I have a Koetsu Urushi & Lyra Helikon mono Cartridges.
The Koetsu sounds very good on mono records but the Lyra is so much better on them. The image seems to be better layered and taller. I have a few mono records that also sound like crap with lots of surface noise whan played with the stereo cartridge but sound like there is nothing wrong with them when played with the mono cartridge. When I am shopping for mono albums I only look for in groove defects and damace and do not even worry about scratch that would make me not buy the album if it were a stereo recording.
Monos just sound best with a mono album. IMHO
The Koetsu sounds very good on mono records but the Lyra is so much better on them. The image seems to be better layered and taller. I have a few mono records that also sound like crap with lots of surface noise whan played with the stereo cartridge but sound like there is nothing wrong with them when played with the mono cartridge. When I am shopping for mono albums I only look for in groove defects and damace and do not even worry about scratch that would make me not buy the album if it were a stereo recording.
Monos just sound best with a mono album. IMHO