He quibbled with some construction details and was puzzled that the stripped-down machine was actually larger than its stablemates, but nonetheless declared the discOveryOne "an accessory of notably high valueand notable worth." (Vol.43 No.6 WWW), Kuzma Stabi R: $8670 and up without tonearm (Vol.44 No.1 WWW), Ortofon 2M Black: $695 I have been able to compare the BRXs to a true class A speaker in my system, and I do now agree with the class B rating. In the MC Anna Diamond, the business end of that cantilever is fitted with Ortofon's Replicant 100 stylus, said to be the closest of any playback stylus to the lacquer-cutting stylus. Tracking force recommended 1.5 g (15 mN) Load resistance 47 kOhm Load capacitance 150 300 pF Weight, Cartridge 7.2 g. Weight, Premounted 16.7 g. 2M (Vol.41 No.3), Koetsu Rosewood Standard: $3995 . It uses a Replicant 100 stylus, has a recommended downforce of 2.6gm, an impedance of 4 ohms, and a low (0.3mV) output. The most expensive, the Infinity Mono, can be ordered with either a 0.7 mil or a 1.0 mil stylus attached to its aluminum cantilever. Air pump included. HR's closing thoughts: "I could dream away my sunset years listening only with the Etsuro Urushi Cobalt Blue: It does everything I desire." With its multiple switch-selectable primary taps and its 10 switch-selectable input impedances, Zesto's Andros Allasso (the last word is Greek for transform) is surely one of the most flexible step-up transformers we've seen. the 2M Red is an excellent place to start." When Herb loaded it with 100 ohms, "the result was an exceedingly rich and unaffected sound," and the Koetsu "seemed engineered to do nothing but hold my attentionmy pleasurable fascinationas it showed me the art behind the music." The RP1 Performance Pack Upgrade was easy to install and resulted in a bigger soundstage, deeper silences, and greater resolution of low-level detail, said SM. Though it also lacked the Sutherland 20/20's tonal richness and punchy sense of pace and drive, the Halo JC 3 produced a detail-rich sound with tight, extended lows, a clean midrange, and carefully drawn images on a huge, open soundstage. This has been missing for the last few. "The easily noticed character was disconcerting," he wrote, but was minimized when he used the X-quisite with the matching SUT X-20 step-up transformer. Said features include an air-bearing platter and vacuum record clamping alongside an inboard AC motor, a robust machined-aluminum chassis, and fittings for mounting up to four tonearms. Art's measurements, such as they were, revealed that the Prime Scout ran a little fast, and exhibited more wow than his 1950s idler-wheel Garrard, although wow was not excessive in absolute terms: wow! Art added that the Saboten L "was the rare stereo pickup that sounded good, if not quite mono-pickup good, on mono LPs." The high-mass, low-output X-quisite features a unique, patented "monobloc" transducer element consisting of a one-piece, high-strength ceramic cantilever and a square coil body that eliminates the joint almost always found in cartridges using aluminum, boron, sapphire, or diamond cantilevers. This "optical" cartridge operates by projecting light from an LED onto a tiny "shading plate" mounted at the center of the cantilever. The consumer can choose a plinth with one or two articulated armboards, and can select from several veneers and finishes, "ranging from the merely pretty to the stunning." For special systems only, as it is a complete pickup head, not just a cartridge. Outwardly similar to the standard Graham Phantom tonearm, the Phantom Elite is said to be made from more costly materials and incorporates new Litz wiring, a refined alignment gauge, and a thicker, more rigid version of the Phantom's removable, damped titanium armtube. Made in Germany and now distributed in the United States by Mofi Distribution, the Thomas Schick 12" tonearm is intended to combine the greater-than-average length and mass of certain vintage models with the high-quality bearings of modern arms. Its plinth is an aluminum-MDF-aluminum sandwich done up in a black Nextel finish. Designed and built by Yoshio Matsudaira of My Sonic Lab, the Stage 1030 is that company's top-of-the-line phono transformer, and is designed for the My Sonic Lab Ultra Eminent Ex moving-coil cartridge (or any other MC with an internal resistance of 15 ohms). The PU7 seems