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Koetsu Rosewood Vs Rosewood Signature Vs HANA UMAMI RED advice please

I ended up buying an Acoustic Signature Typhoon, with a 11" Kuzma 4Point. Now the question is which cartridge I get.
I have a Hana E and M in my current VPI and really like them, but I looking forward to test something else. I like detail without much in your face(?), soundstage and some hint of warmth. 

I saved $4K for a cartridge and I am getting 25% off on any cartridge I want, and do not need to spend the $4k.

I am open to other brands, except Sound Smith which I had in my Bergmann Galder and did not like at all.

My system for the Typhoon is composed of
Tannoy Kensington
Pathos Heritage, or Primaluna 300
Manley Labs Steelhead 
all powered with a PS powerplant.
Thank you
astolfor
ghdprentice
7,758 posts
 
I am not sure this is of much value but, I have a Koetsu Rosewood Signature and love it. Great balance and detail. Putting $5K cartridges on turntables and dialing it in is for my dealer. The only thing I am likely to do touching it is destroy it. But that is me.
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astolfor OP
317 posts
 
@ghdprentice I hear you, I am thinking on sending it to Wally Engineering, they have a cartridge analysis service for $400 and all i will have to do is to set the right VTA, VTF and Azimuth  
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chakster
6,144 posts
 
https://sorasound.com/ is North American distributor of ZYX, and Mehran is the boss


dover
2,308 posts
 
@fjn04 
The Kuzma arms are medium mass, aren’t they. Mine is 13 grams, and I thought that was true with the 4 Point 11". 

No - the 4Point11 effective mass is 18g.
terry9
2,354 posts
 
I have a Koetsu Rosewood Platinum, and it is very sensitive to adjustment. It sounded good out of the box, but after careful adjustment sounds positively glorious.

I think that you are well advised to have it set up by a pro, but make sure that he doesn't set azimuth electronically, because that usually means matching crosstalk, and for better cartridges, that can be a serious error. There is a recent thread on this topic.

If I may ask, which SoundSmith cartridge did you have, and why did you dislike it? I ask because I was considering one. Thanks in advance!

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