Thanks for the info folks. It's what I suspected as to a sideways move. The ART9 is really a giant killer cart and I just had mine gone through by Steve Leung at VAS. I've just got the upgrade itch, it'll pass. My phono stage is still a modded Jolida JD9 with Audyn caps and Sonic Imagery op amps. It presently has Raytheon/Baldwin 12AX7 black plates/halo getter tubes in it. It does a surprisingly good job for what it is and I'm not unhappy with it. If I decided to upgrade the JD9 I really don't know what I'd replace it with. I'm retired so I have to watch my budget carefully. Any suggestions? The Scout sits on a 3" maple slab so isolation is pretty good. The JD9 doesn't have XLR inputs so I'm stuck with RCA interconnects for the time being.
Sam
Ortofon Cadenza with VPI Scout
I presently have an Audio Technica ART9 on my VPI Scout and I’m getting the itch to try something different. I’ve been looking at the Ortofon Cadenza Blue but I’m wondering if this cart would be a sideways move or an upgrade over the ART9? Can anyone share any info on this?
Regards,
Sam