better finished than its forebear, although creature comforts are thin on the groundadjustments of VTF and VTA depend on the user loosening one or more grub screws and repositioning uncalibrated parts, and antiskating is a simple thread and falling weightbut, as MF pointed out, the design "emphasizes rigidity over convenience." That seen to, per Mikey, the Epoch Mono "beat every other mono cartridge I've heard in terms of effortlessness, harmonic transparency, and . See Michael Fremer's review in this month's Analog Corner. (Vol.41 No.10 WWW), Koetsu Rosewood Mono: $4495 WebHilliard Corporation. It does so thanks to the discovery by its maker, Yoshio Matsudaira, of a new magnetic material that allowed him to use fewer turns of coil wireyielding lower moving mass, and the potential for greater detail retrievalwhile maintaining a healthy output level. AcousTech The Big Record Brush: $36.95 With grounding wire: $52.95 AD said, "If there exists a more effective, easy, reliable, and utterly transformative way of cleaning LPs, I have yet to hear it. A fine phono preamp, albeit one that does not offer terribly high value for the money. It is intended to feed a moving-magnet phono preamplifier that can handle its maximum output of 10mV. Downside: if you like to leave your platter spinning, you'll have to stop it each time, or find another steady surface upon which to perform the operation." Technical Editor, Stereophile. Since 1972, Linn has devised and offered for their belt-drive, suspended-subchassis flagship all manner of upgrades; commendably, all have been retrofittable. According to HR, who considered the AMG 9W2 tonearm its ideal mate, the EMT cartridge "was faster than lightning, punched like a boxer, and sang like a siren. The Madake Snakewood has an output of 0.23mV, a suggested downforce of 2.5gm, and a low-compliance suspension.
(A belt-drive option is available.) Especially where the PU7 is the intended partner, prospective owners are urged by MF to consider cartridges that, in other settings, might be considered on the lean side of neutral. (Vol.43 No.3 WWW), SME 20/12A (includes 312S tonearm): $25,900 SME 20/12 (no tonearm): $23,900

Wireless or passive? PS Audio's Stellar Phono offers separate pairs of (RCA) input jacks for MM and MC cartridges and a choice of single-ended and balanced outputs. Also on tap are three gain settings each for MM and MC and a choice of five loading settings for MC cartridges: four with preset values and a fifth that enables a pair of potentiometers to dial in custom settings between 1 ohm and 1k ohms; all other user controls except for the unit's power switch are addressed via the Stellar's remote handset. In MF's estimation, the Andros Tssera "traded bottom-end authority and grippy bass for the fully developed textures and sonorous midrange that even the best solid-state designs somewhat lose track of," adding that jazz and classical music "thrived in the Andros Tssera's hands"; rock fared less well. (Vol.41 No.4 WWW), My Sonic Lab Ultra Eminent Ex: $6995 See Michael Fremer's review in this month's Analog Corner. Used with Acoustic Signature's Ascona Mk.2 turntable, the 9" TA-9000 (it's also available in a 12" version) presented MF with "a smooth sound with a rich midrange, great detail, and great resolution," though it wasn't the last word in bottom-end extension and control. The THD+noise percentage was extremely low, and harmonic distortion was "fairly low and almost entirely second harmonic in nature," although intermodulation distortion was higher than expected. Three sets of slots allow cleaning of 7", 10", and 12" records. "The Brinkmann Balance remains one of a handful of the finest turntables being made today." (Vol.42 No.12 WWW), Goldring E3: $169 $$$ The GrooveMaster II, designed and made by Audio-Creative, a Dutch manufacturer-distributor-retailer, isn't the first contemporary tonearm claimed to offer vintage-arm charm at a bargain price, but according to AD, it may be the best. After cleaning a record, AD noted clearer instrumental voices and greater low-level detail. "A fine all-arounder, combining starkly honest music-making with the sorts of refined sonic attributes most audiophiles cherish," said Art. Pertinent specs include an output of 3.0mV and a downforce range of 1.82.2gm. When set to MC, the third input offers a 1k ohm impedance. (Vol.40 No.10 WWW), AMG