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Jeff, thanks for alerting me regarding the potential mismatch. I had concerns as well using a low compliance cart like the Koetsu with the Clarify arm.
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I am interested in your statement about picking up an Ortofon Cadenza Bronze and that it would be a "great cart even for a Koetsu lover". I always viewed Ortofon and Koetsu as kind off polar opposites. Could you elaberate a little more? Thanks, Mark |
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Perhaps someday my dealer will tire of his 12" Universal and let me borrow it! It'll be interesting to see how much this analog overhaul changes my system equation. I'm finally moving on from my "starter" table -- a SOTA Star III w/ Fidelity Research arm. It's true that the Ortofon and Koetsu are typically quite different. However, the Kontrapunkt c and (its successor) Cadenza Bronze are warmer than their siblings. The midrange sounds slightly warm and fat for an Ortofon, but clean and neutral (and only a touch lean) compared to a Koetsu. They're a touch more airy and "sparkly" up top than a Koetsu, but they also don't have the hot treble that bothered me on the Jubilee & Windfeld MC (in my setup, at least). As is typical for the upper-range Ortofons, bass quality and impact is superb -- this particular aspect improves drastically as you go up the line, and by the time you hit the Cadenza Bronze it's superb. Overall it offers a nice blend of attributes. The Cadenza Red has a similar signature, but with lessened bass impact and a slightly leaner midrange. It's a lovely cart for the money (much better than the very good MM Black), but the Bronze is a worthy upgrade. I haven't heard the Cadenza Blue. |
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That's a beautiful combination, one that should make your Koetsu as well as many other cartridges shine. Enjoy.
Regards, Mark |
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It took a while -- and a listen to the Compact -- to "warm up" to the modern Clearaudio sound, but now that I hear the "fuzziness" & smear in my old table/arm, I gotta move on! The Compact, essentially setup in my prior speaker system, was revelatory in detail and clarity. It wasn't "false" detail; rather than pushing an analytical or fatiguing sound, it significantly enhanced the musical experience. This was all with a Cadenza Red, which I wound't have guessed was capability of extracting that level of detail (having previously owned the Kontra a, c, Jubilee, and Windfeld). |
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BTW, what have you got brewing in your analog system? |
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