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Koetsu Rosewood Vs Rosewood Signature Vs HANA UMAMI RED advice please
@ghdprentice I hear you, I am thinking on sending it to Wally Engineering, they have a cartridge analysis service for $400 and all i will have to do is to set the right VTA, VTF and Azimuth   
Koetsu Rosewood Vs Rosewood Signature Vs HANA UMAMI RED advice please
@mulveling, I use a WallyTractor to do the alignment, I will have to give the SmartTractor a try, but first I want to buy AnalogMagik and see where it takes me. 
Koetsu Rosewood Vs Rosewood Signature Vs HANA UMAMI RED advice please
@chakster, thank you! I will reach out to them.Do you have an email address?TIA 
Koetsu Rosewood Vs Rosewood Signature Vs HANA UMAMI RED advice please
 @ audiosaurusrex my family is from Stuttgart, and an uncle of mine brought AS to my attention. I talked to a friend that has the Koetsu and he told me that it is a pain to align them but they are fabulous. I reached out to the seller for the ZY... 
Koetsu Rosewood Vs Rosewood Signature Vs HANA UMAMI RED advice please
@audiosaurusrex , Thanks. Are you a HANA dealer :) I am half German, so I love precision and I was able to visit the factory and see what they are doing so I decided to give it a try. @rauliruegas thank you for the links I really appreciate it. ... 
Koetsu Rosewood Vs Rosewood Signature Vs HANA UMAMI RED advice please
I appreciate your feedback. I called my seller and I can cancel 
Koetsu Rosewood Vs Rosewood Signature Vs HANA UMAMI RED advice please
Thank you to all of you! I just bought the Koetsu Signature, hopefully I will not lose more sleep over it.Although I was getting very good prices for other cartridges, I  think that at $3600 I can't go wrong. Now I need to sell my VPI to make room... 
Koetsu Rosewood Vs Rosewood Signature Vs HANA UMAMI RED advice please
@dover the cr50 is out of my budget, I am, at this point, looking for a step up or 2 from the Hana SL/ML. $4k is the max I want to spend. This is for a system I use a week a month when I come to the USA to work.Thank you 
Koetsu Rosewood Vs Rosewood Signature Vs HANA UMAMI RED advice please
@tomic601 because I never thought about it and I have auditioned, albeit in different systems, so I can’t compare the ones I mentioned. I listen to a lot of classic, rock and Spanish guitar. I need a fast-dynamic, yet warm and open, with nice defi... 
Koetsu Rosewood Vs Rosewood Signature Vs HANA UMAMI RED advice please
@mulveling, I got tired of waiting for them! Those are awesome speakers.@audiosaurusrex is the Umami 2x better than the SL :) which table and arm do you use? 
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Thank you for all the recommendations, I want to stick to what I know or have listened. I think I will go with either Typhoon or the Concept. Leaning towards the Typhoon after being able to listen to both, but still not made my mind. 
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Have you listened to the Acoustic Signature?