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In Reply to: Zu DL 103 MK2, 6 Moons Best under 1K MC, anyone tried ..? posted by A.Wayne on February 1, 2016 at 21:03:30:
I have only heard the Zu 103 at shows-- where it sounded great-- but do appreciate the dichotomy that the 6moons reviewer draws between cartridges that please with tonality and bloom like the Zu 103, and more resolving but leaner and sometimes unforgiving cartridges like the pricier Dyna. My go-to in the latter type is a ebayed vintage Grace F9 body(around $75) with a $500 new-production Soundsmith turnkey stylus holder/suspension assembly with OCL ruby stylus. This frankencartridge is as detailed and spatial and dynamic as any top MC or MM/MI I've heard, and lacks only a bit of embodiment and bloom to rank TOTL in all respects. Right now I have it in rotation with an $1K AT ART7 and $3K Accuphase AC-5. The latter two have bigger LF and more saturated "tone color" than the SS F9, but the F9 makes a compelling case for neutrality and detail. If one were exiled to a desert island with two headshells, $1K might be well divided between a Zu 103 and a SS F9.
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Follow Ups
- RE: Zu DL 103 MK2, 6 Moons Best under 1K MC, anyone tried ..? - Dave Garretson 05:59:08 02/02/16 (5)
- Ditto on the Grace F9 body with SS OCL re-tip - Lew 17:25:23 02/02/16 (4)
- RE: Ditto on the Grace F9 body with SS OCL re-tip - blake 18:56:54 02/02/16 (3)
- RE: Ditto on the Grace F9 body with SS OCL re-tip - Lew 07:56:08 02/03/16 (2)
- RE: Ditto on the Grace F9 body with SS OCL re-tip - blake 11:08:03 02/03/16 (1)
- RE: Ditto on the Grace F9 body with SS OCL re-tip - Lew 13:26:54 02/03/16 (0)
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