Ortofon MC A90 cartridge

but the sound is breathtaking. I have a wide soundstage, excellent extension at the top and bottom ends, fantastic dynamics, incredible tracking, and probably the greatest realism I have ever heard.

Norm, i thought you were through with tt's?

8>)

i'm happy to hear you are enjoying the A90.

Mike, I had a Shindo Labs tt which entails adopting everything-tone arm and cartridge.

As I said, I really don't know if it is the cartridge entirely.

Apparently, Ortofon is going to have to stick with the maximum of 500 A90s. It is some limitation in the manufacturing process.

04-18-10: Tbg
Apparently, Ortofon is going to have to stick with the maximum of 500 A90s. It is some limitation in the manufacturing process.

I thought the A90 was a limited edition of 400?
The Selective Laser Melting (SLM) manufacturing process shouldn't impose any limitation - apart from access to an SLM machine. But I'd expect availability to be on the increase as this is an emerging technology.

RE: Gallant_diva, UNIverse vs. A90

I Just replaced a UNIverse with an A90 after discovering my Zyx's stylus had vanished (literally).

My opinion is tempered a little by the fact that my Ortofon still only has about 50 hours on it. However, my system never sounded better than when I had an optimized, broken-in UNIverse mounted on my Kuzma Airline.

That may change as the A90 loosens up and/or I become familiar with its optimal tracking and VTA/SRA.

The A90 is still a wonderful cartridge!