Ortofon MC A90 cartridge

Is it superior to the Ortofon M20FL Super? (KIdding, guys.) I own an MC7500 that I am very fond of as well and which has qualities similar to those you guys are describing. I never owned an Ortofon cartridge until I recently acquired these two, and I am developing great respect for the company and its products. So maybe I need to get an A90 too. But for $179, you cannot beat the M20FL Super, maybe not for anything less than $2000.

Lewm,
you are so right, in fact I would up the stakes to $3000 easily IMO.
I'm back with the M20FL super and it just seems to bring out details in "right" way no MC so far could do in my system.
Again let me mention Jubilee, Windfeld, Axia, Orpheus, Dynavector XX2 MkII, and Dorian, just to mention what comes to mind. (All pretty well regarded MCs in their own right)
And as always YMMV
Axel

Axel, I do agree with you, but I did not wish to start an argument. So I kept the number well below the cost of top-flight LOMC cartridges so as not to irritate anyone. Mike Lavigne, you really should try an M20FL Super, especially on your Garrard. I would love to hear your opinion, as I know you have sampled most of the best and most expensive cartridges in the context of your superb system.

Lew,

tomorrow i will have a used Ortofon Jubilee to play with for a little while. i'll install it on the Technics and see how it plays with the big (and bigger) boys.

Lew, i agree we don't want to start an arguement. one gets into the cost of diminishing returns of performance and who cares enough to justify it. it applies to just about anything one might want to talk about....and that process is an unwinnable endeaveor.

Mike,

I used to own a jubilee and while it did little wrong, more importantly it did little right for me in my system.

It is now being thoroughly enjoyed by an audio buddy with my old VPI HRX that I sold him.

It will be interesting how you feel it performs in your system.

BTW, the A90 sounds equally as good (maybe better) on my Exclusive P3 as it does on the raven AC3.

Funny, I also have another A90 reserved from the next shipment in early Feb, so I have some more time to play with my tables and see if my delight dimms any in that time.

cheers