Clearuadio Maestro v2 Ebony MM Phono Cartridge – $1,200 US Retail. The new (released Fall 2012) Maestro Ebony v2 is the top of the line in Clearuadio’s Ebony v2 MM series of phono cartridges. It uses a boron cantilever (as opposed to aluminum in the cheaper Ebony series cartridges), Micro HD stylus plus very (and […]
Clearaudio Performer v2 Ebony & Artist v2 Ebony Wood Body Phono Cartridges – $400 US Retail (Performer v2 Ebony), $600 US Retail (Artist v2 Ebony). These new (released fall 2012) Clearuadio Ebony v2 series cartridges replace the very well known and reviewed Aurum wood body series MM’s cartridges and contain several improvements that build upon […]
Clearuadio Virtuoso v2 Ebony MM Phono Cartridge – $900 US Retail. The new (released Fall 2012) Virtuoso Ebony v2 is the bigger brother of the Clearaudio Performer and Artist Moving Magnet phono cartridges. It uses a aluminum cantilever and uses very (and more precisely matched than on the Artist) strong magnets with the cantilever-stylus assembly […]
Dynavector 17D2 (.3mV) Moving Coil Phono Cartridge: $1,150 US Retail. The new 17D3 Karat Diamond is the first cartridge built using ‘dispersion’ theory. Its Micro-Ridge stylus and very short (1.7mm) solid diamond cantilever give a huge reduction in ‘frequency dispersion’, unmatched dynamics and a high frequency extension all the way up to 100kHz. The latest […]
Dynavector 20X2 L or H (.3mV low output or 2.8mV high output) Phono Cartridge: $850 US Retail. The Dynvector DV-20X offers some of the performance of Dynavectors much more expensive cartridges at a lower price. DV-20X2 has a solid aluminum alloy body and a rigid magnet construction similar to XX-2MKII. The cantilever is a 6mm […]
Dynavector 10X5 High Output MC Phono Cartridge: $450 US Retail. A Stereophile Recommended Component, the Dyna 10X5 is a favorite among our Rega turntable customers who are looking for a high output moving coil cartridge with very good all round performance at a reasonable price. On the Rega tables, we do recommend use of the […]