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Miyabi Red Rose anyone heard ?

Has anyone heard this variant of Miyabi cartridge ? It was made by Takeda San for Red Rose (Mark Levinson) and supposedly one of the latest cartridge made by Takeda San. The specs of this cartridge is as follows:

Output voltage: .24 mv (1kHz)
Source impedance of coils: 4 ohms
Head amplifier: 1000 ohms
Recommended load impedance:
Step -up transformer: 4 ohms
Frequency response: 20Hz ~ 40 kHz +/- 1 dB
Channel separation: 25 dB @ 1 kHz +/- 1 dB
Cartridge mass: 13g
Compliance: 8.5 X 10 6 cm dyne
Recommended stylus pressure: 1.7 ~ 2.0g
Stylus design: 8 x 40ยต line contact
Magnet type: Alnico

From specs it looks very similar to the Miyabi Standard cartridge but how does it actually compare to the standard ? Anyone had the opportunity to audition this cart ?
pani
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nandric
4,086 posts
 
Dear Raul, You know that I trust your ears and not your
philosophy. My first impression is that Magic Diamond is
too good for me to judge. I am an amateur in this hobby ,
not musicaly educated with average hearing capability.This
cart 'deserves' the so called 'golden ears' in my opinion.
I wish you was my next door neighbour. In no way I consider
to post the cart to Mexico but I should in some
'objective sense'. That is btw what private ownership is about.

Regards,
pani OP
1,219 posts
 
Raul, one more thing. After hearing MM I know one thing clearly. There are some areas of music reproduction where MM excels over MC, no matter how good the MC cartridge you select it cannot beat the MM in those areas, possibly because it is a fundamental strength of MM technology. It is like comparing Ink Pen to Ball point pen. I would love to listen to a London Decca cartridge some day.
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rauliruegas
13,103 posts
 
Dear Pani: Agree, the MM/MI is an alternative that all of us could try.

Regards and enjoy the music,
R.
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