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    Recent Cartridge Reviews

    Transfiguration Proteus

    Transfiguration Proteus Moving Coil Cartridge - Positive Feedback
    http://positive-feedback.com/reviews/hardware-reviews/transfiguration-proteus-moving-coil-cartridge/
    Transfiguration's new top-of-the-line Proteus cartridge is unquestionably one of today's finest moving coil transducers.


    Koetsu Azule Platinum

    Koetsu Azule Platinum Moving Coil Cartridge
    http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue77/koetsu_azule.htm
    Koetsu Azule Platinum Moving Coil Cartridge


    Ikeda 9TT

    Ikeda 9TT Cartridge
    http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue73/ikeda_9tt.htm
    Ikeda 9TT Cartridge, cartridges, vinyl, analog, LP, positive feedback, audio


    Charisma MC-2

    Charisma Audio MC-2 Moving Coil Cartridge - That Olde Black Magic - Positive Feedback
    http://positive-feedback.com/reviews/charisma-audio-mc-2-moving-coil-cartridge/
    Charisma Audio MC-2 Moving Coil Cartridge


    ZYX Universe 2

    ZYX Universe II
    http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue72/zyx_universe.htm
    ZYX Universe II, cartridges, vinyl, analog, positive feedback, audio


    ZYX Omega Gold

    omega
    http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue49/omega.htm
    zyx, omega, moving coil, cartridge, positive feedback, audio


    Stay tuned for:

    Charisma Reference 2
    Ortofon A95
    Lyra Atlas SL
    ZYX Universe Premium




    Myles B. Astor, PhD, Administrator
    Senior Editor, Positive-Feedback.com
    ________________________________________

    -Zellaton Plural Evo speakers
    -Goldmund Telos 440 mono amps
    -Goldmund Mimesis 37S Nextgen preamplifier
    -Doshi EVO and Goldmund PH3.8 phonostage
    -VPI Vanquish direct-drive turntable
    -VPI 12-inch 3D Fat Boy dual pivot tonearm, VPI 12-inch 3D Fat Boy gimballed and SAT LM-12 arm
    -Lyra Atlas SL Lambda, Fuuga Mk. 2, vdh Colibri Master Signature, MutechHayabusa, Phasemation PP-500 cartridges
    -Technics RS1506 with Flux Magnetic heads, Doshi V3.0 tape stage (balanced)
    -Assorted cables including Transparent XL Gen. 6, Skogrand, Kubala-Sosna, Audience FrontRow; Audience FrontRow, Genesis Advanced Technologies , Goldmund and Ensemble Power Cords
    -Accessories including Stillpoint Aperture panels, Cathedral Sound panels, Furutech NCF Nano AC receptacles; Silver Circle Tchaik 6 PLC, Symposium ISIS and SRA Craz 3 racks, Audiodharma Cable Cooker, Symposium Ultra and assorted SRA OHIO Class 2.3+ platforms.
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    Somebody's been having fun lately!

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    • #3
      Originally posted by JackD201 View Post
      Somebody's been having fun lately!
      Been on a mission! And a fascinating look back for me at where we are now in the world of cartridges. Far more neutral, in a different league when it comes to tracing than years ago, less technicolored (unless you like your music that way), and resolving without being etched, bright, tipped up or illuminated.

      The Koetsu was probably the one cartridge that surprised me the most. Not at all like what I had remembered Koetsus sounding like. And the second biggest was the one you heard at my place: the Charisma. That cartridge, faults and all, would't embarrass even the best system. Just musically honest and fun to listen to.
      Myles B. Astor, PhD, Administrator
      Senior Editor, Positive-Feedback.com
      ________________________________________

      -Zellaton Plural Evo speakers
      -Goldmund Telos 440 mono amps
      -Goldmund Mimesis 37S Nextgen preamplifier
      -Doshi EVO and Goldmund PH3.8 phonostage
      -VPI Vanquish direct-drive turntable
      -VPI 12-inch 3D Fat Boy dual pivot tonearm, VPI 12-inch 3D Fat Boy gimballed and SAT LM-12 arm
      -Lyra Atlas SL Lambda, Fuuga Mk. 2, vdh Colibri Master Signature, MutechHayabusa, Phasemation PP-500 cartridges
      -Technics RS1506 with Flux Magnetic heads, Doshi V3.0 tape stage (balanced)
      -Assorted cables including Transparent XL Gen. 6, Skogrand, Kubala-Sosna, Audience FrontRow; Audience FrontRow, Genesis Advanced Technologies , Goldmund and Ensemble Power Cords
      -Accessories including Stillpoint Aperture panels, Cathedral Sound panels, Furutech NCF Nano AC receptacles; Silver Circle Tchaik 6 PLC, Symposium ISIS and SRA Craz 3 racks, Audiodharma Cable Cooker, Symposium Ultra and assorted SRA OHIO Class 2.3+ platforms.

