Disclaimer: I am an Allnic dealer.
I have the Verito Z installed on my Walker Audio turntable, where I usually have the highly regarded Bluelectric Magic Diamond.
I currently have somewhere between 75 and 100 hours on it, break-in time expected to be 100 hours or so. It took a little while to dial it in on the Walker arm as the Verito wood body is a lot lighter the the Magic Diamond. My early impressions were that, out-of-the-box the upper frequencies were well extended and the sound stage was nice and wide. Low frequency extension and depth were lacking (not missing,
but lacking). This cartridge takes some time not only to break in, but to warm up. Usually, my Magic Diamond is nice and limber after 1 LP side, the Verito Z (at least during the break-in phase)really does not show what it is capable of until 2 or so LP sides.
At about the 50 hour mark, bass and depth of soundstage, began to reveal themselves and continue to improve with use.
If you were to ask me what a comparison to the MD and Verito would be, I would, at this point, say that the Verito Z does a lot of what the Magic Diamond does, and does some things better. I think the ability to place instruments on the stage and give the listener the ability to follow and unravel individual performers during complex musical passages (think Mahler's symphonic works here) is better on the Verito Z. I would also give the nod to the Verito in articulation with respect to bass, where the MD may go lower in the extension dept ( bass performance may still be changing in the Verito sample I am using. The Verito Z is every bit the Magic Diamonds equal in the areas of presentation of soundstage width and depth, and gives the tweeters on my Kharma loudspeakers the opportunity to show some of what they are famous for.
Given the above, I believe (see dealer disclaimer above) that the Allnic Verito Z is an MC cart that holds it's own and competes with those in the upper echelon of performance: Dyna XV 1, Air-tight PC1, the MD, Koetsu, etc.
At it's MSRP, it should at least be considered worthy of a listen by anyone planning to invest in a high-end MC cart, prior to making a purchase decision.
I have the Verito Z installed on my Walker Audio turntable, where I usually have the highly regarded Bluelectric Magic Diamond.
I currently have somewhere between 75 and 100 hours on it, break-in time expected to be 100 hours or so. It took a little while to dial it in on the Walker arm as the Verito wood body is a lot lighter the the Magic Diamond. My early impressions were that, out-of-the-box the upper frequencies were well extended and the sound stage was nice and wide. Low frequency extension and depth were lacking (not missing,
but lacking). This cartridge takes some time not only to break in, but to warm up. Usually, my Magic Diamond is nice and limber after 1 LP side, the Verito Z (at least during the break-in phase)really does not show what it is capable of until 2 or so LP sides.
At about the 50 hour mark, bass and depth of soundstage, began to reveal themselves and continue to improve with use.
If you were to ask me what a comparison to the MD and Verito would be, I would, at this point, say that the Verito Z does a lot of what the Magic Diamond does, and does some things better. I think the ability to place instruments on the stage and give the listener the ability to follow and unravel individual performers during complex musical passages (think Mahler's symphonic works here) is better on the Verito Z. I would also give the nod to the Verito in articulation with respect to bass, where the MD may go lower in the extension dept ( bass performance may still be changing in the Verito sample I am using. The Verito Z is every bit the Magic Diamonds equal in the areas of presentation of soundstage width and depth, and gives the tweeters on my Kharma loudspeakers the opportunity to show some of what they are famous for.
Given the above, I believe (see dealer disclaimer above) that the Allnic Verito Z is an MC cart that holds it's own and competes with those in the upper echelon of performance: Dyna XV 1, Air-tight PC1, the MD, Koetsu, etc.
At it's MSRP, it should at least be considered worthy of a listen by anyone planning to invest in a high-end MC cart, prior to making a purchase decision.