@chakster
looks more like Victor MC L-1000 in operation mode, in fact it is directly coupled, the coils are close to the stylus.
looks more like Victor MC L-1000 in operation mode, in fact it is directly coupled, the coils are close to the stylus.
ZEN cartridge ?
I have a "ZEN" (that''s the name in the front with gold letters) cartridge and can't find any information about it. In the back has a numbe rthat looks like is the serial: EQ41 or E041 in white letters that seems to be writen aat hand. Has black body, gold stylus cover and is gold and varnished wood top. Would like to find some info about it.... can you help me?
thanks in advance
thanks in advance
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This is my Sato Musen Zen Diamond which I have owned for many years, is very very rare and I use it sparingly; this is an excellent cartridge, it has the diamond cantilever (like Sony XL 88D) At the time it sounded much better than the Koetsu Onix. https://i.postimg.cc/VsFwVwP9/AA.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/43tkbk19/H.jpg. |
@edgewear yes you are right, I meant to indicate that it has the cantilever in diamonds to distinguish it from cantilever in aluminum or beryllium or other materials, The Sony 88D belongs to this category like the old Dyna 17D. The stylus is embedded it is not a single stylus / cantilever body like the 88D |
Maybe Victor was an OEM for Zen?... or maybe both are OEM from another manufacturer? the construction of the coils is as the L1000 (not etched) yes it is exactly as you claim, the coils are of wire and are applied in a plastic support. A realization "similar" to this one for example. https://i.postimg.cc/Px2FpnKc/IMG-0502bb-thumb-jpg-91550aeacfcb7271ba5b16a60e18ed7b.jpg in any case I read the story of Sato Musen many years ago, unfortunately a long time has passed and I don't remember well; I should look in some old Japanese magazine. |