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Koetsu owners cartridge set up ?

Hai, my first ever thread started on audiogon, champagne!!!

(joking) I m just curious how other koetsu users set up theirs .
Having owned it now for 3 months .
First having tried the 100 ohm setting on the nagra ,as the advice seems to be 30 ohms (not possible on the plp)but as there is no koetsu factory site im only guessing.
I now notice much improvement however as i set it to 1 kohm , more dynamics /precision /speed ,this was the same for the condor to which i listened a couple of years ,this was the advised setting for the condor though ,so no problem there, but as i got lower with condor i had the same problem.
Further i set the tracking weight to around 2 grams which seems to be average although i read 1.90 grams also a lot.
My arm is not level but raised a bit at the back.
andromedaaudio
lewm
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That's it. I think mine is a Tsugaru. The common belief of those who are not so fond of Koetsu cartridges is that they are lacking in the frequency extremes, highs and lows. Most listener's would agree that the midrange is sublime. I would take it for what it's worth, just someone else's opinion. The Urushi does not have the best bass response I have ever heard, but it is more than adequate. The high frequencies are silky nice. Others have written that the Urushi has a broader response with better definition from top to bottom than do the other Koetsus in its near price range, which would most likely include the Rosewood and Rosewood Signature. I am not qualified to judge, since I never heard a Rosewood, etc, in my own system. I am curious about the Platinum series. I asked the Japanese dealer from whom I bought my Urushi if he would send it back for rebuild as a Platinum, but he was not interested.
nolitan
865 posts
 
Thanks to all who replied. The Urushi would be something to aspire in the near future.
fjn04
1,339 posts
 
You can see some measurments if you go to almost live audio's websire. I think it's almostliveaudio.com, or just google almost live audio. There is alink from there to Koetsu's and their measurments.... If Samhar did not mention it, and he may have, he has a Rose Sig, and move to a Urushi. My memory has it that he has not looked back since. I had a standard red, and an RSP, and there was no comparison. I run the Jade now, and enjoy very much. My guess is that i will always have a Koetsu is the stable.
samhar
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Fjn04
I did have the Rosewood listed as a Sig because of the shape of the body, it came with my TT and I wasn't sure which it was so re-listed it as a Rosewood not a Rosewood Sig. Also the difference between the Urushi Black and the Rosewood was great enough I couldn't imagine it was a Sig!!! The Urushi needs a rebuild, the stylus isn't straight so I tried another brand cart, it wasn't that I didn't like/love the Urushi I just wanted to expand my experiences!!!
nolitan
865 posts
 
Personally after trying the rosewood in my system, there was no turning back. Koetsu is really very different from most of the carts i tried. But again, to each his own.
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