Anyone ever listened to a vintage Victor Laboratory X1 cartridge

Wait a week or two. It’s nothing to be ashamed of, but you had a first rate case of expectation bias.

The Victor X-1 cart arrived this morning from St.Petersburg and is mounted on my 1200GR. Wow, it's good. It's REALLY good!

For commentary on the X1 and the entire (I think) Victor line as well as (for whatever the exercise may be worth to you) audio clips of the cartridges in action visit this thread:

https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/hear-my-cartridges?highlight=Victor%2BX1

Ps: he said everyone except Raul and Dover

Thanks - I prefer to buy dodgy used cartridges from Japan directly rather than 3rd party resellers.

For those that are interested in visiting with one of Audiogon’s finest and missed vintage friends, you can find chakster on instagram.
 chakster45

Ps: he said everyone except Raul and Dover

My cart should be arriving in a week or so. Going on my Technics 1200 GR. I'll let you all know how it goes. I know already it's going to be killer. I'm talking to Chakster as I type this :)

@knollbrent  : The MK2. As a fact he knew for the first time of the X1 and several  other cartridges he offered for sale in the long MM thead

R.

Chakster lives?!!!

Viva Chakster!

Good to hear from everyone. Believe it or not, our time traveling friend Chakster sold it to me but you probably already expected it. He wanted to me to remind Raul that it was one of his "favorite carts"

My sample is NOS with the beautiful case and all. 

Chakster says hi!

I own the X1mk2 - it is a so so cartridge and the one to go for is something else.

@knollbrent  : The X-1 ( owned )  is a so so cartridge and the one to go for is the X1 MK2.

R.

1. chakster always had good things to say about JVC cartridges of that era.

exactly

chakster always had good things to say about JVC cartridges of that era.

Here's some more information:

https://audiokarma.org/forums/index.php?threads/jvc-x2-and-z1-s-cartridges.763313/

There was mention of that cartridge and related Victor cartridges on the long MM thread. I believe Raul has a favorable opinion.