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AudioTechnica
ART1000 |
Good fortune gave me the opportunity to test the top cartridge of the Audio Technica product range, the ART1000. This is indeed a very special cartridge with two tiny coils glued to the tip of the cantilever. It looks like this:
The trick must be to eliminate the transmission of energy through the cantilever to the cross/coils. The cartridge comes with a specified pressure recommendation to place the coils center between the opposing magnets. The one I had with 2.5 grams. Read the story at analogplanet.
The ART1000 placed in the 4Point9 tone-arm. Not an easy task I can tell
as all the screws coming with the kit wasn't in my box.
Out of the box I wasn't too impressed by the sound of the ART1000 trying
various loads of my EAR-912 phono stage. Some further adjustments of
VTA. etc. - not
an easy task either - and I think the cartridge had all it takes to
perform the best it can. Switching back to the Anna D tonal balance was restored and that indescribably smoothness the characterizes this cartridge, which comes without the sacrifice of any other parametre I can think of. Maybe not a fair comparison, but the ART1000 is not exactly cheep. I would still favour my MSL EMINENT EX over the ART1000. I guess with the right speakers, speakers with maybe a slightly recessed upper-mid might do very well with the ART1000. For my system, too bright.
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