Hi Sam,
I have this cartridge and until recently I didn't like it. Had a hard time getting an adequate high end out of it. I played around with VTA and tracking force. Raising the rear of the tonearm helped some. I finally spent some time getting the azimuth perfect and the sound, all of a sudden, really came to life. If you can adjust the azimuth on your table, make sure the front of the cartridge is perfectly parallel to the record. Also, setting the tracking force a bit higher (1.8g) seemed to help.
The soundstage really opened up, image became much more three-dimensional. It's almost a bit too bright now, which is a problem that I definitely wasn't having before. Also, I probably have at least 100 hours on it at this point.
I have this cartridge and until recently I didn't like it. Had a hard time getting an adequate high end out of it. I played around with VTA and tracking force. Raising the rear of the tonearm helped some. I finally spent some time getting the azimuth perfect and the sound, all of a sudden, really came to life. If you can adjust the azimuth on your table, make sure the front of the cartridge is perfectly parallel to the record. Also, setting the tracking force a bit higher (1.8g) seemed to help.
The soundstage really opened up, image became much more three-dimensional. It's almost a bit too bright now, which is a problem that I definitely wasn't having before. Also, I probably have at least 100 hours on it at this point.