Would frequency response of cartridge determine purchase?


Recently purchased new un-open Clearaudio Virtuoso V2 and found upper frequencies from 5k on to be 3db

above flat frequency response. If a system is very revealing this extended high frequency would be very

audible. So why not have frequency response of cartridges known to buyer before purchase! Yes I am in

a bad situation with forking out big bucks and hoping for huge a upgrade! Cartridge is at distributor and am

waiting for test results. Just curious why such a unit would leave factory in the first place. 

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Showing 2 responses by rhodolake

I have the Graham Slee combo of the Revelation and the Elevator EXP.

I have the ability to adjust loading. The paper work that came with

cartridge has a performance graph and showed the units performance

when tested at factory.

Roeland 

I made a mistake! The cartridge is the Concerto V2 not the VirtuosoV2.

Yes I have been searching for answers as to why the cartridge is bright.

The performance graph shows a rise of 2db around 5K and even higher

at 10K over 3db. Are the measurements within Clearaudios standards?


Roeland