Guido....great video and info this great cartridge...I know they are expensive but they make the blue which is less expensive...maybe next year if I can score one for my Nottingham turntable...looking forward forward for review on phono preamplifier....bravo !!!!🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵🍁🍂🍁🍂
Good stuff! I appreciate your thorough presentation of the history, your analysis, and comments on your own experience with the cartridge. It's a piece that's way out of my price range, but I can apply the kind of thinking that you have displayed here in my personal R&D. Many thanks.
I have the good fortune to own an original Kiseki Purpleheart (S/N 249) circa 1986 and it only has about 200 hours of use. I agree with everything you said. This cartridge is pure magic.
A Hana ML was sounding perfectly acceptable in my rig prior to introducing the Kiseki Purple Heart, now, with the Purple Heart, the sound of my stereo has spoken, opened. The first time I heard the Kiseki I immediately thought of master tape. This Kiseki is every bit the show stopper the old Monster Genesis 1000 was though with more body, more of "it". At 30hrs into the break-in period this Kisekei absolutely "sings". Thanks, Guido!
I use the Windfeld heritage ti and I would say it is also a cartridge that makes all kinds of music shine. It is in the same price range as the ones mentioned.
I have a Dr Feikert Venti tt with a Kuzma Stogi 12. I own the Kleos & Purple Heart. I really love the Kesiki PH. I listen to rock & electronic. Highly recommended phono cartridge [Edit: Unfortunately my PH has an issue with the left channel making a tink tink during quiet passages or between songs- just mounted my Lyra Kleos no issues. I just looked up my warranty and one year…I reached out to Kieski by email today to find out if they are willing to help otherwise its wasted money. Ill let you know.
I’ve had my Purple Heart for five years and it is nearing the end of its life. What will I replace it with? Another Purple Heart! Really nice setup you’ve put together Guido!
I own a Koetsu Black and I’ll have it traded in on a new one. The Kiseki is probably a better match to a wider selection of tone arms because of its higher compliance. I recommend you ask your salesman or several saleslmen/or saleswomen to be sure if the Koetsu will match whatever you install it on because if it’s not compatible you will not enjoy it at all.
Didnt realise you were in Italy....Now I understand your pronounciations,😁I have just bought Unison Research valve /tube amp, great product from your country. Love your videos.
All the things related to sound you can turn into pleasant and warm melodies if you have best of the best network player and good streaming services. Now it really works a few years ago digital devices were not so advanced.
Raimond, I have one of the best DACs around feeling it with extremely high resolution PCM and DSD audio. Unfortunately a well mastered record or tape outperforms that quite easily IMO.
@@anadialog Thanks, Guido,for sharing with your experience. I really appreciate what you are doing with your deep analysis of every subject presented. My standpoint was based on experience when listening to brand new hi - end devices and hearing 👂 with my ears that music streaming quality is the same or even better than coming fromCD. The digital signal conversion quality to analog was amazing. Before that I used PC as a source together with DAC and sound was OK but not as good as with the devices used later. Anyway original sound signal nowadays is recorded in digital format therefore it is really state of art to manage to get high quality conversion for the analog sound which in my opinion was done successfully. I have told you an absolute truth in terms of converted analog sound quality which might contradict with your statements, I am sorry…
What’s interesting is that several high-end reviewers actually use the Purple Heart in their system. Even though they have an assortment of other high end and I do mean extremely high-end cartridges they still use the Purple Heart for their main listening. It’s just simply a very enjoyable pleasurable cartridge to listen to.
I have the Lyra Kleos and love it, through Ear 912 preamp and Rega P10 deck. I had before the Kiseki Blue NS but didn’t enjoyed it a lot. Preferred my ex Lyra Delos at half the price. Maybe it’s the synergy with the arm and phono which explains our preference. Our tastes too of course.
That's a very good point. The room affects how much macro details you can retrieve.. This hi fi journey it's quite something. I run a hana umami/c sharp tt.
~90% of our D.N.A. is the same as a monkey's. The _less than_ 10% D.N.A. difference is what makes us, us and them, them. I echo the sentiments of divertiti (above commenter) that we mislead ourselves if we always choose to see things in a linear manner including money spent and our assumptions/assessments about what was gained or lost by the spending of that money.
Non dire così, le Nagaoka sono ottime e credimi, mi ci sono voluti anni e anni di lavoro per poter riuscire a fare questi acquisti che molto spesso vendo o chiedo prestiti...ad ogni modo, questi prezzi Soni davvero fuori controllo...presto farò un video sulla questione!
