Ortofon 2M Black vs, Clearaudio Maestro


Just curious if anyone has compared these two cartridges and what their opinions are. Thanks. Bob
bobgates
Bobgates, I see the 2M Bronze is up for sale. Just wondering why you are letting it go and what you have planned for the future? I have no doubt the Bronze is a fantastic cart.
I have a VPI Scout and I bought several cartridges to test out including the Clear Audio Virtioso wood, Goldring 1042, Ortofon 2M Back and Dynavector 20XH. I ended up keeping the Dynavector because it sounded more musical and smooth to me than the others. But the 2M Black sounded much louder than the Dynavactor.
Almandog, I think your descriptions of the cartridges would be helpful for many on this forum. BTW, I tend to agree with your final analysis.