If you’re worried about a lean sound consider an SPU Royal N for something full bodied. The arm looks to have options with a high enough effective mass. The cartridge is a natural for classical music but can rock if care is taken in setting it up, pay attention to the tightness of the armplate mounting bolt and counterweight locking screw, just enough to hold it, which is not very much at all was key on a Schröder arm, too tight and it sounds too laid back.
New cartridge selection: help wanted
OK heading towards finish line with TT system upgrade for my secondary rig. Having trouble deciding on the cartridge.
So far:
Table: Feickert Volare
Arm: Audiomods Series 6
Cartridges I'm considering:
Hana ML or SL
Audio Technica AT0C9MXL or ART-9Xi
Lyra Delos
Dynavector XX-2
Rest of system:
EAT Petit phono stage, Classe DR5 linestage, Pass XA25 amp, Joseph Audio Pulsar 2.
The cost spread on the above options is roughly $500 to $2000, the latter is my limit for this set up.
Leaning towards the Delos, which has been offered at a nice discount. But I'm a little concerned that it may sound a little lean into what is a quite high resolution system. I love the dynamics and detail of the Lyra otherwise.
Have never listened to the Dynavector or Audio Technica's. I have a Hana EL, which is very nice for the cost, but loses a lot of detail compared to the Lyra.
Anyone with experience that can advise?
So far:
Table: Feickert Volare
Arm: Audiomods Series 6
Cartridges I'm considering:
Hana ML or SL
Audio Technica AT0C9MXL or ART-9Xi
Lyra Delos
Dynavector XX-2
Rest of system:
EAT Petit phono stage, Classe DR5 linestage, Pass XA25 amp, Joseph Audio Pulsar 2.
The cost spread on the above options is roughly $500 to $2000, the latter is my limit for this set up.
Leaning towards the Delos, which has been offered at a nice discount. But I'm a little concerned that it may sound a little lean into what is a quite high resolution system. I love the dynamics and detail of the Lyra otherwise.
Have never listened to the Dynavector or Audio Technica's. I have a Hana EL, which is very nice for the cost, but loses a lot of detail compared to the Lyra.
Anyone with experience that can advise?