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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #11: How fast did you run 100m in 1982? by Romy the Cat on 2009-06-25 
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It has nothing to do with thread but with the fact, the facts that I am experienced. I have no exposure or familiarity with Yoshi Sugano’a cartridges but I know one guy who very much likes Koetsu and use then all his live. In fact he encouraged m...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: The mystery of Koetsu Onyx Cartridges. by Romy the Cat on 2008-06-19 
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What they say:Every audiophile music lover knows of the legendary sound of Koetsu phono cartridges from decades past. Those old enough to have experienced Sugano's Koetsus retain the memory of a musical experience unequaled. Few were privilegedd to o...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: The mystery of Koetsu Onyx Cartridges. by Romy the Cat on 2008-06-19 
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What they say:Every audiophile music lover knows of the legendary sound of Koetsu phono cartridges from decades past. Those old enough to have experienced Sugano's Koetsus retain the memory of a musical experience unequaled. Few were privilegedd to o...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #13: Koetsu Boutique by Stitch on 2009-06-25 
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]Koetsu are crap …[/quote]Ok, this is the short form but I thought, I should write a little bit more.. :-)Most write, they do LIKE this and don't LIKE that...I think, this is nonsense. I would reduce it to right or wrong.I l...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #17: The Valin’s syndrome and Koetsu by Romy the Cat on 2009-06-27 
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[quote user="Stitch"]….both highly regarded Cartridges from TAS (Jonathan Valin) of course....[/quote] Yes, this is the problem. I do not mean the habit of playing bad record (that is problem itself) but I mean that people who in this industry...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #25: Koetsu Coralstone needle drop by mem916 on 2011-10-15 
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I never tried the Onyx.  I had an Urushi, then a Jade, and now a Coralstone.  No I didn't buy any of them in the US so I paid a lot less than the crazy retail prices people throw around.  I only know one person personally who did try an Onyx and he d...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: Koetsu Rosewood Signature Platinum by Stitch on 2009-06-24 
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This is one example of the very successful marketing Hypes and in Reality this cartridge is sonically not better than those for 1k (at best) I did compare it with a Lyra Helikon...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #27: Koetsu coral by mem916 on 2011-10-15 
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Hi Romy,Yes I would love to hear the same segment from your analog setup for comparison.   I think it would be very interesting even though there are so many variables that it probably doesn't tell me much in an absolute sense. I don't really disagre...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: The Koetsu sound by drdna on 2008-06-21 
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I have lived with the Koetsu Onyx Platinum also and I agree.  I did not really enjoy it very much in my system no matter what I did.  However, honestly, when I first heard Koetsu many years ago (it was a Rosewood Pro IV), I was really drawn...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: So, the today’s Koetsu is just a myth? by Romy the Cat on 2008-06-21 
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I appreciate your response, Adrian. I never have see any Koetsu user who did not try to convince me that Koetsu’s Sound is “beyond believe” and what you say actually does make sense to me. I even had a guy who used similar TT (Micro 2000) with Onyx a...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Koetsu has changed with the times by drdna on 2008-06-21 
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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 mo...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #23: Bye-Bye Koetsu… by Romy the Cat on 2010-02-10 
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My Koetsu Onyx has gone. I was packing my stuff and was wondering why do I need to keep my Koetsu Onyx? I do not like it and everyone keep telling me that it is a wonderful cartridge. After years of sitting in box I figured out that it would be a goo...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #40: Koetsu theories by mem916 on 2011-10-15 
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I have a different theory about Koetsu.  I think they did make a name for themselves with the Rosewood like you say, but  and then kept fiddling and experimenting with different materials.  The lacquer coating on the Urushi, for example, then the...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: Koetsu, Lyras and the FR... by Romy the Cat on 2009-06-24 
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Koetsu are crap and it is sad that some ognorant or criminal people crated so much hype about it. Might be in past it was better, as it was proposed above by somebody in this thread, but I doubt as I know people who drooled about Koetsu 20 years back...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #15: “I cannot express how stunned and disappointed I was with the new Onyx... by Romy the Cat on 2009-06-25 
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The Adrian’s quote about being stunned and disappointed can’t better express my view on the subject. I admit that I am driven by disappointed and in a way anger for the horrendous sound I got from my Koetsu Onyx Platinum. However, it was not a an...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #18: Ear-specific chocolate by marknoir on 2009-09-27 
