Yes, I am now running the ART7 into a Manley Steelhead which directly feeds the direct-drive amplifiers of my Beveridge 2SW speakers (and also the outboard woofers that are Transmission Line types driven from a Dahlquist low pass crossover, at ~80 Hz). I probably have 10 hours on the ART7, at most, so it is premature to make a judgement. However, it is obviously a very good cartridge. This system has always previously been driven from an MM or MI cartridge, either the Grace Ruby with SS re-tip or my Acutex LPM320 STRIII. I want to do a really long term comparison of the ART7 to the Acutex, before I come to any conclusion. However, it's clear that the two are different flavors, so far. In my other, completely different, system, I recently installed a ZYX UNIverse (the original UNIverse). I was able to purchase a very low hours used one from a trusted friend who bought it from Sorasound. I have more hours on the UNI; THAT is a great cartridge (running into an Atma MP1). I will have to move the ART7 upstairs in order to do a fair comparison of those two LOMCs. But they are both, obviously, a bit better than any of my other LOMC cartridges. (Sorry; I am not making with the usual audiophile adjectives here. I don't even trust myself to use those words yet.)
