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In Reply to: RE: I found some measurements for the Pickering XLZ-7500s... posted by John Elison on July 25, 2020 at 21:45:24
Right, I get that they are not QUITE on the same level as an LOMC, but as you pointed out, they are RELATIVELY close, especially in the area of internal impedance. I'm still surprised that there aren't more of these out there in the market, given their good mix of attributes.
Mark in NC
"The thought that life could be better is woven indelibly into our hearts and our brains" -Paul Simon
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A few years back I purchased a NIB Stanton 981LZS, which is your Pickering's sibling. It is close to my Lyra Etna, equals or betters various mid-line and high-end MCs I've had from Lyra, Accuphase, Audioquest, Audio Technica, Denon, and is probably the best of the bunch of many vintage MM and MI I've tried from Acutex, Grace, Azden, Precept, Audio Technica, and others. Hang onto it and figure out a way to get it retipped!
what they cost when they were new, relative to what high-end carts cost now. I can identify with your positive comparisons to the Lyra and others, comparisons which might seem surprising to many.
I was fortunate to have, a few years back, bought the last three OEM Pickering D4000SII
replacement stylus assemblies that a Dutch phono vendor had in stock (no other new OEM Stereohedron units could be found for an affordable price) . They're not the exact proper replacement, but they sound very good, much better than several aftermarket choices I've tried, both cheap and more expensive ones. There are really no better options other than, as you mentioned, retipping. I originally bought the cartridge as just the body, so never had the original stylus assembly anyway.
Mark in NC
"The thought that life could be better is woven indelibly into our hearts and our brains" -Paul Simon
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