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It is not exactly a non sequitor to say today's Koetsu is a myth.  Say a restaurant's owner changed from Italian to Seafood.  Maybe you expected fettucine carbonara, but instead you got fish and chips.  However, maybe you are in the mood for fish and chips. It's just different.

Being different is the heart of the audiophile industry. Listeners' tastes change over time.  Fettucine. Fettucine. Fettucine. Every day...  If you have enough of anything day after day, you will develop an appetite for something different, I think.

So many years ago when everything was very dry solid state, Koestu cartridges were like a wonderful spash of color.  Then it was the fad of the soundstage. These days I think it is inner detail.  This is what the Koetsu Onyx is built to do.  It does this very well.  Certainly one of the top cartridges in the world to do this.  I'm just not motivated by the fads or flavors of the day.  But then again, I don't like flavored coffee drinks, I just like a nice plain cup of black coffee, freshly ground.

As for the old-time Koetsu, I dearly loved the old Rosewood Pro IV.  It clearly had different goals than the modern Koetsu.  It was very seductive and magical, like adding a little shaved truffles or caviar to your entree.  Only it did this to everything.  When you have caviar on your ice cream and in your iced tea, then it seems sort of false.  Which is why I gave it up.  However, for the right music, it was a delicious spice.

Regards,
Adrian

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