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      • #4
        Speaking of cartridges I am putting a new one (Soundsmith's Sotto Voce) on my TT tonight!!!
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        • #5
          A question on the Allnic Puritas:

          Read (somewhere?) a vague reference to mounting issues? Any set-up comments or advice for this cartridge?
          Would put it on a 4Point. TIA


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          • #6
            Originally posted by tima View Post
            A question on the Allnic Puritas:

            Read (somewhere?) a vague reference to mounting issues? Any set-up comments or advice for this cartridge?
            Would put it on a 4Point. TIA


            Hi Tim! Welcome aboard!

            I had the Puritas ages ago mounted in the VPI 10.5 arm. Don't seem to remember any mounting issues (at least compared to a 47 Labs Miyabi ). But it was a while ago. I just remember the Puritas being very low compliance but would think the Kuzma is fine. I ran it into the Allnic phono so also had plenty of gain. Don't remember though what I set the loading at. Sorry couldn't be more help.
            Myles B. Astor, PhD, Administrator
            Senior Editor, Positive-Feedback.com
            ________________________________________

            -Zellaton Plural Evo speakers
            -Goldmund Telos 440 mono amps
            -Goldmund Mimesis 37S Nextgen preamplifier
            -Doshi EVO and Goldmund PH3.8 phonostage
            -VPI Vanquish direct-drive turntable
            -VPI 12-inch 3D Fat Boy dual pivot tonearm, VPI 12-inch 3D Fat Boy gimballed and SAT LM-12 arm
            -Lyra Atlas SL Lambda, Fuuga Mk. 2, vdh Colibri Master Signature, MutechHayabusa, Phasemation PP-500 cartridges
            -Technics RS1506 with Flux Magnetic heads, Doshi V3.0 tape stage (balanced)
            -Assorted cables including Transparent XL Gen. 6, Skogrand, Kubala-Sosna, Audience FrontRow; Audience FrontRow, Genesis Advanced Technologies , Goldmund and Ensemble Power Cords
            -Accessories including Stillpoint Aperture panels, Cathedral Sound panels, Furutech NCF Nano AC receptacles; Silver Circle Tchaik 6 PLC, Symposium ISIS and SRA Craz 3 racks, Audiodharma Cable Cooker, Symposium Ultra and assorted SRA OHIO Class 2.3+ platforms.

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            • #7
              I am trying to find out some feedback on the Ortofon Cadenza Red, but there are not many reviews and feedback out on it. Any previous Cadenza Red owners or any having experience hearing this cartridge? thanks again!

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              • #8
                Myles refers, in his review, to the Koetsu Azule Platinum. I was under the impression, perhaps mistaken, that all stone bodied Koetsu cartridges used platinum magnets from the start. Is there in fact non-platinum Koetsu Azule cartridges? If so, when were the platinum magnets introduced? Thanks for your help!

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by musicm View Post
                  Myles refers, in his review, to the Koetsu Azule Platinum. I was under the impression, perhaps mistaken, that all stone bodied Koetsu cartridges used platinum magnets from the start. Is there in fact non-platinum Koetsu Azule cartridges? If so, when were the platinum magnets introduced? Thanks for your help!
                  I am far from a Koetsu expert but AFAIK all Stone bodies cartridges use the Platinum magnets.
                  Myles B. Astor, PhD, Administrator
                  Senior Editor, Positive-Feedback.com
                  ________________________________________

                  -Zellaton Plural Evo speakers
                  -Goldmund Telos 440 mono amps
                  -Goldmund Mimesis 37S Nextgen preamplifier
                  -Doshi EVO and Goldmund PH3.8 phonostage
                  -VPI Vanquish direct-drive turntable
                  -VPI 12-inch 3D Fat Boy dual pivot tonearm, VPI 12-inch 3D Fat Boy gimballed and SAT LM-12 arm
                  -Lyra Atlas SL Lambda, Fuuga Mk. 2, vdh Colibri Master Signature, MutechHayabusa, Phasemation PP-500 cartridges
                  -Technics RS1506 with Flux Magnetic heads, Doshi V3.0 tape stage (balanced)
                  -Assorted cables including Transparent XL Gen. 6, Skogrand, Kubala-Sosna, Audience FrontRow; Audience FrontRow, Genesis Advanced Technologies , Goldmund and Ensemble Power Cords
                  -Accessories including Stillpoint Aperture panels, Cathedral Sound panels, Furutech NCF Nano AC receptacles; Silver Circle Tchaik 6 PLC, Symposium ISIS and SRA Craz 3 racks, Audiodharma Cable Cooker, Symposium Ultra and assorted SRA OHIO Class 2.3+ platforms.

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                  • #10
                    What is a platinum magnet? Neodymium?

