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Whats your take on the Ortofon SPUs?

I have been playing around with the idea of getting one of the new production model SPU G cartridges but this is based on little more than the fact I think they look neat. In my head they would just be big full sounding carts that mesh well with older records, which is something I am looking for, but Im not sure how true this story i am telling myself is. ha

My main concern is that since there is no way to change alignment I would have issues and issues that I can't fix without remounting my arm and altering my EMT's setup, which is perfectly dialed in.

Anyone out there using any of these? I would love hear some opinions since I can't audition one these.
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david12
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I use a short bodied SPU synergy on an Ortofon 309D, then with a TW accustic Raven one. I think folks think it wall be warm and fuzzy, because that is how it looks like it ought to sound. I find the modern SPU's are certainly on the warm side of neutral, but quite detailed and dynamic.

The TW allows adjustment of the effective arm length, that is really about all you need to do apart from checking Azimuth. You need to be clear if you need the short or long bodied SPU, I got it wrong and got a short bodied one, but you can get an adaptor to increase length to that of the long bodied type.

I love it, is it better then The Benz Micro LP I also use? Well no, but it is'nt far off and it is quite a bit cheaper.
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