@rauliruegas
Thank you for the feedback; however, I never said that I disliked the Benz LPS...it’s been my reference cartridge for years. In fact, while I was living in Europe, I have had high end dealers tell me that my system is one of the best sounding they have heard with the Benz LPS in my system. It was not for a sale either, just an invite to listen. Please don’t misconstrue what I stated about the Benz LPS, it works excellent in my system, as does the SS. I have not stated or it has not even been suggestive that I have any problems with my system. My friends most often want to come over and listen to music but not want to drink heavily, play cards, or play pool.
I would not fixate on the I/O as it does what I need it to do with the cartridges I own. I am sure open to experimenting and learning from others and that’s what I plan to keep on doing. What I have learned thus far in my audio journey is that I am the only one who can make emphatic statements about my listening environment and equipment, and those dealers, friends, and family who have heard the system as well.
I appreciate your experiences, but don’t fixate onto something that’s vaguely referenced or not even stated as fact, and then sensationalize that topic by falsely interdicting your opinion on a supposed topic that is never even stated. I can see your passionate about how you approach musical bliss, some of us, are fire and forget guys...and appreciate the simplicity of getting to where we need to go in order to enjoy the music. That’s what you want, that’s what I want, that what we all want.
But, the VDH still gets the “Das Boot” or “Your Fired” sentiment from me. We can really stop talking about the VDH now as this thread was started about costs of ownership cartridges. I made the mistake of mentioning that I was testing the VDH, and should have posted a new thread. Thanks.