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Emorrisiv View Post
                      What is a platinum magnet? Neodymium?
                      Can't speak about the Koetsu cartridges, but I had a Lyra Parnassus once and loved it. The Parnassus had a platinum/iron magnet with high percentage of platinum. I always thought the magnet gave the cartridge a very low grain structure with a very organic sound quality. I keep kicking myself for ever selling it... Following is a comment from Jonathan Carr on the Audiogon forum on April 22, 2010 regarding the Lyra Parnassus and Olympos:

                      "I agree that the choice of magnetic system has a noticeable effect on the sonic personality of a transducer, and to my ears, the Platiron magnet sounds more or less like a super-alnico. If you like the sound of alnico magnets, chances are that you will adore the sound of Platiron magnets (and chemically purified iron polepieces).

                      However, the magnet is only one small part of a transducer's design. To focus on that point, with the exception of the Olympos, the current Lyra cartridges all use the same magnetic system (although the material of the core is a little different on the Dorian and Delos as opposed to the Argo, Helikon, Skala and Titan. So these cartridges all sound like close siblings to each other, right? I don't believe that I have met too many listeners who claimed this (hardly any?), and to my ears and in my audio systems they certainly don't sound similar."
                      Speakers/Amps: Genesis G2.2 Jr with Powered Servo-Sub Bass, Genesis GR1440 Mono Amps, 5,000 watts total power
                      Preamp: SMc Audio VRE-1C Preamp (fully balanced inputs and output)
                      Analog 1: VPI Signature 21 Belt-Drive Turntable w/ 10” 3D Printed Fatboy Gimbal Arm and Ortofon MC Windfeld Ti Phono Cartridge driving Lehmann Silver Cube Phono Preamp
                      Analog 2: VPI HW-40 Direct-Drive Turntable w/ 12” 3D Printed Fatboy Gimbal Arm and Ortofon MC Anna Diamond Phono Cartridge driving Genesis Gold Phono Preamp
                      Analog 3: VPI Avenger Reference Rim Drive Turntable w/ 12" 3D Printed Fatboy Gimbal Arm and Ortofon MC Verismo Phono Cartridge
                      Analog 4: Second 12" Fatboy arm on Avenger with Ortofon 2M Mono SE Cartridge
                      Analog 5: Studer A810 R2R tape w/ Bridge Console. Using built-in tape preamp
                      Digital: Lumin Network Player with Lumin NAS
                      Cables: Genesis Advanced Technologies/Absolute Fidelity Interface Interconnects, Speaker, Phono and Power
                      A/C Power: Extensive System Upgrades, Sub-panel w/hard-wired power cables, and IsoTek Super Titan Passive Power Conditioning for Amplifiers
                      Accessories: Custom Acrylic Equipment Stands, Klaudio Ultrasonic RCM

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by Emorrisiv View Post
                        What is a platinum magnet? Neodymium?
                        I think it is a mixture of platinum and cobalt. This mix results in a very strong permanent magnet.

                        Here’s some info.

                        Johnson Matthey Technology Review - technology.matthey.com
                        https://www.technology.matthey.com/wp-content/uploads/pdf/pmr-v1-i3-084-086.pdf
                        Johnson Matthey Technology Review: International journal of research exploring science & technology in industrial applications (formerly Platinum Metals Review)



                        Cobalt-Platinum Alloy Magnets - technology.matthey.com
                        https://www.technology.matthey.com/article/10/3/84-86/






                        Myles B. Astor, PhD, Administrator
                        Senior Editor, Positive-Feedback.com
                        ________________________________________

                        -Zellaton Plural Evo speakers
                        -Goldmund Telos 440 mono amps
                        -Goldmund Mimesis 37S Nextgen preamplifier
                        -Doshi EVO and Goldmund PH3.8 phonostage
                        -VPI Vanquish direct-drive turntable
                        -VPI 12-inch 3D Fat Boy dual pivot tonearm, VPI 12-inch 3D Fat Boy gimballed and SAT LM-12 arm
                        -Lyra Atlas SL Lambda, Fuuga Mk. 2, vdh Colibri Master Signature, MutechHayabusa, Phasemation PP-500 cartridges
                        -Technics RS1506 with Flux Magnetic heads, Doshi V3.0 tape stage (balanced)
                        -Assorted cables including Transparent XL Gen. 6, Skogrand, Kubala-Sosna, Audience FrontRow; Audience FrontRow, Genesis Advanced Technologies , Goldmund and Ensemble Power Cords
                        -Accessories including Stillpoint Aperture panels, Cathedral Sound panels, Furutech NCF Nano AC receptacles; Silver Circle Tchaik 6 PLC, Symposium ISIS and SRA Craz 3 racks, Audiodharma Cable Cooker, Symposium Ultra and assorted SRA OHIO Class 2.3+ platforms.
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                          Emorrisiv commented
                          10-08-2018, 09:04 PM
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                          Myles did you happen to see the year that pdf was published? 1957!
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