I am sure this is amazing but with my budget, I think I will stick with my Shure M44 for now :) But I enjoy these kinds of reviews none the less. Thanks for sharing your experiences with us.
Just get to discover how much clueless I am wrt sound. I must admit I found this video just searching for a good recommendation to improve my AudioTechnica 120 BT, at start I though of phono amp but looks like first goes the cartridge for a reasonable step improvement. MC MM what would be a reasonable fit? …..bite shy asking such basic question here. Thanks for the channel and comments in this community. Keep up. This is great stuff.
My response to you is; this guy doesn't really know what he is talking about. For your money, buy an audio technica AT 150sh (Shibata) for $399 retail and forget it. That's about as good as it gets, practically speaking...a moving coil will give you a bit smoother detail as the Audio technica AT-OC9xsh for $649 retail, but then you need a head amp and a system to actually hear all of the subtle differences...but good start. When up grading anything, start at the SOURCE and the cartridge IS the source. You can skimp on the turntable is you need to, until a better turntable is financially feasible. Then go on in progression to the speakers. I am 69 years old, been an audiophile for 50+ years and was in the business through out the 70's. Modern HiFi hype disgusts me, it boarders on Fraudulent "Truth in Advertising" and JUST WRONG. I hope that helped.
Welcome Jose Maria! Don't be shy, as you can see UA-cam unfortunately is full of presumptuous and fast judging people. I would say that the phono preamp is just as important as the cart, because one demands the other in any case the cart is the heart of everything so starting from there is a good idea. As I always say a good MM requires a little extra investment respect to an MC. MM are easier to amplify because they have a higher output so this choice is also dictated by your phono preamp. If you are using the one inside the AT then I would start from the phono preamp...
@@anadialog thanks a lot. I start to build some logical around your advice on the preamp since my cartridge AT 95 E type is not that bad for such turntable and edifier active speakers. I will review your videos for preamp criteria. Appreciated. Amazing stuff here. Btw, FF recommendations are great. Zztop, black Pumas…. That is enjoyable!!!!
Congrats Guido for the video, really interesting and professionally explained. I have a Hana Umami Red and I'm curious to know if you got the opportunity to listen to it and what's your impressions, what do you think about Hana cartridges? Thanks in advance. Ciao
@@anadialog Yes, it sounds crisp, detailed and precise, suitable for all genres (from metal to jazz, from rock to classical)... my previous cartridges were a Rega Elys 2, a Rega Exact and a Hana ML, but Humami Red is REALLY another level in terms of build quality and beauty (of sound). YOU are doing a great job with your YT channel, congrats bro! Sei uno die miei punti di riferimento nel mondo analogico!
Have you ever looked at ZXY cartridge I have a Bloom 3 mounted on a Rokarn Sara tonearm and great at $1000 I would to be able to buy a MC that cost more but $3500 is more than I make in 1 month so it's a no go. Keep up the cool video's.
I may have missed it but what is the cost of re-tipping KPH n.s. ?? I heard $2500 or trade-in program at upscale audio only. Has anyone re-tipped at third party and know how it sounds?
no link doesn't show up! should have a look at the new Goulding Ethos it's got some high praise! £900 and people saying it's good as a £4000+cartridge, I can probably believe that make some outstanding cartridges. I've got the Golding 2100 moving iron, and made a wooden body for it out of rosewood about 3-fold improvement and that is a fantastic cartridge in its on right!! highly recommended if on a budget or not I think about £160 always try to get moving iron! got a choice of getting the new golden ethos, or I'd like to try and get a sapphire cantilever, with a nude ml styli, I put it on my cartridge. not sure how much that's going to cost! you know where I can get one from who supplies encounter levers and the styli? I can replace it myself. check out the Goulding ethos if you get a chance. happy New year!
Yeah the Japanese cartridge that is not available in Japan. Same goes for brands like Miyajima, Hana, Transfiguration, Lyra etc.. Some of them are OEM brands, some of them are just not designed for domestic market. With the increasing popularity of vinyl playback and shortage of capable high end MC cartridge makers or what we called "職人" Shokunin here, this is probably the best chance to get yourself a nice Kiseki cartridge. Congratulation, wish I could hear it in Japan.
I was told Lyra was so filled with orders from Linn ( Lyra does OEM for Linn) and other countries that any order would take roughly a year or more to complete.
Also, I would expect that many of the products that you state here are not available to you in japan, because of Copyright or pattient issues only....always follow the BUCK for the TRUTH! Have a great day.
