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No cartridge is good enough.

It appears that even the very best can't extract everything from the groove. Yes, along with table/arm.
Is there any way, theoretically speaking, to take cartridge design and execution to a much higher level?
What about laser instead of cartridge/arm? I know there was/is one company that tried. It didn't sound better and required cleaning records before each play. But laser could be improved. This approach didn't take off, it would seem.
inna

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moonglum
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Dear Inna,
The closest things to what you describe are these 2 items although the "optical" cart still uses a cantilever/stylus to trace the groove.

http://www.ds-audio-w.biz/?page_id=39

http://elpj.com/

It's a difficult proposition trying to read physical media without contact while compensating for warps, path irregularities and dirt.
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