Ortofon Windfeld - anyone heard one?

Thanks for the great analogy Vtvu! I have been using a Jubilee for about 2 years now and love it! I will probably get another one or upgrade to the Windfeld when the time comes.

I agree 100% with what Talor514 states about the Jubilee. I used it with a JMW9,Jelco 250st, and an SME 345. It sounded great with all three. I sold it to fund a Koetsu Black, which is also great. Maybe I'm easy to please.

Axel, I have the SPU Royal G - use it on my Ortofon AS-309S. Looking for a new cartridge to put on my Phantom.

Taylor - My Jubilee is now at a very good home with my old VPI HRX. I guess the trouble with the Jubilee was that it was always being somewhat compared to my dyna XV-1, which it clearly is not quite in the same league.
However, my dyna XV-1 is sounding like it is getting worn out - hence looking for another cartridge - or get another XV-1.

VTvu - you have given me a woody. BTW, I am more like Charlie Sheen so I would try to play with all of them :-)

Your description between the SPU and jubilee is pretty much what I heard in my system except that IMO the SPU is a lot more musical than the jubilee.
I like the refinement of the SPU royal and the Windfeld has the same stylus.
I prefer the sound of the SPU on some records, on others it can be a little too much. Hence needing a slightly more open cartridge.
If the Windfeld is more refined in the upper frequencies - that would be perfect for my not so great recordings.

Utahusker - I have a Koetsu Rosewood and agree, it is a wonderful sounding cartridge. totally different to the jubilee. Again can be too much of a good thing on some records.

thanks all - I think I might just try the Windfeld

Hi Downunder
you say:
>>> If the Windfeld is more refined in the upper frequencies - ... <<<
That is the case, I might call more 'delicate' also, compared to a Jubilee which itself is quite good at that. The Windfeld also has better bass punch, not to forget!

I had been looking into getting an SPU Royal N or G, or a SPU Synergy. Could you give me some idea, let's say compared to your DV XV-1s? and/or Jubilee please?
How would you characterise the main difference?

Thanks,
Axel

Axel

Vtvu pretty much nailed the sound of the SPU compared to the Jubilee.
The SPU Royal GM is one of those wonderful warm almost fat sounding cartridges in the upper bass/lower midrange, however the replicant 100 stylus gives the sound nice extension and treble sophistication, say compared to the SPU classic GM which is a bit more direct but less refined.

Trouble is the SPU is too beautiful for some music as the music starts to sound a little homogenous. It is absolutely brilliant for anything from the 50's and 60's, small jazz ensembles, vocals and anything slightly thin - it adds nice body to the music.
The dyna XV-1 is more transparent to the source, slightly deeper/tighter in the bass and more extended in the treble.

Bottom line is I think the SPU is wonderful, but you need a 2nd cartridge that will be a bit more transparent when the recording warrants it.