' which should be ''as short as possible'' (grin) This is not my reproach but he admitted to have an ''border line'' regarding cart prices. I don't believe that prices have necessary relation to sound quality but what we call ''the top kind '' are usually pretty expensive .Anyway chakster limited himself in the sense of ''extension of his comparisons''. This limitation is , say, ''financial'' which is in my case ,say, of less importance. So I was able to buy Allaerts MC2 which provide pretty strong arguments against ''exotic parts'' reasoning. There is nothing special by this cart in the sense of ''parts''. The cart is conventional even old fashioned. But look at its technical specs and you will not believe your own eye. There is no other cart that can come close. |
