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Sumiko Pearwood Celebration II

I've been looking around for a cartridge upgrade for a little while.  I've decided to go with this one.  I see some mentions of it around the forums, but didn't see a real discussion.  If I'm duplicating, apologies. 

I'm upgrading from an A-T OC9ML/II, so it ought to be a nice step up. It'll be mounted on the TecnoArm (modified Rega 303, iirc) on my trusty Michell GyroDec SE.  Should be no problems there.  Phono stage will be an E.A.T. E-Glo Petit.

Looking forward to getting it mounted (if my eyes are still good enough and my hands are still steady enough) and hearing what it can do.  It's a plain rectangular body, so should be reasonably easy to get set up right.

Anybody have experience with this cart to share?  Tips?  Gotchas?

trentmemphis

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trentmemphis OP
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Interesting.  That's a new one to me.  I'll have to watch for that in the manual.  Thanks!

trentmemphis OP
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Okay, here's what I'm seeing in my manual.  They recommend starting the VTA adjustment process with the tonearm slightly low, and working your way up to the correct level.  This is because they've found it's very difficult to find the right VTA by starting with the arm high and trying to work down.

I haven't owned many carts, but this is easily the most informative manual I've seen.  They bring lots of practical experience into play.  It's not just, "Here's what's geometrically correct in a line drawing.  Do this."  It's more, "We've found almost nobody can do xyz correctly, so we recommend abc."

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