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Rega, AT33PTG/II, Guns N' Roses and IGD
I’ve got both CDs. No IGD there! Oi! I have the CDs as well. Why didn't I think of that? Problem solved! ;-) 
Rega, AT33PTG/II, Guns N' Roses and IGD
Buy a cheap protractor or download a printable one online.It has got to be better than what you are doing. If you had read the part about alignment, then you should have seen that I printed two protractors from Seb from VinylEngine and two protrac... 
Why do these Zyx Fuji and Airy 3 have such a dark sound?
Why was my comment deleted? Was it due to a swear word, or was it due to the content (and if so, can you elaborate)? 
Why do these Zyx Fuji and Airy 3 have such a dark sound?
You certainly have things all figured out. Glad we could help you. Hope you enjoy those blind test listening sessions!??? 
Why do these Zyx Fuji and Airy 3 have such a dark sound?
And then just to deal with the off-topic points being made: I also use Sennheiser headphones, but the music in my system with full range drivers of 101db is another world, completely different experience when it comes to cartridges. Obviously, ... 
Why do these Zyx Fuji and Airy 3 have such a dark sound?
I admit that I should probably have shortened my original post to avoid confusion, so here are some answers and responses to the on-topic comments (some of this will be repetition), but first a question for karl_desch:I included rips of my own rec... 
Why do these Zyx Fuji and Airy 3 have such a dark sound?
"Cartridge in the actual system is not exactly what's on your digital recordings in the headphones."Yes, it is. Analogue to digital conversion is completely transparent within audibility. Although I use the Focusrite now, I've even run a long, che... 
Why do these Zyx Fuji and Airy 3 have such a dark sound?
"I read your post and came to the same conclusion that seems apparent to everyone."That I just don't like these carts?If so, then I concluded the same, but I'm still wondering why all the downloads then sound different, and why they all have the s... 
Why do these Zyx Fuji and Airy 3 have such a dark sound?
Just an update: I've now returned the carts to the dealer. People are of course still welcome to download the clips and say if their Zyx carts sound the same as the ones I had on loan (it would be nice to have it cleared up). 
Why do these Zyx Fuji and Airy 3 have such a dark sound?
I know my original post was very long, but it’s still a bit sad that people couldn’t be bothered to read it and then instead started posting things that I had already mentioned in my original post.It seems like no current owners of the cart has do... 
Why do these Zyx Fuji and Airy 3 have such a dark sound?
There was something that I had forgot to mention that I had already tried: Put it through the MM stage instead of MC. I tried it again now. No difference (except for the amplitude, obviously).Also, I've (obviously) also tried the Parasound and Sou...