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In Reply to: I have no personal experience with a Marcof... posted by EdAInWestOC on August 25, 2011 at 08:39:29:
Perhaps it is a matter of taste. There is a lot of talk about this "sounds better than that" without the "in what way." If "sounds better" equals more detail, then that is not always a good thing.
Case in point: back in the early 80s, my friend had two turntables: an Oracle Alexandria and a Systemdek. Way more detail on the Oracle. Cut into and portrayed the notes way better. It was exciting...for about half an hour. Went back to the Systemdek and lost all kinds of minute detail, but the song sounded...well, like a song. It was a coherent whole. It was what you heard when you saw a band in a bar or a baroque orchestra in a church. In short, you were moved.
I've had cartridges that are more detailed than my current Zu-103 and my Denon 103SA, but I can't say they made me enjoy music more.
I'd say the same about conical styli too: move to something else at your peril. If you are happier with an elliptical or something more radical, fine. But don't assume that the detail you can get from another type of styli is going to be more musical than what you have already.
I had a Soundsmith Boheme and it hugged the groove very well and extracted all kinds of stuff my Zu-103 didn't. I sold the Boheme. Not slamming anything, but more isn't necessarily better.
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