Classification of Benz Micro cartridges
Dear David12: I can/could be wrong but anyway this is my experiences about: the Ebony was the very first cartridge that appear ( I owned ), then comes the LP ( Iown ) that looks similar and that in performance is a little better on tonal balance than the Ebony, finally the LP S that I never have the opportunity to hear it. Regards and enjoy the music. Raul. |
Hi David12 From what Garth (of Musical Surroundings) had told me, I understand the hierarchy to be as follows.... Benz LPS Benz LP Ebony Benz Ruby3 (Ruby 3 is basically the same construction using non-ferrous coil formers, but uses different wood body...preferences made to the Ebony body.) Benz Ebony, Ebony TR, Ebony H are all three basically the same cartridges but each designed to be mated with the various different types of phono stages or step up transformers that individuals may use. Benz Wood SL, Wood SM, Wood SH are the same as the Ebony, Ebony TR, and Ebony H but uses the Bruyere Wood vs. the Ebony Wood bodies. I hope this helps. |
The Ebony H and the Wood S H have the same internal ohms and output voltage, but the internal ohms and the output voltage of the Wood S L and Wood S M are quite different than for the Ebony TR and Ebony M. Could the wood account for those differences? Also does a $2,000 difference make sense just for a change from ebony to bruyere wood? Details here http://www.musicalsurroundings.com/cartr.html |
