Cartridge recommendation for classical listening

@atmasphere Ralph, his version of Sumiko is HOMC, not LOMC. 

@nandric Nikola, if i remember correct you owned Clear Audio Virtuoso 

Whenever  the volume is turned up there is a harshness in the treble.

@rvpiano
So if the volume is down its OK? That might be vibration reaching the turntable when the tunes are cranked. You might want to try a platform to reduce vibration.


The other thing to pay attention to is loading. High output cartridges have a lot of inductance- in concert with the capacitance of the tonearm cable, this causes an electrical high frequency resonance. That can make it sound bright if its in the audio region. If the Sumiko is higher inductance than the Grado this might be why you didn't hear that before. Its easy to tame- take a look at this link:http://www.hagtech.com/loading.html


Getting the loading right is critical to get the most out of high output cartridges!!

Atmasphere,

 I’ve made the decision to pull the plug on the Sumiko and go with the Clear Audio.  We’ll see if the problem remains.
Thank you for your suggestions.

Dear @rvpiano : """ Based on the bad opinion of the Sumiko stated here.... """

first than all I do not seen a bad valid opinion in this thread and at the end the main and more important opinion is the one coming from you and this is what you posted:

"" But it works wonderfully on my system. It does really sing..."""

and you followed with this other post:

""" It is sounding even better. Along with the definition and detail has come a sweetness and warmth I didn’t expect. Very happy with it! """


and now you are thinking to return it. Are you seriously?

Not all audiophiles can post cartridge information experiences as the ones you had.
Who cares other person opinions? or whom are those other persons?

Cantilever fragility?, not really. VdH Colibri or the Dyna XV-1 or EMT ones comes with the same type of " cantilever fragility " and these cartridges stays in a 3.5K-7K price range and owners are really satisfied with, including me. The Virtuoso comes with almost that " cantilever fragility " too. But it's up toyou that is the person who has to live with.

There is no perfect audio items. 

Regards and enjoy the MUSIC NOT DISTORTIONS,
R.

Raul,

You are so right!!!
MY opinion is the one that counts.
 I admit, in the first couple of days,  I got “carried away” with the first flush of hearing something better than I owned previously, and I had to share it.
However, upon extensive listening, reality set in and I began to hear anomalies that bothered me, such as, the beauty diminishing as I turned the volume up.
Yes, in certain parameters it’s a wonderful cartridge. And I stand by my rave.
But, could I live with it in a larger variety of music where soaring climaxes are important.  In many cases, no. It became shrill. Not always, I have to admit, but enough to realize that a large part of my collection would be unlistenable if I kept it.
I need a more forgiving cartridge, even if it’s not quite the ultimate in revealing.
In other words, a real world cartridge that i can enjoy as a music lover, not just an audiophile.
Also, i read many Audiogoners who complained they had damaged or destroyed it due to it’s precarious design. Many more complaints than raves.
 The combination of those two factors persuaded me it would be better to look elsewhere.