Is There An "Absolute" Best Cartridge?


Dear friends: We can read through different threads/posts in this forum that people always want/ask to know for the " best " " audio item " that IMHO and till today does not exist in " absolute " meaning.
Well I already have and I'm " living " a unique experience that makes me to share with all of you what IMHO could be in Absolute terms " the best cartridge ever ".

Please read this Technics EPC-P100C-MK4 information that could help you for you can share with us your experiences/thoughts on the subject of this thread:
http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?eanlg&1200430667&openflup&1827&4#1827

Thank you in advance.
Regards and enjoy the music,
Raul.
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Pickin' isn't the right way, when someone is a Graham/Lyra/Shelter Dealer and writes that this is a good one, where is the problem? DerTonearm also sells you some nonsense when you want that. Based on selling some FR stuff doesn't make him a Dealer. When I am right, that company is out of business more than 20 years ago. When someone wants a FR Arm/Cartridge all you have to do is to be faster at Ebay than he is. Big deal. Let's be honest, before he wrote about that, most didn't know that this company made something serious. Or Audio Technika for you, or Supex for the next one.
It is only a discussion.
Like I wrote before, for most the dice rolls only in 1 direction...
Hi Dertonarm,I don't own one of those 100MKIV cartridges.I just found it curious that two of the most experienced audiophiles with excellent top quality systems and both have heard some of the best cartridges available(which alot of us could never afford)disagree so much with the Technics performance.You say it loses out to a number of different cartridges and Raul thinks it is the best ever.Do you think for the $900.00 or so the last samples sold for where a bargain compared to whats available today?

I guess it will always be the same in this hobby,just opinions and people will never agree on what is the "absolute" best.
Can I propose a shootout?
How about a shootout at some agreed upon location with an entrance fee to cover expenses of setup and rental etc.
Since we are on the topic of best cartridge I bet there would be a large audience.
I certainly would be interested.
I bet NYC would be an excellent place since there are so many audiophiles in the tri-state area.
Dear Pedrillo,
we will hardly be able to agree about the periphery components ....
Anyway - let me suppose RMAF 2011.
I'll be there.