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ZYX cartridge and advice

I have read with great interest the comments on the ZYX FS cartridge. I have a mid-80’s Koetsu Rosewood that has been retiped once by Expert Styles in England. It now needs to be completely rebuilt. I can send it to SE Asia Koetsu and have it rebuild and upgraded to a Signature for $900.00 US or purchased the ZYX FS new for $1100.00 US from Juki in HK. Have you compared the two cartridges or listened to them, and what is your opinion?
Has anyone compaired the low or high output ZYX.

Thank you for your comments.

My system



Amplifier
Atma-Sphere M-60 MKII (with lots of mods)

Preamplifier
Atma-Sphere MP-3 with S&B TX103 step up transformers

Speakers
Reference #A De Capo i

Turntable
Teres 245, Battery powered

Cartridge
Koetsu Rosewood

Tonearm
Morch DP-6

Interconnects
Harmonic Technology truth-link

Speaker Cable
Harmonic Technology Pro-11 6N
Zero Autoformers

Miscellaneous
Harmonic Technology Pro-Ac11 power cords
Chang 3200 power conditioner (for the CD player)
Target R4 stands
30 amp dedicated power source
I listen 80% classical 20% Jazz


Regards
bryanp

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dkarmeli
332 posts
 
I have a Rosewood Signature from the early 90s and an R-1000 AIRY-X. The two are very different cartridges. The ZYX is an uncanny smooth operator, beautifully balanced and rich, its just a bit soft on attack. Its the kind of sound that you revel in but never quite get into. The Koetsu RS doesn't need any introduction, you know its strenghts and weaknesses. In comparison its a livelier cartridge but in it lacks the ZYX overall balance and smoothness. This doesn't make it a looser just different. In reality I haven't been able to choose between the two, maybe because I prefer my Ortofon over both of them.
dkarmeli
332 posts
 
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