Nature of Koetsu carts

I doubt that Koetsu MC's would have remained popular if they had "boring" midrange sound! You can't really go wrong with any of them!

@rpm33: I have a Urushi Black and I love it.  The warning I will give, is your tonearm has to have sufficient mass, for the Koetsu’s to properly perform.  When I first mounted mine, it sounded very hollow.  At the suggestion of Koetsu, I increased my tonearm’s mass.  It was only then, that It started to sing.

rpm33

imo your description is just about perfect.  I had a Rosewood a few years back.  I preferred my Denon 103R.

  If you play lite jazz and female vocals, it might be good - but for dynamic music - no thanks.

  Apparently the Stone Koetsu's are better.