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In Reply to: Are Cartridge Manufacturers Laughing At Us? posted by AudioSoul on June 13, 2014 at 06:50:36:
Having had similar thoughts I recently splurged on an expensive (at least for me) cartridge, a Dynavector XX2 mk.2, and it is head and shoulders above previous carts I've owned. These include most recently a Benz "Ace", Dynavector "23R", and various Ortofons, Grados, and a Denon from way back. I wish I could stay in the <$500.00 range but this cartridge makes for new albums, if you know what I mean, that makes it money very well spent.
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Follow Ups Full ThreadTopic - Are Cartridge Manufacturers Laughing At Us? - AudioSoul 06:50:36 06/13/14 (83)
- Have you noticed how all sorts of manuf. are coming out of the woodwork with their $3000 cart.? - richardl 10:54:54 06/16/14 (1)
- That's the way free enterprise works - markets get filled. - Goober58 08:54:07 06/17/14 (0)
- Check out Miller Audio Research's site sometime - Pete Bilderback 10:19:50 06/14/14 (1)
- Why care about measured performance? - Goober58 11:26:17 06/14/14 (0)
- All audiophile items are all about that last 15% - EdAInWestOC 09:13:12 06/14/14 (0)
- RE: Are Cartridge Manufacturers Laughing At Us? - flood2 04:03:59 06/14/14 (1)
- RE: Are Cartridge Manufacturers Laughing At Us? - middleground 07:03:58 06/14/14 (0)
- Short Answer? - Stitch 00:55:47 06/14/14 (1)
- RE: Short Answer? - middleground 07:05:10 06/14/14 (0)
- RE: Are Cartridge Manufacturers Laughing At Us? - hahax@verizon.net 20:41:47 06/13/14 (1)
- RE: Are Cartridge Manufacturers Laughing At Us? - mosin 08:22:51 06/14/14 (0)
- I guess it depends on the manufacturer - Curious 20:04:51 06/13/14 (7)
- RE: I guess it depends on the manufacturer - John Elison 23:11:27 06/13/14 (6)
- Hi John...did you ever get the chance to give an ART7... - audio39 10:10:32 06/14/14 (2)
- RE: Hi John...did you ever get the chance to give an ART7... - John Elison 11:19:53 06/14/14 (1)
- RE: Hi John...did you ever get the chance to give an ART7... - teenage diplomat 19:31:53 06/19/14 (0)
- RE: I guess it depends on the manufacturer - Curious 08:15:43 06/14/14 (0)
- RE: I guess it depends on the manufacturer - middleground 07:08:13 06/14/14 (1)
- RE: I guess it depends on the manufacturer - Curious 07:30:39 06/14/14 (0)
- RE: Are Cartridge Manufacturers Laughing At Us? - Wojciech 19:27:44 06/13/14 (1)
- Nice! nt - Goober58 09:41:19 06/14/14 (0)
- I'm too klutzy for the expensive carts... - Daverz 18:55:46 06/13/14 (1)
- That's the way I feel about tubes (nt) - Goober58 09:16:23 06/14/14 (0)
- cost effectiveness - Bill Way 17:13:04 06/13/14 (0)
- Past a certain point, it seems to be mostly flooby dust - richardl 16:29:41 06/13/14 (0)
- Well yea... - Goober58 12:06:41 06/13/14 (0)
- RE: Are Cartridge Manufacturers Laughing At Us? - risabet 06/13/1411:06:48 06/13/14 (0)
- Petition your government representative to put a stop to it. Crosley for all!! nt - Elizabeth 10:37:51 06/13/14 (2)
- RE: Petition your government representative to put a stop to it. Crosley for all!! nt - mosin 08:26:02 06/14/14 (0)
- Shhh.... - Goober58 12:18:39 06/13/14 (0)
- I bet if you had a job where you could afford that stuff you would not be complaining so hard. LOL - Elizabeth 10:28:32 06/13/14 (3)
- Such generalization is offensive. But it's probably not a bad bet. nt - Goober58 11:39:57 06/14/14 (0)
- Dumber and dumberer. - Rick W 11:36:25 06/13/14 (1)
- Elizabeth is troll-extraordinaire. Pay no mind. (nt) - Pappas3278 11:46:47 06/13/14 (0)
