Your Impressions of the DV XX2 MKII


Are you using or have you used the DV XX2 MKII? I am getting ready to replace my 20xl and am leaning towards the XX2. Any comments on your impressions of this cartridge would be appreciated.
stickman451
I have lusted after the TW Acustic tables since I first saw them at RMAF four years ago... I would love to have an AC...

I like my VPI Aries 3 okay (but just ok)... I love my DV 507 MKII arm! If I could spring for an AC and mount the 507 arm on it I would be set for a long time... Saving as fast as I can...
Jdaniel13,
The only one of the LP's that I have is a MFSL 2-526 Von Karajan La Boheme. The Dyna tracks the entire side one without a hint of mis-tracking. The VTF is 2.01 - 2.05g, no anti-skate other than the twist, I used the Mint LP and a USB ($40) microscope to set it up. The rest of the system is very capable of resolving mis-tracking (Atma-sphere MP-1 & MA-1's with Quad ESL-63's). Frankly, I have never heard a hint of mis-tracking with this setup.
FWIW
It you'll indulge me, try the last 1/3 of Side two, as crowd marches "off to war" w/ quartet, children's choir, high brass... this stretch presented many moments of brief crackle.
Jdaniel13,
Not even a hint of crackle on the entire side two either. I do have the Soundsmith mounting hardware to increase the effective mass of the arm and the Counterintuitive to adjust the azimuth and VTF more easily. I don't know if this contributes to the tracking ability or not, but I have no complaints at all.