@tonyptony,
If you do a search for Sussaro MKII in this forum, you will find my impressions of the Sussaro MKII compared to the Benz LPS and Ruby Z.
What I enjoy with the BenzLP, LPS, and Ruby Z are the beautiful, natural, and organic sound each present. The one thing that I felt that the top tier Benz could have I improved on was the mid range. It seemed as if the midrange lacked just a tad too much warmth, giving me the impression of a slight recessed vocal range. Otherwise, the bass and upper frequencies were excellent. My recollection of The Sussaro MKII out of the box seemed that it was a pretty even keel cartridge with great frequency response and not lacking anything. The sound is great with a very noticeable wide stereo image. The Sussaro MKII is an outstanding cartridge for its price class and is very pleasing.
Don’t misconstrue what I stated about the Benz LP, LPS, or Ruby Z, as a fault, they are also excellent cartridges, it just seemed to me that on my system, the vocals were just a tad, hint, smidgen laid back. The Sussaro is more fleshed out in this regard and after listening to the Benzs for a few years, this main difference I described is noticeable to me. I would not toss the Benz out based on what I say…I have happily lived with the Benz LP and Ruby Z series since the mid 2000s and they ride shotgun in my other tonearm.
If you do a search for Sussaro MKII in this forum, you will find my impressions of the Sussaro MKII compared to the Benz LPS and Ruby Z.
What I enjoy with the BenzLP, LPS, and Ruby Z are the beautiful, natural, and organic sound each present. The one thing that I felt that the top tier Benz could have I improved on was the mid range. It seemed as if the midrange lacked just a tad too much warmth, giving me the impression of a slight recessed vocal range. Otherwise, the bass and upper frequencies were excellent. My recollection of The Sussaro MKII out of the box seemed that it was a pretty even keel cartridge with great frequency response and not lacking anything. The sound is great with a very noticeable wide stereo image. The Sussaro MKII is an outstanding cartridge for its price class and is very pleasing.
Don’t misconstrue what I stated about the Benz LP, LPS, or Ruby Z, as a fault, they are also excellent cartridges, it just seemed to me that on my system, the vocals were just a tad, hint, smidgen laid back. The Sussaro is more fleshed out in this regard and after listening to the Benzs for a few years, this main difference I described is noticeable to me. I would not toss the Benz out based on what I say…I have happily lived with the Benz LP and Ruby Z series since the mid 2000s and they ride shotgun in my other tonearm.