Well since I started this thread I thought I needed to post an update. During my quest for a new cart I finally ended up with a shortlist of carts. This shortlist was based upon several sources such as friends opinions, reviews, reading various sources on the internet, etc. The shortlist was composed out of these carts:
* Denon 103r (MC cart) * Ortofon 2M Black (MM cart) * Audio Technica AT-OC9/III (MC cart) I contacted a few dealers and finally made an appointment with a dealer who had two of the three on demo (Ortofon and AT). This listening session let me to buy the AT-OC9/III cart. I found that voice have more "body" with the AT compared to the 2M. The AT produces tighter bass and bass is well controlled. I also feel that the AT produced better detail in the high frequencies compared to the Benz Ace. So I'm very happy with this purchase. It costs about half of the Benz and produces at least equally good quality sound. If anyone is looking to buy a new cart I can highly recommend the AT-OC9/III. 'Cambridge Audio 851D-S' (https://www.cambridgeaudio.com/products/851/851d) -> 'Focal MP1200' (http://www.mp1200.co.nf/) -> 'Focal Electra 1028 Be' (http://www.focal.com/en/electra-1000-be-2/209-electra-1028-be-3544053695099.html) 1 x SB Boom, 1 x SB Radio, 1 x SB Touch and 2 x RPI 2B 1 x SB3 and 1 x SB Touch in storage ReadyNAS NVX running LMS 7.9.0. iPeng on iPhone, SqueezePad & iPeng on iPad. http://www.last.fm/user/phibon ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pascal Hibon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7969 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108834 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
