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In the Forum: Analog Playback
In the Thread: The mystery of Koetsu Onyx Cartridges.

Post Subject: The secret is : MarketingPosted by Stitch on: 1/15/2009

I listened to really a lot of Koetsus (Black, various Urushi, Signature, Red Sig. Platnimum, Jade, Onyx....) and it was always the same result:
No Bass , no high frequency area, no colour, no bite... and with different Arms of course (Graham 2.2, Phantom, Triplanar VII (a Disaster), Air Line, DaVinci, FR-64s ....)
Anyway, I think, lots of Audiophiles want to dream about something, they don't know from what, but they do.
It is so simple:
1. Make a product very expensive
2. More expensive
3. Crate a story (15 years with sleepless nights from the Designer because he was never satisfied with other available products ...)
4. Give them to reviewers for their special reviewers price that they can sell it later and you will get top "reviews"
and the Hype is born...
Sometimes I think it is made for some special Audiophile Systems, those super analytical ones which are hard to bear, a real pain to listen to, with such a cartridge the "warm analog sound" is back ....
Did I dream????
Don't wake me up!

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