Experience with Sensitive Sound MC cartridges


Would anyone please share their experience with any of the Sensitive Sound MC cartridges from Russia? It's imported by Solypsa Audio in Seattle. I got curious after reading a review of the ART Majestic. It's a relatively new brand; hoping anyone reading has tried it. Thank you. 
audite84

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@audite84, I just pissed my audio allowance away on Sound Labs 845's,
a Sota Cosmos Eclipse Vacuum and a Schroder CB, an finally M2Tech USB to SPDIF adapter with external clock and power supply. A new cartridge is not in the mix for another year or two. Certainly I am all in for more cartridges. The more the merrier. But there are so many great cartridges out there that are proven that I would love to try.
I reviewed the web site. It always bothers me when a company designs it's products to look "cool." The specs on the cartridges are good. 
@chakster if you are out there it looks to me like they are using the Japanese compliance rating. You Think? They are using Japanese Styli. Wonder if the cartridges are also built in Japan.
I am not in a hurry to buy one. I would rather see what the reviews look like first and let others be guinea pigs.

That tone arm is designed after Schroder arms. It looks like a CB with more primitive bearings and anti skating. It is not a neutral balance arm and the vertical bearing is far above the record surface. Non of this means it is a bad sounding arm as long as your records are flat. If a Schroder CB costs $5000. This is worth I would say $3000 at most.
What did you pay for it? 
You are making assumptions and they are the mother of all F--k ups.
You never want to be the first on your block especially with a small and young company. You have no idea what their quality control is like until you have seen a few of them first hand. Anybody can buy pre mounted styli on boron cantilevers. It is how they are installed in the cartridge that counts and that is a very fastidious process requiring very steady hands
and a good microscope. I have seen too many cottage cartridges with crooked and twisted cantilevers. 
I am not saying these are bad cartridges, I am just saying, "Be careful!"
@lewm , The 19K includes The Cosmos Vacuum, a dust cover, a Reflex clamp, the Schroder CB and a Soundsmith the Voice. I will put the entire set up on my system page when I get It. The table is at least a month away. I have the arm and cartridge. I am very impressed with the quality of the cartridge. As you know I really like the Dohmann. But several issues kept me from jumping for it at this time. I plan on two tables and the next one will fit a Schroder LT. It will have a low impedance MC cartridge and a current mode phono stage. Or it could also have the Strain Gauge. The Sound Labs should be shipped shortly. The Money?
I sold one of my Porsches. The deal was 1/2 goes for renovations to the house and the other 1/2 goes into the Hi Fi. 

@audite84, I gave you my opinion on the subject. If you like going off the beaten path great. I hope it works out well. I like it when posts drift.

@chakster
 , You are Russian! That's great. Some of my best friends are Russian. We have a Russian supermarket near by where I can get Herring and Sturgeon. Yum.