Viella Forte Engraved: $25,000 without arm, $32,000 with 12JT tonearm (Low Out is recommended for older amps, High Out for more modern designs.) Based on the original, stereo version of Grado's Lineage Epoch (see elsewhere in "Recommended Components"), the Epoch Mono is a moving iron cartridge built into a bulky body carved from cocobolo, a dense tonewood. Other specs include an African blackwood body, a 16 ohm internal impedance, output of 0.23mV, a recommended downforce of 2.5gm, and a line-contact stylus that's nude-mounted in a metal ferrule, itself bonded to a tapered-bamboo cantilever. And its inclusion of a front-panel mono switchthis doesn't blend the two channels together but rather selects only a single channel for amplificationmeans the Andros Allasso can be used with virtually any MC cartridge you can throw at it, pardon the figure of speech. As AD noted in the December 2018 issue, "To compare the specifications of Koetsu's 15 different models is to glimpse little in the way of variety: all Koetsu cartridges have the same recommended ranges of VTF and load impedance; all of their platinum-magnet cartridges have the same 0.3mV output, while all their samarium-cobalt magnet cartridges output 0.4mV." If you want to know what the idler-wheel fuss is all about, this may be the easiest and most affordable way to find out," AD concluded. Upon auditioning the new Lambda version, in which "the tapered dampers of the original cartridges are separated into flat, elastomer damping discs, while an additional support 'pillow' has been added to serve as the cantilever preload element," MF wrote that it "sounds like an entirely new cartridge," possessing a "quality of top-to-bottom, luxurious textural suppleness, sustain, timbral generosity, and midband warmth, while losing none of the speed, slam, and detail retrieval for which the Atlas SL (and the brand in general) is best known." Acoustic Signature Ascona Mk.2, Analogueworks TT-Zero, Brinkmann Bardo, Pear Audio Blue Kid Thomas, VPI HRX not auditioned in a long time.

With the spacer in place and Dynavector's DV 10X5 moving-coil cartridge mounted on his Rega P3-24, SM heard improved clarity, impact, immediacy, and soundstage depth. In 2017, HR was impressed by the combination of PU7 and Palmer 2.5 turntable, ultimately purchasing the review samples. Designed to sit in a sink, the "rudimentary but ingenious" G.E.M. Compared to Miyajima's previous designs, this wood-bodied, low-output, moderately low-compliance stereo MC cartridge surprised MF by being a "faster performer that manages to considerably extend the top end without making it sound thin or bright. MF's review sample also featured an optional titanium upper platter. (Vol.38 No.5, Vol.28 No.5), EMT 997: $5995 All optical cartridges need to be used with an energizer; HR started his auditioning with the $1500 E1 energizer, then upped his game with the 003 energizer ($3500). Subsequent to moving their phono-cartridge division from Germany to Switzerland, EMT introduced the new entry-level HSD 006, built into a semi-open aircraft-aluminum body with threaded mounting holes. sound compressed." Combined with a Schick tonearm and Ortofon SPU cartridge, the Solid12 delivered punch, drive, force, color, richness, and pure emotional and visceral involvement. (A higher-output version, the Hana EH, is available for the same price but has not yet been tested.) For the ninth time in a row our Audio MusiKraft cartridges appear in Sterophile's magazine Recommended Components top of the line Class "A" phono Though it sacrificed timbral neutrality, imbuing well-recorded voices with "some mid-to-upper-mid bumps and dips," the 997 impressed AD with its ability to convey the inherent tension of recorded music. His verdict: "Despite its modest appearance and wall-wart power supply, Sentec's EQ11 offers respectable measured performance to accompany its flexibility of equalization." Because its Shibata stylus is sensitive to rake angle, the 2M Black should be used only with tonearms that permit adjustment of VTA and SRA, Mikey advised. He concluded that when used with the HCVC01, the CO Mk.II offered "absolutely honest spectral balance and remarkable imaging solidity and stability, combined with "textural delicacy." "The Koetsu sounded slightly brighter, punchier, and sprightlierbut not more full-power dynamic than the Aeon3," he wrote, though