Sounds like OP is showing off his little collection of carts. If this truly the case where you have to switch carts to enjoy different genre of music then I’m so glad to have digital as an alternative :-)
Cartridges for Music Genre’s
I’m wondering if others like certain cartridges with certain musical genre’s. My preferences are follows with my little collection of carts:
Trio and other small group jazz - My Sonic Lab Eminent GL, Air Tight PC-3, Kiseki Purpleheart because they are very extended and have great air and transparency.
Big band jazz - Koetsu Azule and Benz Ruby 3 because they are tonally pure, articulate in instrument separation and can handle the “bite” of brass without shrillness.
Violin and/or solo piano - Koetsu and Benz due to stunning realism, timbres, instrumental attack/decays, tonal purity and sound staging, without sounding strident.
Rock and blues - Kiseki Purpleheart and Aidas Rainbow Malachite for dynamics, frequency extension and drive.
Vocal jazz and folk - MSL, Koetsu and Airtight for timbral accuracy and imaging, without sibilence.
I would love to find a one-size-fits-all cartridge out there but I haven’t as of yet. Any other genre specific preferences out there?
Trio and other small group jazz - My Sonic Lab Eminent GL, Air Tight PC-3, Kiseki Purpleheart because they are very extended and have great air and transparency.
Big band jazz - Koetsu Azule and Benz Ruby 3 because they are tonally pure, articulate in instrument separation and can handle the “bite” of brass without shrillness.
Violin and/or solo piano - Koetsu and Benz due to stunning realism, timbres, instrumental attack/decays, tonal purity and sound staging, without sounding strident.
Rock and blues - Kiseki Purpleheart and Aidas Rainbow Malachite for dynamics, frequency extension and drive.
Vocal jazz and folk - MSL, Koetsu and Airtight for timbral accuracy and imaging, without sibilence.
I would love to find a one-size-fits-all cartridge out there but I haven’t as of yet. Any other genre specific preferences out there?
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The FR-7fc is the one with Conical tip, I think we discussed all models in FR-7 series with detailed info in this topic: https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/fidelity-research-cartridges |
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