Have owned or now own ALL of Albert's cartridges mentioned except the Fidelity and Audiocraft [even his friends Jan Allaerts]
The weak link for most is the SME 5 [sorry David...:-) ] The REAL WINNER is each in the Reed Arms!! This arm has benefits to suit all of the above...
Azjake (Threads | Answers | This Thread)
A lot of people love the SME 5, so it must have merit. I won't comment beyond that since I've not heard one in my own system.
As I said, I'm not giving up on the Ortofon, I own it and intend to try it in several tone arms and then decide. One experienced Ortofon owner who's opinion I respect said it required nearly a hundred hours to max out.
My Ortofon has about 40 hours break in as of today, which another person I respect says is already "there" based on his experience.
Goes to show that we don't all seem to agree, even when discussing the same cartridge.
