Experience with Sensitive Sound MC cartridges

@chakster I would have thought, given you are in Russia, that you would pick up the phone and ask Roman 'who he is' directly. Of course it is easier to just assume and post accordingly. Have a great night! Hope your (awesome) Luxman decks are playing some tasty tracks for you...

I am VERY GLAD I took a risk and bought my Russian Tonearm. I might have lost $1,000. I just couldn't KNOW what I might have missed.

I respect Chackster, and Vlad, the Russian from Canada who sold me my vintage JVC plinth and TT81. Both said no true knowledge, don't risk it. I waited a few months, but the itch would not go away. 

Like OP, I just had to have it. Why: It was a design I believe in, and it was 12.5" effective length, the original goal being a long arm. 

The JVC 7082 long arm I considered is effective 11-1/8", and most often has the rubber counterweight sag to repair.

I got lucky, what other long arm could I get for $1,000. incl tax and delivery? Arm is now $730. USD add tax/ship

Someday, perhaps my 75th birthday, the Gorgeous Ikeda, 12-1/8"

https://www.islabs.co.jp/it407cr1.html

It costs a bit more than the Blackbird, $7,000 + tx + ship

@lewm , The 19K includes The Cosmos Vacuum, a dust cover, a Reflex clamp, the Schroder CB and a Soundsmith the Voice. I will put the entire set up on my system page when I get It. The table is at least a month away. I have the arm and cartridge. I am very impressed with the quality of the cartridge. As you know I really like the Dohmann. But several issues kept me from jumping for it at this time. I plan on two tables and the next one will fit a Schroder LT. It will have a low impedance MC cartridge and a current mode phono stage. Or it could also have the Strain Gauge. The Sound Labs should be shipped shortly. The Money?
I sold one of my Porsches. The deal was 1/2 goes for renovations to the house and the other 1/2 goes into the Hi Fi. 

@audite84, I gave you my opinion on the subject. If you like going off the beaten path great. I hope it works out well. I like it when posts drift.

@chakster , You are Russian! That's great. Some of my best friends are Russian. We have a Russian supermarket near by where I can get Herring and Sturgeon. Yum.  

@solypsa

I would have thought, given you are in Russia, that you would pick up the phone and ask Roman ’who he is’ directly. Of course it is easier to just assume and post accordingly.

So it was him on audiogon today with all the strange comments deleted by the moderator in various threads? Too bad if you missed that!


This is exactly what I expected! A person who think he’s a god of cartridge design from Russia, against the whole world (just like  president of Russia) according to his comments about some other designers, and personal attacks. Please, I’m sick of this ...