@tomic601 The Nova is a great phono stage, but the Chinook has bested it with every other cartridge I've tried, so I was a little surprised.
The Shure VI5 Type IV is a little on the "bright" side and with the gain at the high setting it accentuated it I think. I was too lazy to open the Chinook up to lower the gain. I have some "new" tubes coming for it from Brent Jesse that should be here today. I may give it another try when I get those.
I also have some capacitor plugs on the way and plan to try the Shure with a bit more capacitance to see if it tames the highs a bit. I have some other cartridges I'll try also.
