Glanz moving magnet cartridges


Hi,

I have just acquired an old Glanz G5 moving magnet cartridge. However, I cannot find out any details about this or the Glanz range or, even the company and its history.

Can anyone out there assist me in starting to piece together a full picture?

Any experiences with this or other Glanz's; web links; set up information etc would be warmly received. Surely someone knows something!

Thanks in hope
dgob
I'm afraid gentlemen that we have officially landed in the age of mediocrity with regard to cartridge build quality, no matter what price.
Note the recent experiences of Fremer with the Lyra diamonds being mounted incorrectly. From my experience you can add to that list Zyx Omega/Airy and Benz, all wildly out and sent back for replacement/retipping.
If we cant rely on cartridges costing US$2k-10k to have diamonds accurately placed in the cantilever then there is no hope for us or our precious records.
I suspect that we need both overhang and asymith adjustability for all cartridges and a good microscope to double check the diamond on any cartridge purchased.
Dear Dover: I can't agree more with you.

+++++ " If we cant rely on cartridges costing US$2k-10k to have diamonds accurately placed in the cantilever then ..... " +++++

Mediocrity is a " polite " word to say is a SHAME, there is no excuse for that after all those years of analog/cartridge manufactured experiences.

Problem is that almost no body cares and not only the people pay big KK$$ for that kind of " high-end " cartridges but they " report " here and everywhere its top quality performance. Can you beieve it?

Regrads and enjoy the music,
R.
Dear Halcro: Now I can confirm why you like what you like ( I was not wrong about you. ) , why you like those kind of distortions.
Yes we are way different about audio system music priorities. Your last post is your " testament ". Good for you.

Regards and enjoy the music,
R.
Alright posters,

Just to depersonalise this and bring it back on point: there is no error in setting of the Glanz G series on the Audio Craft arm and concerns about the (apparently still unheard) performance of the cartridges in question can therefore not be brought down to alignment induced distortion. Of course, this does not preclude other arms being suitable matches but the steel template that comes with the AC3300 LB (not to mention extensive auditioning) leaves no doubt about accuracy.

Just saying.

As always...
Dear Raul, there is no way to avoid distortions with any pivoted tonearm. The choice is between 'less distortion' at the end of the record or the 'average distortion' across
the record. From the choice made one can not deduce that one 'likes' whatever kind of distortion.

Dear Henry, I know for sure that Dertonarm uses the FR-66/ FR- 7 (kinds) for a long time as his reference. He can hear all kinds of carts by his friends Thuchan and Syntax without the need to buy any (other) for himself. We may assume that he adjusted his FR-66 optimal relative to the FR-7 models he owns. This means that the cart 'prescribed' the geometry. Or, which is the same, Ikeda 'perscribed' the geometry for for both of his constructions. However you may be 'like Nikola' (aka 'sick') but you are certainly not like Dertonarm. With + 20 carts you are 'forced' to follow the geometry of your FR-7 /FR 66 combo for all other carts you may use with the FR-66.In my former post I made explicit restriction to the FR-64. Speaking about our common 'sickness'. I am crazy (= sickness) about the tonearms and more in particular about the FR-64. To me the most beautiful tonearm ever made. But I don't like the FR-66 in esthetical sense and that is why I never owned one. To defend myself I prefer other kinds of 'arms'.

Regards,