If you've got two very nice turntables and 5 cartridges, it behooves you to master the art of cartridge mounting. Like MC says, it's not rocket science. And if you don't do a perfect job, so what? Many who think they do a perfect job probably don't, so you're in good company. The more you do it, the better you will be at doing it. If you want to be as nutty as the rest of us, you need to be mounting your own cartridges for yourself. MC is also correct, or at least I agree, when he says that hearing how two different cartridges sound in your own system, where you can go back and forth among several is per se very educational and gets you down the path of finding your own personal nirvana quite a bit faster than otherwise.
5 cartridges - Cello, vdH, Benz, Zu, Hana - what stays and what goes?
Need help. I have five cartridges. Anyone that has opinion about which one to prefer. I can't have a dealer mount them one after the other to evaluate. One will be mounted. 1 or 2 will be sold.
1. van den Hul Grasshopper II. Recently retipped by Sound-smith.
2. Cello Chorale. By Isamu Ikeda; Recently retipped. Ruby cantilever.
3. Brand New Zu Audio DL-103; Grade 1
4. Micro Benz MC-3; Not used for 15 years. Would give a retip if this should be my choice.
5. Hana EH
Thanks,
1. van den Hul Grasshopper II. Recently retipped by Sound-smith.
2. Cello Chorale. By Isamu Ikeda; Recently retipped. Ruby cantilever.
3. Brand New Zu Audio DL-103; Grade 1
4. Micro Benz MC-3; Not used for 15 years. Would give a retip if this should be my choice.
5. Hana EH
Thanks,
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