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Cartridge Recommendation

I have been struggling the past 5 months to get a Miyajima Kansui to work in my system. Wonderful midrange but too polite up top and not lively enough.

Associated equipment is Technics SP-10/Dobbins plinth,
12" Reed 2A Cocobolo arm, Herron VTPH-2, very modified Cary SLI-80 amp and Tekton speakers. I will likely be moving to headphones soon as part of a move so the Cary/Tekton will be replaced by Stax SR-009 phones and a comparable headphone amp.

Budget is around $6,500.
jarrett

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elinor
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Jarrett,

What is the gain of your phono stage? The Myajima cartridges have a low output of only 2 or 2.3 Mv. I would say that without gain of at least 70 db in your phono stage, you might have perceived weakness in dynamics. I have heard this cartride at RMAF in two systems the last two years and it has always been very dynamic. Are you adjusting for VTA? How about cartridge loading?
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elinor
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Jarrett, I agree with Raul. Your lack of top end could be anywhere in the analog chain. I can only tell you that for two RMAF shows I found the Myajima Shilabe and Kansui absolutely to die for in two very different systems. If anything, I found them to have fabulous dynanmics top to bottom of the frequency range. Do you have enough gain and loading options in your phono stage? The Myajimas have very low output and require a lot of gain. Is your arm set to correct VTA for this cartridge? I would have a conversation with Robin who distributes the cartridge.
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