What cartridges are you using?

Jeff, How does the Etna compare with the Teatro on the AMG in your experience? I have not tried the Teatro with the AMG yet, but plan to shortly. (Since I have both.)

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Today will be the AMG / Etna

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You should give the Teatro a try, its really a great sounding cartridge for its moddest price.....and it absolutly belongs on a great table like the AMG as does the Etna. Both shine in thier own way and wouldn't kick either to the curb, I feel there is room for both in my home.

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Thanks Jeff, the Teatro goes on next Tuesday. I've had it a couple of months, but have used the Etna since day one. I felt the same way after I used the Teatro on a Rega P3 loaner. Both shine... The Teatro should be REALLY good on the AMG. I love the Etna, but I'm just curious and since I own it, I might as well try it. My Dallas dealer, (Audio Concepts) has offered to switch them around anytime I want. I think I'm a little too shaky to do it myself. I offered to help Mark, but he said he would switch the cartridges for free if I left him alone, and charge me if I helped... ;)

I have three SUT's, so I'm hoping one matches well with the Teatro. If not, the iPhono will be called to duty. The MC input for my preamp is designed for an SPU and will not be a good fit.


A/V Solutions said:
You should give the Teatro a try, its really a great sounding cartridge for its moddest price.....and it absolutly belongs on a great table like the AMG as does the Etna. Both shine in thier own way and wouldn't kick either to the curb, I feel there is room for both in my home.
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No, I'm using the Etna into the Lyra Erodion SUT and then into the phono input of my preamp. Which is a Shindo Giscours.

I'll start off with the Teatro into that, or I also have an A23 and a Bob's 1131 Cinemag I will try.
 
Just bought a Lyra Etna and mounted last week. Only about 6 hours. Tracking at 1.75 gm on a Triplanar VII into a very heavily modified Pass Labs Xono. Still working on cartridge loading and breaking it in. Thanks for your help Bill!
 

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Barry said:
Just bought a Lyra Etna and mounted last week. Only about 6 hours. Tracking at 1.75 gm on a Triplanar VII into a very heavily modified Pass Labs Xono. Still working on cartridge loading and breaking it in. Thanks for your help Bill!
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Gorgeous! I love this cartridge. What is the recommended tracking force?

How is the pairing with the Triplanar VII?


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That particular cartridge I heard at a friends. That is my next cartridge to finish off my collection. It is an amazing cartridge for the money.


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Mike: The Etna's recommended tracking force is 1.68 to 1.78g (1.72 g recommended). The 9.2 gm weight of the cartridge, its compliance of 12×10 cm/dyne , and 11 gm effective mass of the Triplanar VII make them perfectly matched so far as I can tell by listening.

The tonal color and balance of this cartridge is phenomenal. It is not overtly analytical. It's very immediate and very lively, but the images are fleshed out with sustain and body too, so it's not thin sounding. It's a big sound and can be exciting; not at all polite or delicate. Frequency extremes and sound stage space are still developing with break-in so it's hard to tell where they'll end up. Bass and treble are there, but don't call much attention to themselves. Extreme highs aren't yet airy and lowest bass notes aren't yet bottomless and lack some impact. It is still a little tight and hasn't opened up much. Early on it could be just a little HiFi sounding at times. There's been a very slight hardness, but only on a few occasions, but that seems to be gradually being replaced by a touch of sweetness. Most of the reviews say something like it's a cartridge for all types of music and I can believe that based on what I've heard so far.
 
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Can you describe its sound?


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Mike.....its a fantastic cartridge, exellent drive and pace, everything just flows, its very well balanced through out the entire range. Doesn't over do the top end either like some of the newer cartridges seem to do now a days. Its not overly warm nor to lively, just right to me.......Sound stage is wide and deep, plenty of layering. I like its cantilever out front, makes it a breeze to really fine tune. Over all I find its one of the very best available today, regardless of cost.
 
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