Records again
"Audio Empire" wrote in message
Don't know about that, but modern cartridges track
better, have better stylus profiles,lower moving mass,
and lower distortion than their predecessors.
I know only of technical measurements that show this to not be true.
If you have reliable evidence that show that there is some cartrdige that
outtracks a V15 IV-V on real world LPs, please provide it.
One of the problems with characterizing the performance of cartriges is that
there are significant sample variations and that optimization of the
mounting of the cartrdige can have signficant effects. Therefore a
definitive study would involve more than one or two tests of each make and
model of cartrige.
The only
exception that I know of in the distortion department was
the Shure V-15 IV. Even by modern standards, it's very
low.
The V15 IV was introduced in 1978. It is positively ancient. I believe that
there were cartridges in those days or slightly later whose tracking was
competitive with it. I believe that there are several modern cartrdiges that
are competitive and only modestly priced.
It seems like it would be possible for any competitor to reverse-engineer
the V-15 VI - V and duplicate its "magic sauce".
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