I have not had the luxury of a second cartridge comparison and therefore comments about the sound of the Helikon are moot.
What I do enjoy is the image and soundstage delivered by my system. Is there a better cartridge arm combo out there, I don't know but this one certainly is entertaining. I assume that because there is a focused soundstage that the 12.5/Helikon combo is a good balance. Probably is/are better just don't know about it or willing to spend the dough.
TWL thanks for your response.
What I do enjoy is the image and soundstage delivered by my system. Is there a better cartridge arm combo out there, I don't know but this one certainly is entertaining. I assume that because there is a focused soundstage that the 12.5/Helikon combo is a good balance. Probably is/are better just don't know about it or willing to spend the dough.
TWL thanks for your response.