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Koetsu Rosewood Vs Rosewood Signature Vs HANA UMAMI RED advice please
Dear @fjn04  : "  Doesn't Raul like MM cartridges better than MC's in the first place..."Not really. I re-discovered MM/MI cartridges time before I started the long MM thread after that I learned that even that some of those vintage cartridges ar... 
Tonearm adjustments on the fly
Dear @washline  : At the end all those VTA on the fly mechanism in tonearms are fine for tiny VTA adjustements but when you need not so tiny VTA adjustements then you need to fix too the AZ, overhang and even could be the VTF. So what's the deal d... 
Koetsu Rosewood Vs Rosewood Signature Vs HANA UMAMI RED advice please
Dear @astolfor :  Even that you don't asked and only posted I think that in your USA system the " best " tonearm must be mated with the KRS and the Etsuro that I understand could be " better " cartridge  with the Kuzma.  But due that you are the s... 
Koetsu Rosewood Vs Rosewood Signature Vs HANA UMAMI RED advice please
Dear @astolfor : It is obvious that if I don't understand what you posted then my posts will be just with several mistakes but NO in no single way my attitude is that try that you look as an idiot this is a total misunderstood for you because I ha... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear @pryso  : I owned the Shinon Red that for whatever reasons almost always had suspension problems but when in good operation condition was and is an excellent quality performer.Yes, Boron is superior to any other materials but diamond in cartr... 
Koetsu Rosewood Vs Rosewood Signature Vs HANA UMAMI RED advice please
Dear friends :  Both Etsuro cartridges that the OP bougth ( Gold/Bordeaux. ) from the distributor at a discount price of the KRS ( even at its regular price. ) have a reatil price of 30K !!!!!!!!!! where the retail price of the TT he bougth with t... 
Koetsu Rosewood Vs Rosewood Signature Vs HANA UMAMI RED advice please
Dear @terry9  : Of course that no offense at all.  Issue is that the OP is very especial in some ways and he asked in specific for the KRS  and 4K maximum as his budget and the Platinum is up to around 60% of that budget limit.That's all nothing m... 
Tonearm adjustments on the fly
Dear friends :  The overall VTA issue is a neccesity a must to have for any cartridge set up. What we have here is if at the fly is a compromise that could goes against the cartridge QLP.""  what does it take to engineer in VTA on-the-fly and is ... 
Koetsu Rosewood Vs Rosewood Signature Vs HANA UMAMI RED advice please
Dear @astolfor : I don’t know why you are paying premium $$$$ for the Etsuro when the Umami Red and the Etsuro are designed and manufactured by Excel. I own vintage cartridges by Excel and are competitive even for today higher quality performance ... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear @theophile : No PL did not works in the design or manufacture  any of the B&O cartridges.I posted that he made and still has for sale the SMMC1 that if he wanted to mimic the MMC1 he failed because the original MMC1 and even the MMC2 are ... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear @lewm : If in good condition it’s a  cartridge to listen it and competitive even today and yes the MMC1/2 are a little better quality performers,R. 
Koetsu Rosewood Vs Rosewood Signature Vs HANA UMAMI RED advice please
Dear @astorfor : I can see that you really don’t read the overall information in the cartridge links I posted to you, look:the ZYX ultimate Omega is posted directly by the USA exclusive distributor SoraSound.The Benz Micro and the Dynavector links... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear friends : Here another vintage cartridge reviews.The AKG 25 does not needs presentation, read it:https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Audio/Archive-Audio/80s/Audio-1982-08.pdf   page 66.this Empire 600 LAC was one of the latest Empire ca... 
Koetsu Rosewood Vs Rosewood Signature Vs HANA UMAMI RED advice please
Sorry for my last post that I was writing when you already pull the triger.Btw, the linked cartridges are superior but you are really " fast gunman ".Good luck. 
Koetsu Rosewood Vs Rosewood Signature Vs HANA UMAMI RED advice please
Dear @astolflor : The Rosewood Signature Platinum is out of your budget.That Hana is very good especially at its price but exist inside your budgets other alternatives with " better " performers.Here two brand new cartridges by Benz Micro and Dyna...