Glanz moving magnet cartridges

Banquo363,

Equally, I accept your point about Sony's thinking. It is a thinking shared by Glanz and Nagaoka (except both emphasise the importance of correct VTF and overhang) - to name two brands that I know of. I also accept completely that your ears and the intelligence that informs them must be the final arbiter.

No offence intended and pleased that you found your way to my Glanz thread. Sensible contributions are always welcome.

As always...

Banquo, It seems to be obvious that Sony made those integrated cart/headshells for their own turntables/arm combo's. As deed Ikeda for his own tonearms. But the difference is this. According to J. Carr the magnets by FR-7 series are so big that no other solution was possible. This however is not the case by Sony. The Pro.55 for example contains the regular XL 55. I would not mess myself with the cart but you can post this cart to Axel and ask him to do this job for you. The added benefit is his check of the suspension and stylus. As Raul stated and I can confirm this XL series is exceptional.

Dear Dgob, I am not 100% sure if the SME sliding base can provide optimal geometry for whatever cart but should be obvious solution for the Glanz G series.

Regards,

I seem to have inadvertently found myself in the middle of something.

Rest assured that I don't know enough (nothing really) about integrated headshells to take sides either way. I will say that I am surprised by how good the cart sounds given the degree of 'error' it has in my setup. I find that comforting.

I'm selling the cart anyways, not because of the headshell but because I'm looking to go all MM.

If I ever find a Glanz cartridge (6 months of snooping and I've yet to lay eyes on one), I'll be back here for more lessons from the ghost of Goebbels.

Banquo363,

:~)

As always...

Dear Banguo, My gosh! There is no conspiracy on either side
so you are consequently not in 'the middle of something'.
We all try to provide info to our best knowledge but what
you intend to do with this information is your own choice and/or decision.
All my headshells have 'splits' and azymuth provision for obvious reasons
but if I get the chance to obtain the Glanz 5 or 7 for a good price I would
certanly buy any of those. This is how I interpret Dgob's
recommendation. That is btw how I bought the most of my carts: by others recommendation. More in particular by Raul's recommendation.

Regards,