Ortofon MC 90X cartridge is from the upper echelons of the Danish brand’s portfolio and costs around £4000 in the UK. As the MC in its name would suggest, it’s a moving coil design, but it also has some nifty tricks up its sleeves and on the end of its cantilever. Stuart Smith takes a listen for HiFi PiG.
The HANA UMAMI BLUE moving coil cartridge costs £2149 and is distributed in the UK by Air Audio. HiFi PiG’s reference cartridge is the company’s more expensive RED, so how does this less expensive Blue cartridge stack up?
AUDIO TECHNICA AT-MC2022 MC CARTRIDGE CELEBRATES THE BRAND’S 60TH ANNIVERSARY
Celebrating 60 years of phono cartridge research and development, the Audio Technica AT-MC2022 dual moving coil cartridge features a unified stylus-cantilever, formed from a single, lab-grown diamond.
CHINESE BRAND JASMINE AUDIO’S CARTRIDGES AND TONEARMS NOW AVAILABLE IN THE UK
Iota-audio-design has announced that they are now working in collaboration with Jasmine Audio and are importing a selection of their products into the UK.
VERTERE ACOUSTICS PHONO-1 MK11 L PHONO PREAMPLIFIER ANNOUNCED
Touraj Moghaddam, founder and chief executive of London-based British HiFi brand Vertere, has announced that the PHONO-1 MKII Phono Preamplifier has been improved.
LINN HAS ANNOUNCED NEW UPGRADE COMPONENTS FOR THE LINN SONDEK LP12
The new Linn Sondek LP12 upgrade components are Arko, an all-new, original, gimballed tonearm, Kendo moving coil cartridge, Koil entry-level moving coil cartridge and the Krane entry-level tonearm is now available to order as a standalone upgrade.
The AVID HIFI Boron Cartridge is a £4000 moving coil design using a boron cantilever and micro-ridge stylus. Stuart Smith bolts it onto one of his record players and takes a listen for HiFi Pig. More »
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HANA UMAMI BLUE LOW OUTPUT MC CARTRIDGE LAUNCHED