@@charlesmckinnis2718 Yea, as I have stated a lot of these brands are OEM brands, which are not supposed to be released in domestic market. But products of OEM manufacturers like Mutec, IKEDA, Dynavector do differ from those of OEM brands. Which is a shame considering there're quite a lot of hidden gems among them.
Going back to the Lyra, I don't find their house sound "correct" for me a lot of the complex tonality and timbre of real instruments is missing from their cartridges so I don't consider this correct or even neutral. Anyway, glad you have tried something else and that its giving you something you didn't experience with the Kleos. If you ever want to try another brand I'd recommend the Swiss engineered Benz Micros, they have excellent sounding cartridges and have an even handed approach when it comes to playing music of all genres.
Not a lot Lyra aficionados here apparently. I had Koetsu black, Kiseki blue Ns, and Lyra. Heard Benz micro too. Lyra, for my ears, is the most well balanced, neutral, and lively. Koetsu is the nicest, but lacks cruelly real life dynamics. Kiseki, on my past SME 20/2a was the worst, something not right in the timbers . Benz LPS was good, soft and nice, but a bit dull for my tastes ( with ASR Emitter reference phono). I would like to try Van den Hull one day, should work for me if I refer on a lot of descriptions.
@@pierrekeler3635 well, since I’ve tried several cartridges, for me VdH is among the best that I’ve listened to. I’ve already had Lyra Delos, VdH MC-One Special, Frog Gold and The Crimson. All these VdH for me performed much better than Lyra Delos. VdH The Crimson is one of the best cartridges I’ve ever listened to. The only downside, besides it’s price, is that its too bright in high frequencies in some recordings. I use also ASR Basis Exclusive phono preamp
Thank you for the video! I was able to go the route of getting a demo copy with ~100 hours on it. Do you know the best way to clean one of these? I have never had a cartridge this nice before and I do not want to mess it up! :)
Thanks, very interesting. Also have admitted that loading is not so crucial - my Hana SL (bought by your advise to look into Hana) has recommended loading 400 Ohms, but works from 100 to 1000 Ohms well. Actually I found it sound better with 1000 Ohm loading - just as you with Kiseki. I didn’t think that subsonic filters make such a difference - after playing with my Lehmann Audio Black Cube SE II (also bought from your advice) and cutting all below 28 Hz - huge difference. Thinking to replace my Hana SL with Dynavector DV-20X2. Have you had an ability to compare those cartridges? Maybe those cartridges are pretty similar and I should consider bigger step-up than Dynavector DV-20X2?
Thank you so much for your comment and for your trust. The Dynavector maybe would give you a Slightly better experience but not a day and night difference. I would invest in a better cart or perhaps a better phono preamp even though the Lehmann is quite special. You need to spend at least 4 times it's price to get better quality.
$3500.00 dollars for a cartridge is well a whole lot of money. I am thinking that one would have a pricey turntable to put that on, just saying. If you got the money and a nice turntable I suppose it is a gem 💎 to have. I can only imagine the quality of sound produced!
@@anadialog I whole hardily agree with you....to pay more than $1,000 for a cartridge and over $2,500 for a modern turntable is just insane MARKETING and PROFITABILITY! again, Follow the dollar for the absolute TRUTH in anything!!!!
Do you actually watch my videos? I am clearly stating in almost all reviews that what I am buying is in some cases slightly better than normal gear, hence NOT worth it. The Kiseki at least is VERY good but again I stated that it is way too expensive.
@@anadialog Well I do watch your videos and therefore you are making money on that! But yes you do say just that and are not afraid to speak up and say bang for the buck. Want to know something I did about 11 years ago. I accidentally throw away two Brand New Cartridges that were MMC I bought while in Germany for $250 and there were valued around 1200 now 🥺 it broke my dam hart I beat myself up all the time over it. But stuff happens and well you just can’t dwell on bad mistakes
You mean from the cart? Well I could add that as a file to download but does it really help? After all that conversion and compression...that is why I tend to avoid that, at least for specific gear...
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Guido....great video and info this great cartridge...I know they are expensive but they make the blue which is less expensive...maybe next year if I can score one for my Nottingham turntable...looking forward forward for review on phono preamplifier....bravo !!!!🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵🍁🍂🍁🍂
Ah you have one. Brilliant. I love the sound its fantastic.
Good stuff! I appreciate your thorough presentation of the history, your analysis, and comments on your own experience with the cartridge. It's a piece that's way out of my price range, but I can apply the kind of thinking that you have displayed here in my personal R&D. Many thanks.
