Nice music selections! One of my favorite Rock records from one of the all time best R&R bands that many have never heard of. Love the music of Astor Piazzola! Wonderful music. If you donāt have it, may I recommend āZero Hourā; arguably, his greatest recording.
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Not displeased at all! The Signet is a very fine cartridge and clearly one of the very best MMās in your collection, based on what has been heard here. However, itās all relative isnāt it? Compared to a great MC or Deccaā¦.ā¦..or the Victor X1, to my ears there is just something not quite right with the top end which also affects the upper partials of the lower frequency spectrum. There is always an obvious high frequency ceiling that causes a kind of subtle dullness and sameness of instrumental colors. With few exceptions, I have heard something similar with most of the MMās I have owned, or heard here. Ā Of course, the Signet and Victor are on different tonearms, but stillā¦ā¦.. I have heard the same things to one degree or another regardless of arm. The Signet, however, seems to do a better job in the tracking department. Both carts had trouble with the Piazzola recording, but the Signet less so.
Overall, the Victor sounds much better balanced and without the hf ceiling. With the Signet, perhaps partially as a psychoacoustic result of the hf ceiling the midrange sounds a bit thick and the bass drummy and too corpulent and with inferior pitch definition compared to the Victor.
All relative. Fine sounds as always; and, once again, Princi got it right š.
Thanks for sharing, Halcro.
**** this will not please Frogman š„“ ****
Not displeased at all! The Signet is a very fine cartridge and clearly one of the very best MMās in your collection, based on what has been heard here. However, itās all relative isnāt it? Compared to a great MC or Deccaā¦.ā¦..or the Victor X1, to my ears there is just something not quite right with the top end which also affects the upper partials of the lower frequency spectrum. There is always an obvious high frequency ceiling that causes a kind of subtle dullness and sameness of instrumental colors. With few exceptions, I have heard something similar with most of the MMās I have owned, or heard here. Ā Of course, the Signet and Victor are on different tonearms, but stillā¦ā¦.. I have heard the same things to one degree or another regardless of arm. The Signet, however, seems to do a better job in the tracking department. Both carts had trouble with the Piazzola recording, but the Signet less so.
Overall, the Victor sounds much better balanced and without the hf ceiling. With the Signet, perhaps partially as a psychoacoustic result of the hf ceiling the midrange sounds a bit thick and the bass drummy and too corpulent and with inferior pitch definition compared to the Victor.
All relative. Fine sounds as always; and, once again, Princi got it right š.
Thanks for sharing, Halcro.