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Re: Experiences/comments on Benz MCL2 moving coil cartridge ?

Posted by AnalogJ (A) on August 7, 2005 at 04:56:07

In Reply to: Experiences/comments on Benz MCL2 moving coil cartridge ? posted by Antonio Machado on August 6, 2005 at 13:01:11:

Depending on your tonearm, it could be an excellent match. In response to the poster below, going to the M2 instead of the L2 will give you better dynamics if you are looking for more of a rocker. The trade-off is a bit of low-level detail. If you have a medium to high mass tonearm, the Grado Master ($800) and Reference ($1200) are excellent cartridges as well. The Benz wood-body is a very good all-arounder, a jack of all trades but master of none. On the other hand, the Grado mid-range is absolutely stunning, up there with any cartridge on the market regardless of price. The better their cartridge, the more transparency, better frequency extension and more sophisticated soundstaging. The one area you do have to be careful with the Grado is tonearm matching. Medium to heavy effective tonearms only. It needs them to help with tracking. The Benz can track anything. Not so, the Grado. But when the Grado works, to me, there is no better value cartridge on the market.

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