Kiseki Purple Heart NS to Dynavector xv-1s ??


Considering making a move from my Kiseki Purple Heart NS to a Dyna xv-1s. Can anyone who's heard both compare these two cartridges?

Thanks......

jim94025

What tonearm? Dyna seems to thrive in slightly higher eff mass vs the Kiseki...

Too many occasional reports of Kisekis that didn't seem to be quite right - would make me skittish to go that route. I don't think I've ever seen a complaint from a Dynavector, other than that cleaning ladies seem to love dusting the $2K+ models. 

I've owned both but in different systems at different times, so no direct comparison. With that as a context, my impression of the Kiseki was that it is a very smooth, very seductive cartridge that excels with certain types of music and is very pleasant to listen to, but may be lacking in transparency and dynamics. In the end, I found it to be lovely, but just didn't find it convincing.

 

The Dynavector, on the other hand, was incredibly dynamic and a much stronger all-around performer on all types of music. I felt the build was also more robust.  There have been some concerns in the reliability of the Kiseki, though I personally experienced no such problems in the fairly short period of time that I owned one.