- No, I think they're dead serious... - John Elison 10:23:28 06/13/14 (0)
- Probably, but more power to them... - genungo 10:13:35 06/13/14 (0)
- What's this "us" shit? - Rick W 09:51:20 06/13/14 (10)
- Maybe you can enlighten us with your experiences - Goober58 12:02:51 06/13/14 (9)
- Check my system to see what I own. - Rick W 13:16:07 06/13/14 (2)
- RE: Check my system to see what I own. - Goober58 15:17:07 06/13/14 (1)
- Yep. - Rick W 15:32:03 06/13/14 (0)
- +1 nt - risabet 12:06:47 06/13/14 (5)
- Answer above. Heard........ - Rick W 15:08:18 06/13/14 (4)
- RE: Answer above. Heard........ - risabet 15:36:21 06/13/14 (3)
- RE: Answer above. Heard........ - Rick W 17:19:01 06/13/14 (2)
- The Arm is. . . - risabet 23:54:22 06/13/14 (1)
- Thanks. In terms of eff. mass it should be an ok mate for Grado woodies. nt - Rick W 08:25:31 06/14/14 (0)
- The point of diminishing returns is almost always closer ... - reelsmith. 09:17:36 06/13/14 (0)
- All that said . . . - Opus 33 1/3 08:42:49 06/13/14 (11)
- Is the XV-1s really that good? - Lew 11:40:19 06/13/14 (3)
- RE: Is the XV-1s really that good? - John Elison 12:07:29 06/13/14 (2)
- Thanks, John - Lew 13:11:56 06/14/14 (1)
- RE: Thanks, John - FSonicSmith 18:10:26 06/15/14 (0)
- RE: All that said . . . - Crazy Dave 11:28:35 06/13/14 (2)
- RE: All that said . . . - John Elison 11:45:42 06/13/14 (1)
- RE: All that said . . . - Crazy Dave 15:22:55 06/17/14 (0)
- RE: All that said . . . - risabet 11:19:50 06/13/14 (1)
- RE: All that said . . . - John Elison 11:29:45 06/13/14 (0)
- RE: All that said . . . - John Elison 10:13:20 06/13/14 (1)
- RE: All that said . . . - Lew 11:51:07 06/13/14 (0)
- I think you have no idea what you are talking about. Just moaning randomly? - Elizabeth 08:10:58 06/13/14 (11)
- RE: I think you have no idea what you are talking about. Just moaning randomly? - audio39 09:32:14 06/13/14 (7)
- That's not what he said but thank you for clarifying what you believe he meant nt - Goober58 12:10:24 06/13/14 (6)
- Hey there Raisinette..... - audio39 08:43:20 06/14/14 (5)
- LOL - of course you're not just a Clairvoyant you're a defensive Clairvoyant - Goober58 09:10:18 06/14/14 (4)
- Wow...another keyboard tough-guy runnin' his mouth!!!! - audio39 10:07:00 06/14/14 (3)
- Yea look who is running his mouth! - Goober58 10:51:05 06/14/14 (2)
- Back when you were DonT and you were... - audio39 10:59:38 06/14/14 (1)
- Yet here you are! - Goober58 11:18:05 06/14/14 (0)
- Seems like a poor comparison... - David S. 08:39:59 06/13/14 (0)
- RE: I think you have no idea what you are talking about. Just moaning randomly? - AudioSoul 08:33:07 06/13/14 (1)
- So it's a popularity contest for you? - Goober58 12:13:50 06/13/14 (0)
- All the way to the bank (nt) - 1973shovel 07:45:22 06/13/14 (0)
- If I could make one I would - rickmcinnis@dogwoodfabrics.com 07:39:54 06/13/14 (0)
- RE: Are Cartridge Manufacturers Laughing At Us? - abs1 07:22:28 06/13/14 (0)
- RE: Are Cartridge Manufacturers Laughing At Us? - Fred J 07:16:56 06/13/14 (7)
- Yeah, but - 1973shovel 07:43:49 06/13/14 (6)
- RE: Yeah, but - middleground 08:26:08 06/13/14 (1)
- RE: Yeah, but - ChesshireCat 13:12:38 06/13/14 (0)
- [-) the covetted - Fred J 08:19:57 06/13/14 (3)
- Some would classify our view as working class sour-grapes - 1973shovel 08:46:29 06/13/14 (2)
- I would buy a pile of $1K to $2K carts no problem either... nt - Elizabeth 12:25:05 06/13/14 (0)
- ROTFL !!! - Fred J 09:53:52 06/13/14 (0)
Follow Ups
- RE: Are Cartridge Manufacturers Laughing At Us? - risabet 06/13/1411:06:48 06/13/14 (0)