Ortofon MC A90 cartridge

I have been reading this thread with interest. Since there are so many versions of the Reeds it would be very helpful to know which (effective mass) to attribute the different observations of with the different cartridges, tracking forces for the A90 etc. Since there are three overall models, six or more different woods and various options which change the arm from 12g effective mass all the way to 33g I believe this would bring greater practical knowledge. IMHO, FWIW etc...

Gallant, I should have said the London Decca Reference, although I am not aware of any other Decca Reference.

Audioblazer....Did you try the A90 with the brass or aluminum headshell weight on your schroder 2 ?
I am looking at the A90 for my mdl 2 (with pertinex wand), & I think
the azimuth is a pain to set on tis arm
for any cartridge since it can throw off the VTF when you
rotate the counterweight.

My schroeder 2fw ( with reference magnet) comes with aluminium headshell. Yes , you are right, its certainly a pain using schroeder 2 tonearm, that is why I m selling it off once I receive my raven 10.5 tonearm. Its difficult to set the VTA accurate, changing 1 parameter affects another. However, its sounded reasonably good with A90. Certainly better than my allaerts mc1b, which is of 1st class construction

Audioblazer, I'm using the new Bergman Sindre tt with a straight line tracking arm. Like the Walker tt, the asimuth and overhang are set by loosening the screws holding either the cartridge or the arm tube. So a change in one affects the other. How fondly I remember my Wheaton tone arm with asimuth easily dialed on and vta so easily done with a calibrating indication.

I have no idea how the Ortofon A-90 sounds on other tonearms but mine certainly sounds better than any cartridge, arm, and turntable, I have ever heard. I have a Decca Jubilee cartridge that sounded great on the Loricraft tt and Schroeder arm. I would like to try it on the Bergman but it was a pain to get the A-90 done right.