ZYX Universe and Lyra Titan

Doublebass, I am glad you are happy with your Grado, but I can't understand how anyone could hang the blame for the poor sound in the Teres/Parasound/Forgettable Speaker room on the cartridge. (I think the speakers should been taken out and kneecapped, they were that bad IMHO.) I doubt even your (insert favorite cart here______) would have saved that room. I do own a ZYX and it exhibits none of the poor traits you judge it to have, but I also own a Dynavector XV-1s (currently in use) and am searching for an early Lyra Parnassus to have converted into an Olympos. I also have a Colibri coming for a trial run. My point is that I will own whatever has merit in my system and feel no need to defend any of my equipment. I am responding because you might be cheating yourself or someone reading this thread of a great cartridge choice for yours or their system. It truly IS one great cartridges of today.

The Brinkmann Balance/Marten Coltrane/Lamm room was one of the best sounds there for me. I would love to try a Brinkmann Balance in my system along with serveral top carts. Maybe someday soon...

I have just hired Nate (NRCHY) as my manager/spokesman. He may speak for me anytime. Right now he is doing my taxes and laundry so I will file these antidotes to the venom flying around this thread myself.

What do you call a doublebass (DB) player without a girlfriend?

Homeless.

Whats the difference between a pizza and a DB player?

A pizza can feed a family.

What do you ask a DB player in a suit?

Will the defendant please rise.

What do you call a DB player on your front porch?

The pizza delivery guy.

What do you call a DB player with a beeper?

An optimist.

A DB player goes to the optometrist and the doc says "You really need to stop masterbating." The DB player, worried, asks "why...am I going blind?" "No" says the doc, "but you are distrubing everyone in the waiting room."

There's more where these came from...