If you type Ortofon SPU into Google you will have more material to read than the forums at Audiogon.
Short answer, it was a design from long ago, a cartridge that I myself owned in the early days of my stereo ventures.
Do I miss it? ....... NO.
Modern cartridges are much superior, including the ones from Ortofon, not to mention Lyra, Air Tight and Dynavector. Yes, the SPU is romantic, much like a Dynaco stereo 70.
Yes, it makes pretty music but it's out of date and in my opinion, the Denon 103 would probably be a more accurate reproducer of music and choosing the Denon would save you enough money to acquire something else nice for the system.
Others are welcome to disagree. That's what high end audio is all about :^).
Short answer, it was a design from long ago, a cartridge that I myself owned in the early days of my stereo ventures.
Do I miss it? ....... NO.
Modern cartridges are much superior, including the ones from Ortofon, not to mention Lyra, Air Tight and Dynavector. Yes, the SPU is romantic, much like a Dynaco stereo 70.
Yes, it makes pretty music but it's out of date and in my opinion, the Denon 103 would probably be a more accurate reproducer of music and choosing the Denon would save you enough money to acquire something else nice for the system.
Others are welcome to disagree. That's what high end audio is all about :^).