Ortofon MC A90 cartridge

my second Reed (with approx 60 hours on it) is on the Rockport

typo---i meant my 2nd A90, not my second Reed (even thougfh i do have 2 Reeds).

Any idea how the A90 compared to the Clearaudio Goldfinger v2?

Changster;

back in 1999--2001 i owned a Clearaudio Insider Gold. it was an excellent cartridge at the time and replaced my much loved (and only recently sold) Koetsu RSP in my sustem. then i was exposed to the vdH Colibri; which suplanted the Insider in my system and i sold the Insider.

i have only heard the Goldfinger (v.2) at shows; where i have mostly liked it. at RMAF it has been on the big Clearaudio tt's in the Audio Unlimited rooms. if i had to guess about how it compares to the A90 i would say it's in the same general performance catagory. without spending time with a Goldfinger v.2 in my system it would be hard to speculate much more than that.

Mike,
you are quite right, the A 90 gets very close to the Goldfinger v2. I am playing both and I am surprised about the qualities of the Ortofon. Straight from the start a brilliant sound. How many will be manufactured - 500 ?. I have No 125. I am not in sales nor in connection with Ortofon, despite the fact that I am running lots of SPUs.
But whoever doubts about this cartridge he may regret some time.

This is all exciting news based on the information provided by trusted listeners. I listened to the A-90 at Mike Levine's place and it all sounded great even though it is hard to discern the impact of the cartridge alone in the presence of all ultra high-end gear. But I trust Mike's words.

I haven't even opened my box yet and hence do not know the number, as I am waiting for a new arm which I have decided what to go for. Looking forward to listening to my setup and reporting my findings here.