Ortofon MC A90 cartridge

Wow, lots of tubes! I hate you as you are so organized. I agree with you entirely about the Ortofon A90. I still want to try the Decca Reference, however.

tbg: What Decca Reference are you refering to?

I have been reading this thread with interest. Since there are so many versions of the Reeds it would be very helpful to know which (effective mass) to attribute the different observations of with the different cartridges, tracking forces for the A90 etc. Since there are three overall models, six or more different woods and various options which change the arm from 12g effective mass all the way to 33g I believe this would bring greater practical knowledge. IMHO, FWIW etc...

Gallant, I should have said the London Decca Reference, although I am not aware of any other Decca Reference.

Audioblazer....Did you try the A90 with the brass or aluminum headshell weight on your schroder 2 ?
I am looking at the A90 for my mdl 2 (with pertinex wand), & I think
the azimuth is a pain to set on tis arm
for any cartridge since it can throw off the VTF when you
rotate the counterweight.