Alternative names for "ZYX UNIverse" cartridge

Lewm You will not be making a mistake buying a UNIverse even though your wallet and collection of MM ,MI sez different.
On top you have an excellent phono section to help convince you made a very good decision and
I think Doug Deacon would agree with me on that.

the name is " Ayame " semi naked.

Cheers
Peter

Thanks, In-shore. I did not mean to imply that buying a UNIverse would be a "mistake"; it's just that I have been getting so much bang for the buck with these other cartridges that I have become a bit impecunious (love that word). Indeed, I have never ever paid more than around $2200 for a cartridge (that was for a used Colibri). Got my Urushi in Tokyo for less. So, you could fairly say that I have always been an audio cheapskate. And I now do see that up until I found these excellent vintage MM and MI cartridges, and except for three MCs that I now own or have recently owned and that I do or did enjoy (Urushi, Colibri, Ortofon MC7500), I was cheating myself of a lot of pleasure because of my close-mindedness about cost.

Ldvalve, Thanks for the tip. The Ayame seems to be a nude UNIverse made for sale in Australia. Have you heard it? It must be a real featherweight, given that the fully enclosed (or at least partially enclosed) UNI is already very lightweight unless you add the optional SB, which is recommended by most.

Lew.
it is an awesome Cartridge. heard it on the Kuzmar 4 point arm . Dynamic is to die for .speed and explosive sound stage . great cartridge by any means .

Cheers
Peter