Is There An "Absolute" Best Cartridge?

Acoustat6, I honestly think Raul is serious in his plans and attempts to fulfill his dreams and visions.
And I have no doubt that in his very personal point of view to the audio world as a whole he will succeed one far away future day. In his vision to let the world know and accept that his designs are what he sincerely believes they are, he will fail - as will and has so far everyone trying to make anything "absolute" or "best ever".
These are all hollow phrases today.
Human hearing and taste and visions are always individual and subjective.
If there is one single field which will never see any "best", than it is audio reproduction.
Unless we succeed in standardizing the recipients ....

Dertonarm, you could become a follower of Adolphe Quetelet... :^)

Wow, another thread goes bananas. Is this hobby about writing endless posts about cartridges, a never ending quest for a new (or new old stock) and improved sound, or about enjoying the music?

It's SXSW time here in sunny Austin. Shortly I'll get off the computer and go enjoy some music. Played by musicians who, for the most part, could care less about the difference between one cartridge or another. "The music" is so much more than what is reproduced by my audio system. Anybody else regularly have an amazing response to music that is reproduced over a cheap car stereo or computer speakers? At those times, I remind myself that the fidelity- high, low, or in between, is only one factor (often a not very important one) of why music is so meaningful to me.

Dear Chucktone: Agree, music is all about. I remind that on what I posted here somewhere.

A thread like this give us the opportunity or not for some one of us can/could improve the joy that the MUSIC already give us through our car stereo or a memorable Walkman: that's all.

Music and what it represent always move our " feelings " it does not matters which the source is.

Music is one of the : " Belle Art ", nothing less.

The audio hardware is only a " badly necessity ".

Regards and enjoy the music,
Raul.

Dear Dertonarm: IMHO when you are in " front " or have or design/build or whatever of " the best " ( any item, it does not matters which one. ) and you, me or other person does not like it this subjective fact means only that: that does not likes " the best " but does not and can't argue ( ok can but is useless to prove it. ) that " the best " is not " the best " only because I don't like it or because I'm " deaf " or because my music knowledge is poor or because my system has several limitations or because that hearing day I was out of mood or because I think that " the best " does not exist.

My opinion about is a way deep and extremely wide meaning that what you understand about. My language ( english ) limitations preclude to explain in a better way the whole subject.

I can understand that you don't like , after hearing it, a " the best " audio item but that fact in no way diminish that " the best " product.
Of course that if you made/make a test with say 100 different persons in a almost non-limited audio system and 97% of them say: I don't like it, then certainly that audio item is no " the best ".

Certainly too I can prove that an audio item is " the best " ( like this Technics one. ) if really is " the best ", we only need a controled and not biased live experiment/test.
I don't have the founds to do it but if any one out there is interested on it and support it in financial way then I take the challenge.

Daniel, IMHO we can't grow up if always think in the same " arcaic " way. If We want to be better/improve then we have to make things/think different to change the audio mediocrity that surrounded all of us.

I don't want to convince you or any one else that think that exist " the best " in all areas/subjects in our live but to be or to find " the best " is what give me the " gasolyne " to go a head in my life projects till I find that " the best ".
Several times ( to often. ) I can't meet " the best " but when I do/did the rewards are so amazing/outstanding that all my falls are worth to " suffer " for that " sole " find.

Yes, my way to " see " the life is a little different from yours and that's fine with me.

Regards and enjoy the music,
Raul.