Kiseki Purple Heart NS to Dynavector xv-1s ??


Considering making a move from my Kiseki Purple Heart NS to a Dyna xv-1s. Can anyone who's heard both compare these two cartridges?

Thanks......

jim94025

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I've owned both but in different systems at different times, so no direct comparison. With that as a context, my impression of the Kiseki was that it is a very smooth, very seductive cartridge that excels with certain types of music and is very pleasant to listen to, but may be lacking in transparency and dynamics. In the end, I found it to be lovely, but just didn't find it convincing.

 

The Dynavector, on the other hand, was incredibly dynamic and a much stronger all-around performer on all types of music. I felt the build was also more robust.  There have been some concerns in the reliability of the Kiseki, though I personally experienced no such problems in the fairly short period of time that I owned one.