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In Reply to: RE: Jeez, John, that link made my eyes glaze over :-) Some specs and questions...... posted by John Elison on September 19, 2014 at 14:45:45:
There is more money to be made with moving coils...right now, than with moving magnets.
Sound Smith and Grado, both slightly above "boutique" level companies are the exception, and it is interesting that both seem to have been interested in significant development of moving iron cartridges and not moving coil.
Yes, Ortofon and Clearaudio offer relatively expensive moving magnet cartridges, but Clearaudio is said by many apparently knowledgeable folks to buy their generator assemblies from a large Japanese manufacturer.
One would assume the big outfits' marketing folks are watching Sound Smith's sales with some interest.
So, the short answer is the lack of development among the big boys is market driven.
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- RE: Jeez, John, that link made my eyes glaze over :-) Some specs and questions...... - louie3 14:55:26 09/19/14 (0)