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Allnic Puritas vs. Koetsu Stone Body

Last time I had an opportunity to compare side by side Koetsu Jade and Koetsu Jade with diamond cantilever.
I must admit that DC Koetsu was simply amazing. Compared with stock Jade it was like completly different cartridge. Much better on frequency extremes, more airy, more precise, better articulation.
After auditioning Jade DC stock Jade sounded not very interesting.

I am considering Koetsu stone body with DC to my system, but think rather about Coralstone DC.
Unfortunately Koetsu cartridges have some flaws.
They do not give the best sound money can buy,
Are overpriced,
Hard to find good match with heavy mass tonearm.

For the Coralstone I was thinking about Origin Live 12" Enterprise C tonearm 22g effective mass.

As an alternative I was thinking about Allnic Puritas cartridge paired with new 12" Reed 3P tonearm.
I know that this is different price poin compared to top of the line Koetsu, but Allnic have some unique features and seems to have some sonic advantages of Koetsu sound.

Table is TW Acustic Raven AC.

Could you kindly share your impresions about above mentioned sets and let me know some advices?
milimetr
dgad
782 posts
 
Terry,

Enjoy! Wonderful cartridge. Be careful with it as they are delicate. Please don't use any liquid based stylus cleaners. The fluid can move. Up the cantilever and then......

Personal experience. Nothing like the highs of a Koetsu.
terry9
2,354 posts
 
Hello Dgad.

Thanks for your note. In my ignorance, I thought that a solid diamond cantilever would preclude alcohol wicking up to the internals; after all, there is no hollow boron tube. Alcohol used carefully, of course.

I also use a painter's brush and ZeroStat for fluff, but what to use for vinyl buildup, if not alcohol? Have you experience with an ultrasonic stylus cleaner? Linn used to recommend these, I believe.

Thanks!

Terry
dgad
782 posts
 
The fluid can damage the suspension & dry it out. Be careful is all. Use a tiny drop if any on a brush that only touches the stylus. Check here for wat people do.
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jfrech
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dgad, I bet i am going off thread here and maybe I should email you offline. I have a Lyra Atlas using a TriPlanar (current version 10.5 inch) into a Nagra VPS/VFS. I do have a Schroeder LT on order....

I also own and LOVE my Allaerts MC2 Finish...but have never quite found a phono preamp it loved. I do have a EAR MC4 SUT which definitely wakes it up into my Nagra VPS.

The Pass XP25 is interesting to me...any comments? Part of me wants the Lyra/Schroeder....the other the Allaerts and ???
dgad
782 posts
 
Off line is fine. A chat would be more in order, I can give you my full experience and you can take it from there. If you get the LT I want to come over. That is the only arm that has me curious.

In a nut shell I love my Pass. But it took time. Amazing bass on the Pass. Simply amazing.
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