I have the good fortune to own an original Kiseki Purpleheart (S/N 249) circa 1986 and it only has about 200 hours of use. I agree with everything you said. This cartridge is pure magic.
A Hana ML was sounding perfectly acceptable in my rig prior to introducing the Kiseki Purple Heart, now, with the Purple Heart, the sound of my stereo has spoken, opened. The first time I heard the Kiseki I immediately thought of master tape. This Kiseki is every bit the show stopper the old Monster Genesis 1000 was though with more body, more of "it". At 30hrs into the break-in period this Kisekei absolutely "sings". Thanks, Guido!
BTW, have you seen the recent Analog Planet article about the Zero Dust gel stylus cleaner?
I haven't!
Great! Glad to hear that!
@@codygrayland keep away from those gel cleaner they are not good.
all you need is a big ball of bluetack and brush.
If you would of compare the kisekei vs the umami that would of been more of an adequate comparison.
I use the Windfeld heritage ti and I would say it is also a cartridge that makes all kinds of music shine. It is in the same price range as the ones mentioned.
I have a Dr Feikert Venti tt with a Kuzma Stogi 12. I own the Kleos & Purple Heart. I really love the Kesiki PH. I listen to rock & electronic. Highly recommended phono cartridge [Edit: Unfortunately my PH has an issue with the left channel making a tink tink during quiet passages or between songs- just mounted my Lyra Kleos no issues. I just looked up my warranty and one year…I reached out to Kieski by email today to find out if they are willing to help otherwise its wasted money. Ill let you know.
I’ve had my Purple Heart for five years and it is nearing the end of its life. What will I replace it with? Another Purple Heart!
Really nice setup you’ve put together Guido!
I am currently testing something quite exciting at a lower cost...stay tuned! ;-)
Interesting history I didn't know. Thank You!
Finally a review of this…… was really thinking either this KISEKI or a KOETSU, so i dont know now….. but its good to know with this review. Thanks.
I own a Koetsu Black and I’ll have it traded in on a new one. The Kiseki is probably a better match to a wider selection of tone arms because of its higher compliance. I recommend you ask your salesman or several saleslmen/or saleswomen to be sure if the Koetsu will match whatever you install it on because if it’s not compatible you will not enjoy it at all.
Guido you got too fancy for me, can’t relate to you anymore lol. Congrats on the new gear looks & I bet sounds awesome.
I am experimenting!
Didnt realise you were in Italy....Now I understand your pronounciations,😁I have just bought Unison Research valve /tube amp, great product from your country. Love your videos.
All the things related to sound you can turn into pleasant and warm melodies if you have best of the best network player and good streaming services. Now it really works a few years ago digital devices were not so advanced.
Raimond, I have one of the best DACs around feeling it with extremely high resolution PCM and DSD audio. Unfortunately a well mastered record or tape outperforms that quite easily IMO.
@@anadialog Thanks, Guido,for sharing with your experience. I really appreciate what you are doing with your deep analysis of every subject presented. My standpoint was based on experience when listening to brand new hi - end devices and hearing 👂 with my ears that music streaming quality is the same or even better than coming fromCD. The digital signal conversion quality to analog was amazing. Before that I used PC as a source together with DAC and sound was OK but not as good as with the devices used later. Anyway original sound signal nowadays is recorded in digital format therefore it is really state of art to manage to get high quality conversion for the analog sound which in my opinion was done successfully. I have told you an absolute truth in terms of converted analog sound quality which might contradict with your statements, I am sorry…
What’s interesting is that several high-end reviewers actually use the Purple Heart in their system. Even though they have an assortment of other high end and I do mean extremely high-end cartridges they still use the Purple Heart for their main listening. It’s just simply a very enjoyable pleasurable cartridge to listen to.
Anyone know what the life expectancy is for this cartridge? I mean, for the price I would assume that it’s very durable and would last a long time.
He’s a genius. Great friend.
NICE! Congrats! Enjoy!
I have the Lyra Kleos and love it, through Ear 912 preamp and Rega P10 deck. I had before the Kiseki Blue NS but didn’t enjoyed it a lot. Preferred my ex Lyra Delos at half the price. Maybe it’s the synergy with the arm and phono which explains our preference. Our tastes too of course.
That's a very good point.
The room affects how much macro details you can retrieve..
This hi fi journey it's quite something.
I run a hana umami/c sharp tt.
