Synergy

Made me think of The Maestro, on Seinfeld.

Mijostyn, Thank you for the compliment of suggesting that my opinion of the SQ of a cartridge is worth a darn. On the odd occasion, I do offer a few words in that area, but I usually regret it where I might have offered an opinion on a specific cartridge, because I don’t think such questions hold either interest or merit for anyone else. The fact that I like MI cartridges, both certain vintage ones and modern ones is clearly out there already. The additional fact that I have never found much merit in HOMC cartridges as a group is also out there (based on owning Sumiko Bluepoint, Benz Glider, Benz Glider 2, Transfiguration Esprit). And I still do love the Ortofon MC2000 using either high gain phono stages or either of two current drive phono pre-preamps plus MM stage. (I've never owned a SUT of any kind.) If only the MC2000 was a bit more robust in output. Anyway, I urge others to make up their own mind(s). I try to stay away from threads asking for opinions on cartridges. They bore me.

Ummm… that was sincerely meant as a compliment to Pindac, Mijo, assuming you’re referring to my most recent post.

Pindac, the number and breadth of the experiments you find time and assistance to perform in search of your personal vinyl Nirvana do astonish me.

Strictly speaking “synergy “ describes the condition where two factors are more than additive. Where 1+1 >2. Here I think the Virtuoso is just better. Not that there’s anything wrong with that.