Optimal loading for the Orpheus

Dear Hickory: What Nsgarch posted: +++++ " the optimum load is to listen to the bass while starting at the low end of the loading range... " +++++

is a very good key about and I totally agree, of course it is not the only one.

Regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.

Dear Piedpiper: So, I was wrong and this was because I recomended this tonearm to a friend and he told me that was out of production.
Thank you for the up-date. Now, Reb1208 give us its today price that it is higher than in the past, anyway it is a very good tonearm even at that price.

Regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.

Dear Hickory: +++++ " I am upgrading from the Temper V to the Orpheus... " +++++

well I respect your opinion but I don't think that is an upgrading, IMHO ( I know very well both cartridges ) it is more a cartridge change for something different that it is not necessary an upgrade or better quality performance.

The V is/was a low rated cartridge that IMHO and in the right tonearm is a great performer with a better tonal balance and natural response than the O. Of course this is only a subjective opinion.

Regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.

Dear OEM: MC: Allaerts MC2 Finish ( but you need a very good Phonolinepreamp with enough active high gain ( no step-up transformer ), Dyna XV-1, Ortofon MC 7500, Van denHul Colibri ( the very low output models ) and MM: Nagaoka MP-50, B&O MMC1/2, Audio technica ATML 170/180, Grado The Amber Tribute, Astatic MF-100.

Regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.

Dear Goldeneraguy: I think that Hickory who owns a Vector tonearm already give you a good advice about.

Regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.

Dear Goldeneraguy: Thank you, my pleasure.

Rgerads and enjoy the music.
Raul.

Dear Reb1208: I concur with you about. The V ( btw, like almost any cartridge ) is very sensitive to different tonearms.

I try it, example, with the Audiocraft ( that in some ways is similar to the Graham ones. ) and its performance was only ok but when I mountes on the MAX 237 then the very high quality performance of this cartridge appear. I really like your RB-1000 very good one I don't know why Rega take it out of production.

Now, with low output cartridges the Phonolinepream could make a difference for worst or the better performance, so we have to take in count this audio link in our observations about.

Regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.