I’ve heard the Kiseki Blue described as 90% of a Purple Heart for 50% of the money
That last 10% is what makes a huge leap in realism, audio quality progression is not linear
Looking at one right now lol.
~90% of our D.N.A. is the same as a monkey's. The _less than_ 10% D.N.A. difference is what makes us, us and them, them.
I echo the sentiments of divertiti (above commenter) that we mislead ourselves if we always choose to see things in a linear manner including money spent and our assumptions/assessments about what was gained or lost by the spending of that money.
I had an original Blue before my original Purpleheart. Once you hear the Purpleheart you can’t go back to the Blue…
Beato te Guido ,io almassimo sono arrivato ad una Nagaoka mp 200 e la trovo perfetta .ottimo lavoro!!!
Non dire così, le Nagaoka sono ottime e credimi, mi ci sono voluti anni e anni di lavoro per poter riuscire a fare questi acquisti che molto spesso vendo o chiedo prestiti...ad ogni modo, questi prezzi Soni davvero fuori controllo...presto farò un video sulla questione!
Bravo Guido continua così!!!
I am sure this is amazing but with my budget, I think I will stick with my Shure M44 for now :)
But I enjoy these kinds of reviews none the less. Thanks for sharing your experiences with us.
Just get to discover how much clueless I am wrt sound. I must admit I found this video just searching for a good recommendation to improve my AudioTechnica 120 BT, at start I though of phono amp but looks like first goes the cartridge for a reasonable step improvement. MC MM what would be a reasonable fit? …..bite shy asking such basic question here. Thanks for the channel and comments in this community. Keep up. This is great stuff.
My response to you is; this guy doesn't really know what he is talking about. For your money, buy an audio technica AT 150sh (Shibata) for $399 retail and forget it. That's about as good as it gets, practically speaking...a moving coil will give you a bit smoother detail as the Audio technica AT-OC9xsh for $649 retail, but then you need a head amp and a system to actually hear all of the subtle differences...but good start. When up grading anything, start at the SOURCE and the cartridge IS the source. You can skimp on the turntable is you need to, until a better turntable is financially feasible. Then go on in progression to the speakers. I am 69 years old, been an audiophile for 50+ years and was in the business through out the 70's. Modern HiFi hype disgusts me, it boarders on Fraudulent "Truth in Advertising" and JUST WRONG. I hope that helped.
@@charlesmckinnis2718 appreciated your guidance. Privilege for me.
Welcome Jose Maria! Don't be shy, as you can see UA-cam unfortunately is full of presumptuous and fast judging people. I would say that the phono preamp is just as important as the cart, because one demands the other in any case the cart is the heart of everything so starting from there is a good idea. As I always say a good MM requires a little extra investment respect to an MC. MM are easier to amplify because they have a higher output so this choice is also dictated by your phono preamp. If you are using the one inside the AT then I would start from the phono preamp...
@@anadialog thanks a lot. I start to build some logical around your advice on the preamp since my cartridge AT 95 E type is not that bad for such turntable and edifier active speakers. I will review your videos for preamp criteria. Appreciated. Amazing stuff here. Btw, FF recommendations are great. Zztop, black Pumas…. That is enjoyable!!!!
Congrats Guido for the video, really interesting and professionally explained. I have a Hana Umami Red and I'm curious to know if you got the opportunity to listen to it and what's your impressions, what do you think about Hana cartridges? Thanks in advance. Ciao
Thanks Marco! No I haven't but I actually was going for the Umami but in the end I decided for Kiseki, also for the price. Must sound amazing!
@@anadialog Yes, it sounds crisp, detailed and precise, suitable for all genres (from metal to jazz, from rock to classical)... my previous cartridges were a Rega Elys 2, a Rega Exact and a Hana ML, but Humami Red is REALLY another level in terms of build quality and beauty (of sound). YOU are doing a great job with your YT channel, congrats bro! Sei uno die miei punti di riferimento nel mondo analogico!
Year in and year out, this cartridge gets rave reviews. Reminds me of the Koetsu Rosewood or Black
Dynavector….Really!
They come from that!
I'm still waiting for the famous Kiseki Agate but no news until now
Great review Guido! I love VdH cartridges, have you ever listen to The Crimson? For me one of the best cartridges I’ve ever heard!
I bet! No I haven't!
Have you ever looked at ZXY cartridge I have a Bloom 3 mounted on a Rokarn Sara tonearm and great at $1000 I would to be able to buy a MC that cost more but $3500 is more than I make in 1 month so it's a no go. Keep up the cool video's.
