Comparison review By Steve Graham Ortofon vs Ortofon… Quintet Red vs Quintet Bronze… Low Output Moving Coil vs Low Output Moving Coil… Elliptical Stylus vs Fine Line Stylus The Quintet Red The Quintet Bronze, though it looks more orange to me I’m a long-time Stereophile subscriber, but there are times when I feel like an even poorer relation than usual, while reading the monthly exploits of Messrs. Fremer, Dudley and Reichert. In the April 2018 issue, the analogue trio reviewed moving coil cartridges costing from US $999 to $16,000. That’s about Canadian $1,300 to $20,650, give or take. Though in fairness, Art Dudley did mention the stock Denon DL-103, priced at US $299. Does this mean that when Michael Fremer plays a record with the CDN $20K+ Techdas TDC01 T1, he enjoys it 20 times more than you or I would if we listen using the approximately CDN $1,000 Ortofon Quintet Bronze tested here? The perspective I like to put on this is, for me, close to home. Imagine a sunny July day on Georgian Bay. For those not familiar with Georgian Bay it’s boating paradise, for about four to five months of the year. [...]
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