Glanz moving magnet cartridges

Hi Nandric,

:~)

I will keep a keen eye out for them and notify you (possibly off site) as soon as I spot anything. Is there a spending price limit that you would set for each of them?

As always...

Sorry Nandric but I am sure you will be fine as there will always be another "must have" to hunt down.

I did buy the Glanz MFG-11T off eBay the other day. Had not seen one of those for sale until then. It has a Titanium cantilever so it can't be all bad. Hope it is as good as the MF-200. Will give my impressions later.

Dear Dgob, thanks for your good intentions but I don't
believe that you have as much of spare time as I have to
search. I am a retired civil servant with good pension...

Dear Vetterone, I think that my Astatic MF 200 sounds better
with the stylus from the Glanz 31 L ( line contact)
while my Glanz 31 E sounds better with the stylus from the
Astatic 300. You should try exchanging those styli instead
of buying inferior Glanz versions. It is ,alas, not the case that
all Glanz carts are exceptional.

Regards to both,

Hi Nandric,

If you're sure. Good luck looking and let me know if you find any of these targets and about your consequent impressions.

You're also undoubtedly correct about all Glanz not being exceptional. I can really only vouch for the G5 and G7 (which still stands as their ultimate cartridge in the literature that I have read). Incidentally, I know there is a G3 available for sale at present but have no experience with that model. Maybe worth a punt if you're of the school of trying all of a producers line and not accepting their perception of the pecking order. I know many are.

I'm honestly not certain if the various series were produced by the same engineers or companies and any time line differences. Much to learn.

As always...

Dear Dgob, Wishful thinking is a strong psychological part
of our hobby. But I added logic to it as follow: all the
top line Astatic and Glanz carts have the same body (aka
'generator') and the only difference are the styli.
According to this logic the G 7, 5 and 3 should have the
same 'generator' but different styli. So, if you will
be so kind to give me the address for this G3 I would
be very grateful (nikola et andric.com). My search on
the net was without result. BTW I inspected the styli of
'all' Astatics- (2x) and Glanz carts (2x) that I own
with my (50x) hand microscope and discovered that the Glanz
styli are of better quality than Astatic. Should I tell this to Raul?

Regards,