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Best cartridge for Breuer 8C tonearm

I had an accident with my PC-1, dropped tonearm on record-weight so that tip fell of. It has to be sent to Japan for renovation, sounds like a long waiting. It´s very expensive, doubt if my insurance company will be willing to pay that much. Had PC-1 for allmost 3 years. Now I want to try something different, more detailed/articulate in micro area. I´ve read Lyra Titan, PC-1 Supreme (can´t afford) maybe even Miyabi, might be better. For drive I use Raven One.
I heard good news from Lyra Delos here at Agon,
could that be something or isn´t needle revealing enough.
Opinions and thoughts greatly appreciated.

Many Thanks!
clabe
pcosta
241 posts
 
Clabe

I just had my Miyabi rebuilt from Mr.Takeda of Miyabi in Japan and I received it in Feb/10. So if he stopped building cartridges it is news to me. Perhaps contact Sakura Systems for more info. I do know they are difficult to get in a timely manner.
Thomas and another friend use the Allaerts and are very pleased with them.
clabe OP
101 posts
 
Pcosta!
I will try contact Sakura Sytems.
There was an ad in Europe on Miyabi 47, seller told me "you can´t by these new anymore" after rejecting his offer.
How much did you pay for rebuilt and what does it entail, could be interesting if I want a second hand.

Many Thanks!
rauliruegas
13,129 posts
 
Dear Clabe: I owned the Myabi and own the Allaerts MC2 Finish gold and IMHO no one ( less the MC1. ) even the quality performance of the cartridges in the links, to beat any one of these you need to go with the Allaerts Formula One performance level.

Anyway, your call.

Regards and enjoy the music,
Raul.
clabe OP
101 posts
 
Rauliruegas!
Sounds very interesting.
I read some good reviews on Jan Allaerts cartridges yesterday. It can also be repair/upgraded for reasonable price I find interesting, especially if it´s a keeper.

Many Thanks!

clabe OP
101 posts
 
Hi!
I bought Lyra Delos for listening while PC-1 was serviced in Japan.
After about 40 hours the sound opened, it´s definitely a worthy contender in its price. Detailed and nice varm sound. Sound is not as fleshy as PC-1 with more pronounced register, more live. I suspect the needle and cartridge internal resistance (less is more current with strong magnets) plays a great deal. But for less than 20% of PC-1
it´s very priceworthy, don´t think you can get anything better.
I had to make an extra weight in aluminium (instead of steel) for Breuer to get VTF correct.
I got PC-1 this monday (away for 6 weeks).

Many Thanks!
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