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I have not heard the XX-2 however I have used dynavector cart's for the last 15 years as my reference, going from XX-1, to te-kaitora and XV-1 since around 2001 maybe. just about to get my 2nd re-build.
There have been quite a few other cart's have come & gone (benz Ruby, Lyra Helikon). They are clear, effortless, naturally transparent - what I mean in that is you can play something like a lyra helikon and it does have a little more detail than the dyna - but it is slightly lean, leading edge and overall fatiging compared to the XV-1 which is more natural and plain fun to listen to. You end up listening more to the music. This was consistent on the lp12 and VPI. overall a very safe bet I would suggest, but more importantly a musically satisfying choice. BTW, you might want to buy a 2nd hand Phantom ans the Phantom II can be a little too much detail in some systems. |
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Hmm, yeah, the Tri-Planar/Lyra Olympos was pretty damn amazing.
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I'll take one of those too Serge. One Lyra I could live with
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It was supposed to be pretty difficult to get due to rare magnets they don't make anymore. I was told you could only upgrade from some older cartridge to Olympos. I see it advertised though unless they don't really have them. Needle Doctor 1-800-229-0644, Lyra Olympos Phono Cartridge
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Yep, I just read the description. I think I will still sleep ok at night knowing I'll probably never own one. How about you? Man did it sound great though!
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