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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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downunder
1,329 posts
 
Gents

Bad luck boys, its just my Aussie dry humour.My Technics EPC-P100C MK4 ain't going anywhere, except to van Den Hull for a re-build one day.

I have had it on my P3 for a couple of months now - and it passes the long term satisfaction test easily, not just the short term WOW factor.
This is the only way to judge a cartridge, or any piece of equipment - not just a few hours or a day or so of joy.

It is the only MM cartridge I have heard that is truely world class. the others are just nice and a bit of fun to play with.

cheers
orpheus10
8,668 posts
 
Yes, but they decided not to build it because no one could afford it.
lewm
13,313 posts
 
Dowunder, I want it. Really. Your pal, Lew
downunder
1,329 posts
 
Lew buddy

I'll swap you my Technics EPC-P100C MK4 for the current cartridge of the month - Acutex 315III STR :-)

Perhaps we can get a MM swap club going as it seems that not many of us keep any one cartridge on our tables for any long term listening/evaluation.

Its no wonder every new cartridge sounds better than the last, and even if it doesn't after a few hours, one would never know if it got better as we have moved on to the next.

this way we can all get our short term fixes :-)
dean_man
90 posts
 
Raul and Timeltel, I distinctly recall a stash of the 412STR and 315STR cartridges going begging with a low BIN price on that auction site, about 18-24 months ago. At the time I came close to getting one of each but alas did not.

A M315III-STR stylus is now on the way, though.

Jim
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