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In the Forum: Analog Playback
In the Thread: The mystery of Koetsu Onyx Cartridges.
Post Subject: Now we are taking!Posted by Romy the Cat on: 10/15/2011
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 mem916 wrote:
I never tried the Onyx.  I had an Urushi, then a Jade, and now a Coralstone.  No I didn't buy any of them in the US so I paid a lot less than the crazy retail prices people throw around.  I only know one person personally who did try an Onyx and he didn't like it either.  Not sure what the deal is with that one but I have enjoyed  every Koetsu  I have owned and am very happy with the Coral.  I haven't tried the diamond cantilever option but I would like to.

Anyway, here is a sample recording made I just uploaded if you guys would care to listen and give me feedback.

Details are as follows:

This is a sample from about 8:37 in on the second side of a re-issue of Mercury Living Presence SR90226 (Stravinsky's Firebird).  I can't remember if it is Classic or Speakers Corner. 

Koetsu Coralstone Platinum
Versa Dynamics 1.2 running 75psi at the arm and 25" of vacuum.
Aesthetix IO Signature
Tascam DV-RA1000HD (recorded at 24/192 and then cut down to 24/96 for posting)

Cables used were Purist Audio Dominus XLR between the TT and the IO and then straight into the balanced inputs on the Tascam. The inputs on the Tascam were set to -6.0 dB.

This is a FLAC file. (Lossless compression.)

http://www.mediafire.com/?n31sdy07wwrgi4v

Mark

Mark,

thank you very much for your post. I did listen the file and I do like it – quite wonderfully sound. Unfortunately those uploaded, even they give a some impression about the capacity of the entire analog setup but they do not let to make a judgment about cartridge independently. For woatver it worth I can only assure you that my Onyx did not give me even close to the sound that you are getting from your Koetsu.

If you would like I can A/D the same Firebird fragment from the same LP playing at my analog setup. At my playback it sounds slightly different and it might be mutually educational, at least it was for me.

Rgs, Romy the Cat

PS: BTW, I have a side note. What you did is very seldom illustration of how the internet communication on the subject shall be. There are a lot of idiots out there who juts run ignorant mouths with superficial opinions. You position was different. You witnessed opinion that you are apparently disagree and you presented your case. Not the BS literature as usually but demonstrate the actual result. I wish all internet audio people embrace the same practice.

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