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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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Congrats on a lovely looking system. I briefly had a Ortofon Silver Meister SPU mounted on a Garrard 401 with a 309D arm. This didn't work for me for the reason you mention, alignment. The customised Mint LP protractor I have is optimised for the 309D but the alignment for the SPU is , I suspect different. Initially, I used the Ortofon supplied paper protractor to align the 309D/SPU and the sound was rich and glorious. There is a lot of discussion/threads on the optimal Ortofon alignment and the differences between Ortofon Denmark and Ortofon Japan on the PS distance. As I couldn't simply switch head shells , I sold the SPU.
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