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Is a Koetsu Rosewood Sig Overkill for my JMW 9Sig?

My system has evolved wonderfully over the recent past.
I'm running a few year old ZYX Airy Vintage on a Scoutmaster with center & ring weights via a Cardas Neutral reference into an EAR 864 full function preamp.
My Cary V12 drives Wilson Audio Sophia I's.
Will the 9 Sig (With 3 gm headshell weight) allow the Koetsu to perform its' magic? Is is a worthwile upgrade?
My musical tastes range from vocals to classic rock to chamber music to symphonic extravaganzas.
I'm not at all unhappy with the ZYX (just the opposite). Just looking for another flavor of magic. I'll probably keep it as well.
jdolgin
loontoon
301 posts
 
no, it's not overkill, the cartridge is the biggest part of the system, the 9's compitent, so you'll hear it.

loon
audiofeil
4,011 posts
 
A competent tonearm will not optimize a very good or even better cartridge.

Actually, one will realize better performance with a very good tonearm/average cartridge combination than an average tonearm/very good cartridge combination.

A Zyx Airy or Koetsu Rosewood Signature will not realize their full potential riding a JMW-9.
metralla
945 posts
 
I agree with Audiofeil. If you are thinking of an upgrade, I'd consider putting a top class arm (Graham Phantom, Tri Planar) on your ScoutMaster and keeping the Airy. You have some very nice components and I would be looking at the tonearm, if it was my rig.

Regards,
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