Which Cartridge / tonearm has the truest dynamics?


I have heard a lot about the London Decca Reference but nothing here on Audiogon. The Lyra Titan i and the XV-1s and the Air Tight are known for their dynamics. I am curious if anyone compared any of these or others and what their experiences where? The tonearm is critical in this so please give good details. Some of these cartridges in the wrong arm would sound slow or muddled.
dgad

Showing 1 response by nsgarch

If you want the world's best dynamics, bite the bullet and buy a vdH Colibri. And I hope to God you you have good eyes and steady hands!! It'll perform fine in an SME V or any fine gimbal tonearm (Triplanar) of medium effective mass.

I'm installing a London Jubilee this week for a friend. SME V arm, Goldmund TT. It too has oustanding dynamics, but it's a whole different animal as far as preamplification requirementsd go (puts out FIVE microvolts!)