Vinyl Asylum

Posted by olddude55 (A) on January 30, 2008 at 15:31:03

In Reply to: RE: Good review. Thanks. posted by Arlekino1 on January 30, 2008 at 15:18:46

best tracking cart I've ever used.
It has a wide soundstage and lots of detail. But it is bright. Not eardrums-bleeding bright, but when I compare it to something like the old Sonus Dimension 5, the AT is not as accurate.
I kind of suspected that the 150MLx wasn't going to be a huge jump over the 440MLa; that's why the Grace went to Soundsmith first.
Another thing--the 150MLx stylus fits the 440MLa body. If there's anything to be gained by a gold-plated boron cantilever, it can be had for less than the cost of the entire cartridge. The stylus shape is the same as the 440MLa's.
I still have a Cinemag SUT that I built as well. It's currently wired for a DL-103 but can easily be changed to match the OC9, so AT's LOMC isn't totally out of the picture.

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