ZYX Airy2-X-SB on Graham 2.2

Dear Jeff: You can do better with: Sumiko Celebration or Dynavector XV-1 and you don't have to worry about: " with or without headshell weight ". Do you know that this " weight.. " was not in the original design? wonder why ? or better, ask you why ?.

Regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.

Cello: You are wrong: I'm not heard the UNIverse. That's all. I will hear it in no more than two weeks.. Wait for it.

Regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.

Dear Cello: Like an expert on ZYX cartridges can you explain this: *** " Do you know that this " weight.. " was not in the original design? wonder why ? or better, ask you why ?. " *** Tks.

BTW, you post: *** " the best cartridge out there at any price..... " ***. about the UNIverse, for you can do this statement you have to compare it against first live music and second with other top cartridges like: Clearaudio Insider, Myabi 47, Lira Titan, Allaerts MC 2 Finish, Dynavector Xv-1, Ikeda REX9, Van denHul Colibri.

If you already do it I would like that you share your experiences on that issue with this forum, but if you don't then your statement have no value at all.

Regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.

Hi Doug: I never say that the ZYX are not good cartridges ( they are )y only say, till today ( I don't heard the UNIverse ), that there are not excellent ones yet. That's all.

Regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.

Dear Doug: For all what some people ( including you ) in this forum speak about the UNIverse, I'm sure that this cartridge is really in other level. I can't say nothing about till I can heard it.

Now, the evaluation of top cartridges is really a heavy task where you have to have precise rules and take in count to many issues for doing that job ( an individual job ).

One of those issues is the resolution of the audio system, but in this issue is extremly important not only the resolution but if that system have a full frecuency response. The appreciation of the cartridge sound reproduction differs by a wide margin in a full response system against one that is not. The full resolution at the frecuency extremes do the differences between a good cartridge an an excellent one.

Maybe, here is where belongs the differences between your appreciation and mine.

My answer to Larry is still true, not only for a ZYX but for any one that think that a particular cartridge is the best in the world. Any cartridge that " wants " to have that " title " has to beat, at least, each and all those cartridges that I mentioned to Larry, nothing less.

Regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.

Dear Doug: A few minutes ago I read your ZYX review. Very well made and very informative. I would like if you can give us all the LPs that you use on that review.

BTW, I can see clearly why we have some differents points of view on the performance or gradation of these cartridges.

The " name " is: very different RESOLUTION on our audio systems ( yes, I know that there are other issues on the subject. ). Maybe I post something about on the review site.

Regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.

Dear Doug: Tks for your answer, I can understand it.

*** " ..to post reviews or start a thread describing any parts of your system... " ***

I think that the best description on an audio system is to hear it.

Doug, be my guest at home. You will be welcome any time. This invitation is extensive for each one and all of you people on this forum.

Doug e-mail me with your date proposal.

Regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.