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Spent some time listening today.

Posted by MWE (A) on October 21, 2016 at 18:59:35

In Reply to: REVIEW: Pickering XVS-3000 & D-4500Q Phono Cartridge posted by mr.bear on October 20, 2016 at 15:24:30:

Some very informal (and limited) impressions are as follows- keep in mind the stylus is new and un-broken in. I compared the XSV3000/EVG 4500Q (the stylus, like Mr. Bear's,from Voice of Music, 4608-DQX) to my Shure V15V/SAS and Audio-Technica AT150MLx. The Shure was mounted on the same SL1200 as the Pickering, the AT on a Rega RP6. In general, the Pickering/4500Q seemed moderately less open and extended than the others, not surprising considering the cost difference, but still very good in this respect and with more body and presence and it struck me as very "musical". It WAS more open and extended than an aftermarket elliptical Stanton 881S stylus, as expected. All in all, I was muchly pleased with this stylus and have to agree with Mr. Bear's opinion from a previous post that the EVG 4500Q is a great way to resuscitate a comatose XSV3000. The best? I don't know. NOS is expensive, and retipping a very old stylus assembly is problematic as regards the condition of old suspension elastomers.
Unfortunately, I can't compare this aftermarket stylus to the original D3000. I bought the cartridge in 1981, just after high school, but for some reason didn't use it for very long before it went into a drawer for thirty-some years. Finally, recently, after discovering how good of a cartridge it really was, I tried it briefly- briefly, because that's when the diamond decided to fall off its bushing (NOT nude mounted, sadly).


Mark in NC
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