Another cartridge suggestion thread

I only mentioned the XV-1s because of its low noise capabilities.

My listening consist mainly jazz female voice so im looking for something with good midrange. That's why I was looking at the koetsu's.

Jmcgrogan,
Thanks, I will look into the Proteus. The Koetsu's seem to be a little over priced.

I came real close to buying the 160i. It just happened that I found a good deal on both units that I could not pass up. Very happy with my Vac equipment.

Matt

Pbnaudio:
Trust me, My set up is fine. I have all the gadgets and test records you can think of and nothing helped. I just recently purchased the Audio Desk just to be sure that the record were clean. The small pops and ticks are one of the problems I am trying to work on also. I know you can't stop all of them, but I have heard lots of systems that were a lot quieter in that respect.

I had the Kleos before the Winfeld and it didn't impress me very much.

Syntax:
I have not heard the ZYX carts on any system, so don't know much about them. That's something I will look into.

Mulveling:

I have had the same experience with the winfeld. I'm not unhappy with it. I just feel that there is something missing. I am not a trained critical listener and don't want to be, because I know how anal I would get. I try to go with what feels good.
The only Koetsu cart I have heard was in a $600,000 rig. It sounded great, but it should. I have been leaning towards the Koetsu's. Bass response is not a priority. The mid range is what I'm trying to improve on. The price of the stone bodies are a bit of a deterant.

Some food for thought

Thanks