MC Anna

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Could be the one that finishes first - arc ref phono into air tight is heavenly at 50 -100 ohms. Baby's got back.

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This one is the pickiest about loading and which preamp is used. Was mediocre sounding thru the kondo step up. Was better straight into the arc ref 2se into arc ref40. Was glorious and mighty into 2se into air tight. It loves tubes. It has a wonderfully rich and hard to ignore bottom end. Controlled and musical bass and very present energy in the low end. Mids and highs are transparent and holographic like the Goldfinger but sweet like the Benz lp-s. Will listen again tonight and form a better impression.
 
of all the cartridges i heard and cannot afford, the anna is my favorite.
best of luck with it!!!!
 
It's my favourite too.

Too bad Ortofon will not sell to home based businesses in Canada, I just love their current lineup.

Here's mine:

 
Darin and Mark,

Thanks for your impressions on the Anna. I've been curious about this cartridge ever since I got my Cadenza Black (love it, btw) and the A90 has been discontinued.
 
For those of you that have heard the A90, It's hard to imagine how much better the Anna is. The Anna is essentially neutral top to bottom. As Darrin says, it will reveal everything down the chain. When it's all done right.... Magic.....

Nuts and Bolts.. I've used the Anna into a number of SUT's and Phono Stages. Best results were with Thoress Phono straight in to the high gain stage. I tried a number of loading options, I found the Anna best in my system loaded at 47k (Generally I don't like loading down cartridges). The Kuzma 4 point is an excellent partner for the Anna, but I have also heard great results with Graham Phantom. Every little step in adjusting VTA, SRA, Azimuth matters and is easily audible. This isn't a do it yourself setup. Unless you're REALLY experienced, pay someone who is. You'll hear the difference.

We have all become accustomed to picking apart the performance of our high end gear. We like the highs from A or the dynamics of B... etc. etc. The unfortunate reality of this is that there are very very few products that do it all without obvious weaknesses compared to the competition. The MC Anna is one of the few products I've been exposed to in my 30+ years of playing with this stuff that truly does it all. It may be the best audio component that I own.

5 Stars, best of the best

Other cartridges I have recently owned, ZYX Universe II, Ortofon A90, Soundsmith the Voice, Dynavector XV-1S, Transfiguration Proteus...
Phono Stages I have used the Anna with , CJ TEA 1bc, Allnic 3000, Channel D, Seta Plus, Audio Research 10 and Reference 2SE ....
SUT's , I have used with the Anna, Auditorium 23, Bob's Devices, Ypsilon, Allnic NuVista Head Amp
 
annapolis Raider said:
For those of you that have heard the A90, It's hard to imagine how much better the Anna is. The Anna is essentially neutral top to bottom. As Darrin says, it will reveal everything down the chain. When it's all done right.... Magic.....

Nuts and Bolts.. I've used the Anna into a number of SUT's and Phono Stages. Best results were with Thoress Phono straight in to the high gain stage. I tried a number of loading options, I found the Anna best in my system loaded at 47k (Generally I don't like loading down cartridges). The Kuzma 4 point is an excellent partner for the Anna, but I have also heard great results with Graham Phantom. Every little step in adjusting VTA, SRA, Azimuth matters and is easily audible. This isn't a do it yourself setup. Unless you're REALLY experienced, pay someone who is. You'll hear the difference.

We have all become accustomed to picking apart the performance of our high end gear. We like the highs from A or the dynamics of B... etc. etc. The unfortunate reality of this is that there are very very few products that do it all without obvious weaknesses compared to the competition. The MC Anna is one of the few products I've been exposed to in my 30+ years of playing with this stuff that truly does it all. It may be the best audio component that I own.

5 Stars, best of the best

Other cartridges I have recently owned, ZYX Universe II, Ortofon A90, Soundsmith the Voice, Dynavector XV-1S, Transfiguration Proteus...
Phono Stages I have used the Anna with , CJ TEA 1bc, Allnic 3000, Channel D, Seta Plus, Audio Research 10 and Reference 2SE ....
SUT's , I have used with the Anna, Auditorium 23, Bob's Devices, Ypsilon, Allnic NuVista Head Amp
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I'm surprised the cj TEA 1bc had enough gain.
 
annapolis Raider said:
For those of you that have heard the A90, It's hard to imagine how much better the Anna is. The Anna is essentially neutral top to bottom. As Darrin says, it will reveal everything down the chain. When it's all done right.... Magic.....

Nuts and Bolts.. I've used the Anna into a number of SUT's and Phono Stages. Best results were with Thoress Phono straight in to the high gain stage. I tried a number of loading options, I found the Anna best in my system loaded at 47k (Generally I don't like loading down cartridges). The Kuzma 4 point is an excellent partner for the Anna, but I have also heard great results with Graham Phantom. Every little step in adjusting VTA, SRA, Azimuth matters and is easily audible. This isn't a do it yourself setup. Unless you're REALLY experienced, pay someone who is. You'll hear the difference.

We have all become accustomed to picking apart the performance of our high end gear. We like the highs from A or the dynamics of B... etc. etc. The unfortunate reality of this is that there are very very few products that do it all without obvious weaknesses compared to the competition. The MC Anna is one of the few products I've been exposed to in my 30+ years of playing with this stuff that truly does it all. It may be the best audio component that I own.

5 Stars, best of the best

Other cartridges I have recently owned, ZYX Universe II, Ortofon A90, Soundsmith the Voice, Dynavector XV-1S, Transfiguration Proteus...
Phono Stages I have used the Anna with , CJ TEA 1bc, Allnic 3000, Channel D, Seta Plus, Audio Research 10 and Reference 2SE ....
SUT's , I have used with the Anna, Auditorium 23, Bob's Devices, Ypsilon, Allnic NuVista Head Amp
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So you are saying you prefer the Anna over the A90? Wow, very intriguing. Did you try the A90 on the Allnic 3000 and ARC Ref2SE as well?
 
asindc said:
So you are saying you prefer the Anna over the A90? Wow, very intriguing. Did you try the A90 on the Allnic 3000 and ARC Ref2SE as well?
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Easy way to put it is the Anna is an A90 with soul. I didn't believe the improvement until I heard it.

On your second question, no on Allnic, yes on ARC Ref2SE
 
Yes it has soul - emotion comes across - good energy.
 
Listened again last night. Best compliment I can give is this cartridge makes you feel the music physically not just in your ears or head.
 
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