@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!
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 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 |
I have both the Hana ML and the AT ART-9, on top of a Benz Reference S in my system. The Hana ML is the cartridge that I play the least with, I’m just keeping as a spare for when I will need to retip my other cartridges. If the Hana ML can’t come close to the performance of a first gen AT ART-9, which in itself is far from the performance of a Benz Ref S, the Hana SL can’t come even remotely close to the level of the new AT ART-9 IMHO… |
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