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[quote user="drdna"]I think that the perception of the Onyx depends on the rest of one's stereo system and the other components one compares it to.When I say the Koetsu is one of the top cartridges in the world, I would say this about most modern aud...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: Onyx Relativity by drdna on 2008-06-21 
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I think that the perception of the Onyx depends on the rest of one's stereo system and the other components one compares it to.When I say the Koetsu is one of the top cartridges in the world, I would say this about most modern audiophile cartridges, ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #21: The lucky Audiophile by Stitch on 2009-10-02 
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[quote user="marknoir"]Agreed. I only wish I could hear the new Platinum for myself... :-)  Meanwhile I'll be looking for a used Shelter 901.[/quote]Do yourself a favor and look for components which aren't that colored.When you don't want, because yo...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #38: Listening the files. Brief comments. by Romy the Cat on 2011-10-15 
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The whole presentation of sound is very different with your and my file. Your file is very lush sounding. It is very pleasant but a bit too euphoric for THIS music. My file is much more dynamic (if comes from my transformer) and in the way this dynam...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #48: What is the purpose of this exercise? by Romy the Cat on 2011-10-16 
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[quote user="mem916"] OK, I finally have my sample re-recorded in a format matching your file.  Details are the same as before.  (I set the Tascam inputs to "bypass" and used the Callisto to attenuate the signal.  Levels are the same.)  The only chan...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Koetsu has changed with the times by drdna on 2008-06-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The mystery of Koetsu Onyx Cartridges. in Analog Playback  52 Replies 
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 mo...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: So, the today’s Koetsu is just a myth? by Romy the Cat on 2008-06-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The mystery of Koetsu Onyx Cartridges. in Analog Playback  52 Replies 
I appreciate your response, Adrian. I never have see any Koetsu user who did not try to convince me that Koetsu’s Sound is “beyond believe” and what you say actually does make sense to me. I even had a guy who used similar TT (Micro 2000) with Onyx a...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #14: Maybe it's a nostalgia game by Gregm on 2009-06-25 
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"] I know at least 3-4 other people who very much like me bough in the Koetsu hype and bought the top of the line Koetsu needles. All of them hate it. The point that I try to make is that if the vintage Koetsu were so good th...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #17: The Valin’s syndrome and Koetsu by Romy the Cat on 2009-06-27 
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[quote user="Stitch"]….both highly regarded Cartridges from TAS (Jonathan Valin) of course....[/quote] Yes, this is the problem. I do not mean the habit of playing bad record (that is problem itself) but I mean that people who in this industry...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: A rant about cartridges and everything else. by Romy the Cat on 2004-10-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Denon 103: myths and the reality in Analog Playback  29 Replies 
Antonio, I would like to point out that your replied to my post about the 103M cartridge. The 103 and 103M are totally different animals , even contraction-wise. In fact it is shame that they named them as they were the similar model number. Perform...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: The Koetsu sound by drdna on 2008-06-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The mystery of Koetsu Onyx Cartridges. in Analog Playback  52 Replies 
I have lived with the Koetsu Onyx Platinum also and I agree.  I did not really enjoy it very much in my system no matter what I did.  However, honestly, when I first heard Koetsu many years ago (it was a Rosewood Pro IV), I was really drawn...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #49: Ahh. your part is done then by mem916 on 2011-10-16 
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Hi Romy,I miss-understood.  I did not realize you were able to play my file in "natural 96K".  Since I am not able to play your file in "natural 88.2" I needed to make another recording before I can really compare yours to mine since my CD player ups...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #23: Bye-Bye Koetsu… by Romy the Cat on 2010-02-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The mystery of Koetsu Onyx Cartridges. in Analog Playback  52 Replies 
My Koetsu Onyx has gone. I was packing my stuff and was wondering why do I need to keep my Koetsu Onyx? I do not like it and everyone keep telling me that it is a wonderful cartridge. After years of sitting in box I figured out that it would be a goo...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #48: Performance? by Stitch on 2010-02-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Schroder Tonearms in Analog Playback  61 Replies 
Just a few lines to the "Performance" of this piece of wood on strings for 7k $I listened to the Schroeder Reference + SQ and some custom made ones which were normally not available (Schroeder model blahblah with Valhalla cable etc.)(of course you ca...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #27: Koetsu coral by mem916 on 2011-10-15 
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Hi Romy,Yes I would love to hear the same segment from your analog setup for comparison.   I think it would be very interesting even though there are so many variables that it probably doesn't tell me much in an absolute sense. I don't really disagre...
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