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| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi Raul,"Do you think that the Desmond 420 re-tipped one was already converted in the " best of the best " as he are expecting?. My take here is that the 315 or 320 motor is way better than the 420 but unfortunately Desmond has not those 315/320 f... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi,On the Coltrane issue, if you get the Miles Davis Quintet recordings (Cookin', Steaming', Relaxin' and Workin') on the Esquire label, you get supreme quality Coltrane. They do cost a lot however: my original pressings costing around £300 each. ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Stltrains,Good luck with the 312. I am certain Axel will bring huge improvements.Let me know and look forward to your feedback on the revamped 312. I truly trust Axel and am certain that he'll do the necessary magic on your cartridge. Just struggl... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi Nandric,I think you will be happy with his revamp of the Virtuoso and would be interested in hearing your feedback once he's completed the work. I have still not pursued the Virtuoso but have it on a very small list of potential future cartridg... | |
| Stand out phono stages Hi Dougdeacon and Atmasphere,I wholly agree that the ideal path is to seek component neutrality and not to pander to any distortions or colourations that may exist in any single part(s) of the chain.This can take time but seems to me to really jus... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi Stltrains,You're right and the upgrade is much more than the price paid for my 420 but I am very optimistic that it will be worth it. I'm looking for state of the art performance from the revamped cartridge and have great confidence in Axel's s... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi Acman3,The nude Shibata option has been used. This was a value judgement that I left to Axel in order to meet my rather exacting specifications for required performance improvements. I can hardly wait to hear the outcome and will of course shar... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi All,Working to the dictum of 'physician heal thy self', I took my own advice and sent my Acutex 420STR to Axel for an upgrade/revoicing. He has now completed the work and returned it to me with the assurance that, having tested it himself, it n... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dyna10x,Thanks for the link. Wout certainly answers many of the questions posed here.Well done | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi,When someone does not agree with you and yet you still believe you are right, you can show the good grace of letting their mistake stand. Some interesting views on the 420 and some consensus. It clearly satisfies many and that is a great thing.... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Timeltel,Just one point that I should mention is that my AC3300 LB offers pricision damping with its oil reservoire and I still could not address with issue with percussion. It does seem to be a voicing issue that might take someone taking the maj... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi Raul,"The difference between the Technics 100CMK4 and " lesser " cartridges is that those " ifs " does not exist for those " lesser " cartridges as the 420 because if those " ifs " been there then all them were 100CMK4s."As I hope you know, I f... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi Timeltel,I like Tom Waits a lot and so, for me, yes I would more than willingly go along with your suggestion. I can now easily live with its comparitively bloated bass performance (with it settling in much more with time and change of headshel... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi All,Just to note that there has been an ongoing case of dyslexia on this site. "Axel" Schurholz's name has been unwittingly changed so that he is often referred to as "Alex". Correction of this should hopefully help in contacting him etc.Mia cu... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi Griffithds/Timeltel/Lewm,As my above statement suggests, my findings have not really changed since I first posted here regarding the 420 on 11.04.11. However, as I hope I have consistently made clear, I do admire the things that the Acutex 420S... |