I do think there are some great vintage cartridges out there but some of the new ones are stunning. I went from the Hana SL to the Art 9XA and I'm very satisfied. The Hana as stated in reviews is a smoother more lush sound and the Art is more transparent with more air. They both track very well and have an excellent soundstage. The Art is superb in my system with the Modwright 9.0X phono pre at 68db. Nothing is lost and plenty of gain. So I also purchased the Umami Red but I have been so satisfied with the AT that I'm just enjoying that now. I had a SPL Phonos which I thought was excellent but the Modwright is so much better, dead quiet and super dynamic. Good Luck!
hana sl or one of the AT-ART9?
i read that the original ART9 was DISCONTINUED.
there are two other options.
AT-ART9XI with Output Voltage 0.5 mV (1 kHz, 5 cm/sec.)
and AT-ART9XA with 0.2 mV (1 kHz, 5 cm/sec.)
the lower output is a bit worry me.
any insights from members that tried both?
or there is still a way to get the ART9
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audiosaurusrex
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@stone1 I love quality recordings, mix of jazz, blues, rock. Lately, been searching out MOFI, Analogue Productions and Classic. Some of my go to artists, Dire Straits, Steely Dan, Sade, Moody Blues, SRV, Hendrix, Clapton, BB King, Miles, Brubeck, Montegomery, etc. That said, I do think system synergy is important when choosing a cartridge phono pre set-up. Based on speakers, amp, PC's, IC's and SC's. I finally got my system to the point where it's very revealing and transparent. Spatial M3 Sapphires with an Octave V70 Class A integrated. While I found the Hana SL really really nice, the AT ART 9XA is so much better IMO. It's also more $$ but so worth it. You can see when you unpack it that it's a gem! |
audiosaurusrex
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@stone1 Yes I read that too and attribute that to the overall sound of the cartridge, again system dependent. I played the MOFI vinyl Moody Blues-Days of Future Past and the orchestra sounds phenomenal |
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