Seeking Legit Cartridge Expert?

@paulietunes 

Wow! someone who gets that and isn't flaming me for not following the herd ...rare! There's hope for mankind...thank you 

@tablejockey 

right thanks 😃 I was considering the ART9XI or ART9XA...not sure which one or if it would be better than the Hana ML , thanks! 

@tomic601 

I had an Ortofon Quintet Blk and the stylus just unhinged and disappeared! Complete disappointment with 0 help from Ortofon so Im kinda soured with them...thanks though...

VPI offering me a trade in on my Unipivot to get a 3D Fatboy Gimbal for around $2900 …thoughts folks ? 
My thought is improved stability and absorbs vibration better , I like those angles ..

thanks 

@theflattire 

pardon my ignorance , HW? 

@paulietunes 

"Harbeths are fantastic speakers but if someone who was listening to a lot of hard rock asked for a speaker recommendation I would not suggest Harbeth. "

I get this all the time , I have an unusual set up . I also have (2) Emminence tour grade dual 18's w BSS crossover in the chain, it rocks , trust me ...and the clarity is unreal with he 40.3's ...🥳

@tablejockey 

@bpoletti 

I keep hearing mixed opinions about the ART9XA vs the ART9XI ....

@tablejockey

yes , better was a poor choice of wording ...improvement in detail/clarity?

I've read the XA is more forgiving (make not so great sounding LPs sound better) & the XI is more detailed ...

I do have subs...dual 18’s...so plenty of coverage... 😃

Allnic 1202 

@sandthemall 

Phonostage listed 👆🏻post 3 

@tomic601 

Yes they do , Upscale offering me $800 trade on a Unami Red...big gamble , $3150 hoping it makes a dramatic difference is alot... 🤔

thanks for the info!

I've been teetering on the AT ART9XA or ART9XI 🤔

@tablejockey 

thanks...I've seen that vid...so hard to get a perspective from a Youtube vid on hifi...

might just grab a ART9 , they seem to have many folks enthused...but now Im contemplating replacing my tonearm, here we go , Hifi rabbit hole approaching again..

@tablejockey 

There must be something to the Gimbal , VPI now shipping all turntables with Gimbals instead of Uni Pivots...thanks