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Otono-Edison MC cartridges

As you may know the Miyajima is an export brand of Otono-Edison.
There is a line of Otono-Edison cartridges for Japanese market only. 

Otono-Edison cartridge like "Standard Mature Wood" and just a "Mature Wood" updated with Skillfull and Technique model as I can see on the original Japanese site on needle replacement page (from the manufacturer). 

The Mature Studio BE/SW equal to famous Miyajima Shilabe.  

However, I need a manual for Otono-Edison Standard Mature Wood MC which is no longer in the list of cartridges here *** 

Anyone can help with info about Standard Mature Wood cartridge ?   


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chakster OP
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I have no idea about those cartridges but being somewhat expert on Japanese woodworking tools, the Japanese tend to hoard the best stuff for themselves. They export the second grade stuff. To get a decent hand made dozuki you have to know someone in Japan to get it for you. It would not surprise me at all if Japanese home market cartridges are superior in some way to the ones they send us.

Interesting. I bought the Otono-Edison without knowing what to expect, it was a blind deal. When I bought it, I already owned Miyajima Kansui for a few years. Now my interest in Miyajima or Edison cartridges raised to the stratosphere level. It's so pleasant for my ears, now I understand rave reviews about Shilabe when it was introduced many years ago. 


lewm
13,100 posts
 
What Mijo says may or may not be true of woodworking tools (that the Japanese "hoard" the best stuff for themselves), but I rather doubt it is true of audio-related products.  First of all, what does the statement mean, that the Japanese select out the units that best meet specs and ship out the remainder of that production line to foreign markets, or that the Japanese make products superior to those they market to the world and deliberately withhold those products from the rest of the world? I see no evidence of the latter, at least. 
petg60
1,486 posts
 
I doubt that they send inferior products to the rest of the world. Most likely they select some parts supporting their local most competitive market and serving local distributors demands first.
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