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Originally Posted by Formerly YB-2
Am wondering what you've "heard" after having your TT/TA set-up checked by an 'expert'. Do you have him/her do both cartridges for you so you could compare to one another (as much as possible with the time lag after swapping same - no mean feat - one reason I go with a universal headshell TA). Dyna, Ortofon, Koetsu, etc., definitely all have their 'house sound'. To my ears AT and Ortofon are the most pleasing. YMMV.
p.s. - some tube-rolling in your ARC preamp migh change everything.
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Well, the table was a bit out of whack. The speed was off, to start out with, tracking force was a bit light, VTA, and anti skate not too bad. It took a couple of hours to dial everything in on the Dynavector. Another hour listening, trying different settings on the phono stage. I was pretty damn pleased with what I was hearing, so I decided to spend some time with this cart for a while. I will look into a head shell, or possibly a second arm, and will have my eyes peeled for a gently use Koetsu cart, but in the mean time, 
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