MM, MC, or MI cartridge

@jasonbourne52 

@wolfie62 : a mono pole magnet does not exist! If you could invent one you could qualify for the Nobel Prize for Physics!

LOL!!!

Really? You are EXACTLY the type of person I was referring to! You don’t comprehend how MC/MI/MM cartridges work!

When you induce magnetic flux into a non-magnetic soft iron (Mumetal or other brands), you induce from only 1 permanent magnet pole. The entire armature takes on that one pole’s N or S polarity. It would be physically impossible to have both poles of magnetic flux. The armature is then an *extension* of the one magnetic pole. The armature in the coil pole gap has only 1 pole’s magnetic flux. A true MONOPOLE of magnetic flux! 
 

And BTW, a small, powerful rare earth magnet on a cantilever also has 2 magnetic poles in very close proximity to each other, and to the coil poles. Doesn’t happen in an MI armature!

Dear @rvpiano  : "  I’m hoping that the new Hana ML cartridge will have some (but not all) the characteristics of digital. "

Digital and analog medium are two way different  media. Both with its own characteristics.

That we can like some analog characteristics the hope that digital even those characteristics is out of question and there is no reasons to wait for.

An apple always will tastes as an apple and a banana as a banana.

Both proccess, recording/playback, in both alternatives are totally/absolutely different.

Our preferences is other different issue that has nothing to do with those alternatives and it's way complex/complicated.

Try to enjoy the more you can MUSIC you are listening, that's all about. Which media: I don't care but as you several gentlemans cares about.

R.

Someone said D word ? Oh no. 

rvpiano, you probably mean that you want analogue to be very quiet. That's a lot of effort, beginning with finding the best pressings.

What about moving iron cartridges??

I have always been interested in the legendary London Decca Reference cart.

I currently use a Lyra Atlas SL. Hard to imagine a $5250 London beats the $13K Lyra.

But the. London reviews all say it produces “scary real”.

Anyone have experience with one?