Soundsmith Aida Ebony Phono Cartridge: Looking For Your Last Best Cartridge? This Could Be It, At A Decent Price!

Soundsmith Aida Ebony Phono Cartridge: Looking For Your Last Best Cartridge? This Could Be It, At A Decent Price!

Once upon a time I was quite enamored of the top-of-the-line Shure cartridges for their musical accuracy (was that their slogan then?), superb tracking, and other audible virtues. Then, I ventured into the world of moving coils from such companies as Ortofon, Dynavector, Fidelity Research, and so on. There I found greater dynamic performance, a seemingly closer-to-the-vinyl sense of rightness, and, of course, much higher prices. ...

-- click here to read the complete original review --

• Aida