Glanz moving magnet cartridges

Hi Folks, just a quick update:

I've been testing the Audio Technica AT150 ANV cartridge and been really impressed by it's performance (midrange in particular). Having given it a couple of months devoted listening this impression improved with the matching of it to a suitably light armwand and experimenting for perfect alignment. A lovely cartridge.

However, over the past ten days I have been A/B comparing it against my Glanz G7 and comparing both of these against the same tracks heard on my Marantz CDP. In order of performance (concerning frequency extension, imaging, dynamic range, timbre and tonal accuracy and overall realism) here is the order of their relative performances:

1. G7
2. Marantz CDP
3. AT150 ANV.

As with most explorations, I have really gained from the time spent with the ANV and it has helped confirm just how great a cartridge the Glanz is. You do of course need to match it to a tonearm whose perfect overhang is precisely 50mm from the tonearm/universal headshell collar. Good fortune afforded me the Audio Craft AC3300 LB arm, with which the Glanz G5 and G7 truly sing. Joyous and even more highly recommended!

As always...

Just to highlight two more criteria that I believe distinguished the G7:

1. It's superior ability to resolve complex passages while displaying all instruments and acoustic nuances accurately and
2. It phenomenal detail retrieval abilities (only approached by the Axel transformed Acutex 420STR and Technics 100Mk4), which links to the above.

Therein lay key reasons

As always...

I've got a Signet TK7E on the way and saw posts on this thread talking about substituting the AT155LC stylus in it. What about the LPGear stylus the ATSAT0155LCU?

I believe the 155lc stylus fits the signet ea series, e.g. 7ea, but not the e series. Halcro knows for sure, so you can pm him.

Banquo is correct.