Field coil dava cartridge


I have been hearing great things about the dava field coil cartridge with the tube power supply. I am only able to read a few reviews on them. The reviews seem all positive and the designer Darius seems to be a very approachable person . I would like to hear opinions on the strengths and weaknesses of the cartridge. Especially comparison with the Lyra atlas sl which is my current cartridge.

thanks in advance.

newtoncr

@mijostyn i guess we will all just have to be on pins and needles 🙄 until you hear a DaVa, since nothing anyone says about it matters to you. except it seems to be important somehow to you as you keep talking about it. probably dream about it, and have a picture of it on your bathroom mirror.

you never care what anyone ever says about hearing anything, so how is the DaVa any different in that way?

@mikelavigne , I am always interested in new equipment and alternative approaches.  My own personal approach to evaluating and procuring audio gear is different than yours. 

You do not need to be on in pins and needles. You like what you hear an am happy with the purchase. I would never go near a DAVA and don't care what it sounds like because I think it is a terrible design. We can both be comfortable with our own opinions.  

Oh, and right at this moment I am dreaming about the Kawasaki Z900 RS SE that should be along any day now. 

Seriously, Mijo, do you think there exists a cartridge that is within 0.5db between 100 and 12khz, in actual practice in a home system? I don’t.

Seriously, Mijo, do you think there exists a cartridge that is within 0.5db between 100 and 12khz, in actual practice in a home system? I don’t.

What @mijostyn actually said was

Anything greater than +- 0.5 dB between 100 Hz and 12 kHz will influence the overall tonality of component.

And here is an example of a MC that meets these requirements - my Dynavector Karat Nova 13D.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_QgHfUgWQw