he felt that the Grado was less corporeal than the Koetsu in the upper registers. Auditioned the KEF R3s, Polk Legend L200s and the KEF LS 50 Metas a few days ago with 5 tracks of my choosing and thus far my rank ordering of these speakers is as noted. (Vol.43 No.7), K-A-B SpeedStrobe Digital Phonograph Speed Readout: $109.95 "The EMT 997 was the least wimpy, least wispy tonearm I've ever heard," he said. The Stage 1030 has only a single switchto allow the user to float the primary's signal ground with respect to chassis ground (the secondary is always floated)and one pair each of rhodium-plated input and output jacks. Although equipped with the usual two pairs of output pins, the Epoch Mono has only one pair of coils (the stereo version has two pairs), configured to respond to only the horizontal modulations of a single-channel groove. Deletions Nonetheless, AD deemed it "a superb cartridge and a remarkable buy." Comparing the top-model, the Shibata-tipped AT-VM95SH ($199), with his reference moving magnet, Ortofon's 2M Black, HR felt the A-T had more push and bounce, keeping the beat and carrying the tune better than the Ortofon. The MC A Mono ($4999) is an Ortofon A95 moving-coil cartridge (reviewed in May and June 2015) with the cross-coil armature rotated 45 and wound only on the lateral axis so that it only reads horizontal (mono) groove modulations. The model 15's 10lb platter has the same diamond-turned record-support surface as the costlier SMEs, and the microprocessor-based outboard controller for its Hall-effect motor is fine-tunable for speedand provides 78rpm, for shellacophiles. He concluded: "I rate this combo a complete success." JA's measurements revealed the Duo to be "a superbly quiet, superbly linear, superbly accurate phono preamplifier." (The Duo's two halves are even shipped in separate cartons.) HR felt that the Mani's slight tendency toward darkness didn't suit such cartridges as the Soundsmith Carmen; far better matches were the Grado ME+ Mono, the Shure SC35C, and, especially, HR's Zu Denon DL-103. Used in his tube-friendly system, with his Denon DL-103 cartridge, the Quasar struck KM as sounding "neither hard nor, worse, tube-clich syrupy or soft."

(Vol.41 No.2), Zu DL-103 Mk.II: $499$1099 $$$ Described by its manufacturer as employing "coreless straight-flux" technology, the Suzaku moving-magnet cartridge has a very low output (0.2mV), a moderate internal impedance (12.3 ohms at 1kHz), and a downforce range of 1.752gm, and is said to be non-sensitive to load capacitance.

Another sign of the analog revival: perfectionist-quality cartridge headshells, once commonremember the Orsonics shell of the 1980s?are repopulating the Earth, a key example being the German-made Acoustical Systems Arch. (Vol.44 No.5 WWW), Sculpture A.3l: $1955 (Vol.42 No.1), Kuzma 4Point: $4470 and up Drop is an online only operation, sells for $220 + shipping & tax. (Vol.32 No.12), Ortofon 2M Blue: $239 $$$ His conclusion: "I'd put the combination of Abis SA-1.2 and Denon DL-103 up against all but their priciest competitors." As Herb describes it, "bass through the Feickert-Jelco combo was tighter and more vigorous" than with his AMG G9 player (see elsewhere in "Recommended Components"), and compared to even his Linn LP12, the Blackbird impressed him by re-creating musical momentum in a way that was "noticeably more visceral." The Channel D Lino C 2.0 is a current-mode phono preamp and as such is intended for use with cartridges that combine low output and, especially, low internal impedance. So it is with the Phono Loco, the dearer of two current-amplification models from Sutherland Engineering. For example, the Benchmark LA4 has pro-level outputs and their AHB2 accepts pro-level input. (Vol.43 No.1 WWW), Sutherland Engineering Duo: $4000 Sorane ZA-12: $2500 $$$ The Synergistic Research PHTshort for PHono Transducer, and pronounced by its manufacturer as pot. (Vol.41 No.10), EMT TSD 15: $1950 $$$ The Fozgometer allows its user to easily check phono cartridge channel separation and crosstalk. (Vol.43 No.4 WWW), Garrard 301: $23,500 (plus freight) w/arm and plinth (Vol.41 No.2 WWW), MuTech Kanda: $4500 (Vol.42 No.3), Miyajima Labs Madake Snakewood: $7500 . Timbral performance was "overall on the warm side," although MF described note sustains as "stingy" resulting in "a dry quality." Like the Miyajima Madake moving coil