Among other I own a Kiseki Purple Heart, and I have listened her with the following phono stages :
1. Graham Slee, couldnt reveal the full potential of this fine cartridge
2. Pass Labs XP 25: average phono with high noise floor, however made the Kiseki to shine
3. Pass Labs XP 27: better than XP 27. With this phono I was living in true happiness and was enjoying the Kiseki. Friends were coming and were staying speechless with this combo...until:
4. Heard the Kiseki with Gryphon Sonnet...I just couldn’t believe it... the cartridge was sounding almost like my Lyra Etna that’s why I went finally with
5. Gryphon Legato Legacy and since then all cartridges are shining in a stellar level. The dynamics, the detail, the scene is just beyond any description
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