I recently bought the Classic turntable and went with the Ortofon A90. This easily beats out my previous SME Vi.iv and XV1-s. I have never enjoyed vinyl as much as I do now. I would also highly recommend getting the periphery ring as I think it makes more of an improvement than the center weight, which I also bought, but don't even use. If you can swing it, I would also recommend the Audio Desk record cleaner. It will pay for itself in 2 years or so. It makes the whole vinyl experience soooo much more enjoyable.
VPI Classic and new cartridge - which one?
Dear All,
I have a VPI Classic table + the trimmings (sds, clamp, vta tower) with a dynavector xx2 mkii into my c2300.
I am looking to get a new cartridge offering all round improvements in performance. The obvious step would be the xv1-s, but I have read that this might be topped by other newer models now.
I am keeping my options open and am considering:
XV1-s
Ortofon A90
Transfiguration Orpheus
Lyra Titan i
I like the musicality of my xx2 and would not be prepared to go for an uber analytical cartridge - some have told me that I should avoid the Lyra in that case.
Wondering whether I should consider others and whether anyone has experience with these cartridges with a vpi table.
Thanks
I have a VPI Classic table + the trimmings (sds, clamp, vta tower) with a dynavector xx2 mkii into my c2300.
I am looking to get a new cartridge offering all round improvements in performance. The obvious step would be the xv1-s, but I have read that this might be topped by other newer models now.
I am keeping my options open and am considering:
XV1-s
Ortofon A90
Transfiguration Orpheus
Lyra Titan i
I like the musicality of my xx2 and would not be prepared to go for an uber analytical cartridge - some have told me that I should avoid the Lyra in that case.
Wondering whether I should consider others and whether anyone has experience with these cartridges with a vpi table.
Thanks