cartridge (see elsewhere in this edition of "Recommended Components"), the Madake Snakewood has a cantilever made in part from a strain of bamboo that grows only in the mountains surrounding Kyoto, Japan. A series of cartridges based on the no-longer-available Audio-Technica AT95E, the VMs all use the same body with a choice of interchangeable styli. There exists some disagreement between AD and MF over the overall rating, but Class B seems appropriate. Keep in mind that, as with all other current-amplification phono preamps, only cartridges with very low internal impedance are suitable, and one's phono cable must be ungrounded and fitted with XLR plugs or adaptors. (Whether it contains a true single-channel motor or a stereo motor strapped for mono, MF doesn't know: Koetsu did not provide specifications.) (Vol.40 No.10 WWW), EMT HSD 006: $1595 Its fully direct-coupled RIAA equalization circuit is based on the circuit used in Curl's famed Vendetta Research SCP-2, while the JC 3's output stage is a true dual-differential, balanced design. Yet the PC-1 Coda impressed him as a "masterfully voiced, low-coloration cartridge that worked well with all musical genres." It offers two current-mode MC inputs, one of which has both balanced and single-ended jacks, and a single MM input. While MF still heard a few pops and ticks when listening to a mono album that had suffered from some "wear crackle," he found that the "wear crackle" was gone. Used with Rega's flagship RP10 turntable and companion RB2000 tonearm (see elsewhere in Recommended Components), the Aphelion provided a quality of playback that was "seat-of-the-pants exciting," but was also lacking in warmth. The latest in a longish line of Musical Fidelity products that use, as amplification devices, Nuvistorsminiature vacuum tubes so rugged they seldom if ever need replacing, and so reliable they're more often soldered into circuits than plugged into socketsthe new Nu-Vista Vinyl phono preamp offers five inputs, all of which can be configured, by means of front-panel pushbuttons, with a great many options of load impedance, load capacitance, and gain. "Among the best-built turntables in the world," the SME 20/12 is a tank-like machine weighing more than 75lb. Besides subtle changes in magnet material and coil-winding techniques, the latest iteration of Dynavector's classic moving-coil design has threaded mounting holes for simple installation and alignment. Easy-to-use strobe disc simplifies precision adjustment of turntable speeds from 331/3 to all of the variations on "78." "The Koetsu sounded slightly brighter, punchier, and sprightlierbut not more full-power dynamic than the Aeon3," he wrote, though he felt that the Grado was less corporeal than the Koetsu in the upper registers. Sure enough, from the low-output AT-ART1000 (0.2mV) MF heard "microdynamic expression [that] was absolutely phenomenal: small shifts of emphasis in the strumming and drumming were clearly delineated." After using the Audio-Technica to play his favorite LP of the Brahms Clarinet Quintet, he wrote, "I expected a better sense of touch from the strings, and that I heard. In tanker holds." On the underside of this chunky aluminum beamSorane doesn't specify an effective mass, but the ZA-12 is clearly a high-mass arm suitable for only low-compliance cartridgesare channels for the signal wires. Elmira, NY 14901. The price includes the necessary equalizer module. (Vol.38 No.3), Koetsu Onyx Platinum: $10,995 harmonic expressiveness," and its "dynamic expressiveness was also unmatched." In both setups, the Lounge rewarded HR with "full-bodied, accurately toned" sound, and enough emotional impact that a favorite Doc Watson song had him weeping. Unlike the original JMW Memorial, the 9" arm's main bearing is directly grounded to the plinth and the stabilizing ring surrounding the arm's bearing housing is fixed. Like Rega's previous flagship cartridge, the Apheta, which endures in the line, their new Aphelion is a moving-coil that dispenses with suspension dampers and a tie wire. The EMT's overall sound was open, clear, and transparent, with above-average presence, body, and color, and an outstanding sense of momentum and flow. Carved from African blackwood and fitted with a robust magnet, the Infinity Mono is big and, at 14.8gm, more than a bit heavy. 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