I may have missed it but what is the cost of re-tipping KPH n.s. ?? I heard $2500 or trade-in program at upscale audio only. Has anyone re-tipped at third party and know how it sounds?
Nothing beats Koetsu. Period
no link doesn't show up!
should have a look at the new Goulding Ethos it's got some high praise! £900 and people saying it's good as a £4000+cartridge,
I can probably believe that make some outstanding cartridges.
I've got the Golding 2100 moving iron, and made a wooden body for it out of rosewood about 3-fold improvement and that is a fantastic cartridge in its on right!!
highly recommended if on a budget or not I think about £160 always try to get moving iron!
got a choice of getting the new golden ethos, or I'd like to try and get a sapphire cantilever, with a nude ml styli, I put it on my cartridge.
not sure how much that's going to cost! you know where I can get one from who supplies encounter levers and the styli? I can replace it myself. check out the Goulding ethos if you get a chance. happy New year!
Off topic question….. platter mat…cork, acrylic, rubber or felt?
Here is a video I made on the topic: ua-cam.com/video/cs8-9GobWVs/v-deo.html
Yeah the Japanese cartridge that is not available in Japan. Same goes for brands like Miyajima, Hana, Transfiguration, Lyra etc.. Some of them are OEM brands, some of them are just not designed for domestic market. With the increasing popularity of vinyl playback and shortage of capable high end MC cartridge makers or what we called "職人" Shokunin here, this is probably the best chance to get yourself a nice Kiseki cartridge. Congratulation, wish I could hear it in Japan.
I was told Lyra was so filled with orders from Linn ( Lyra does OEM for Linn) and other countries that any order would take roughly a year or more to complete.
@@GlaciaDay Not if you are buying at bulk and at what "price"!
Also, I would expect that many of the products that you state here are not available to you in japan, because of Copyright or pattient issues only....always follow the BUCK for the TRUTH! Have a great day.
@@charlesmckinnis2718 Yea, as I have stated a lot of these brands are OEM brands, which are not supposed to be released in domestic market. But products of OEM manufacturers like Mutec, IKEDA, Dynavector do differ from those of OEM brands. Which is a shame considering there're quite a lot of hidden gems among them.
Going back to the Lyra, I don't find their house sound "correct" for me a lot of the complex tonality and timbre of real instruments is missing from their cartridges so I don't consider this correct or even neutral. Anyway, glad you have tried something else and that its giving you something you didn't experience with the Kleos. If you ever want to try another brand I'd recommend the Swiss engineered Benz Micros, they have excellent sounding cartridges and have an even handed approach when it comes to playing music of all genres.
Benz, a piller of cartridge history!
Not a lot Lyra aficionados here apparently. I had Koetsu black, Kiseki blue Ns, and Lyra. Heard Benz micro too. Lyra, for my ears, is the most well balanced, neutral, and lively. Koetsu is the nicest, but lacks cruelly real life dynamics. Kiseki, on my past SME 20/2a was the worst, something not right in the timbers . Benz LPS was good, soft and nice, but a bit dull for my tastes ( with ASR Emitter reference phono).
I would like to try Van den Hull one day, should work for me if I refer on a lot of descriptions.
@@pierrekeler3635 well, since I’ve tried several cartridges, for me VdH is among the best that I’ve listened to. I’ve already had Lyra Delos, VdH MC-One Special, Frog Gold and The Crimson. All these VdH for me performed much better than Lyra Delos. VdH The Crimson is one of the best cartridges I’ve ever listened to. The only downside, besides it’s price, is that its too bright in high frequencies in some recordings. I use also ASR Basis Exclusive phono preamp
I’ve also had a Benz Micro Glide SL, and for me it performed better than Lyra Delos, that I also had.
Thank you for the video! I was able to go the route of getting a demo copy with ~100 hours on it. Do you know the best way to clean one of these? I have never had a cartridge this nice before and I do not want to mess it up! :)
Thanks, very interesting. Also have admitted that loading is not so crucial - my Hana SL (bought by your advise to look into Hana) has recommended loading 400 Ohms, but works from 100 to 1000 Ohms well. Actually I found it sound better with 1000 Ohm loading - just as you with Kiseki. I didn’t think that subsonic filters make such a difference - after playing with my Lehmann Audio Black Cube SE II (also bought from your advice) and cutting all below 28 Hz - huge difference.
Thinking to replace my Hana SL with Dynavector DV-20X2. Have you had an ability to compare those cartridges? Maybe those cartridges are pretty similar and I should consider bigger step-up than Dynavector DV-20X2?
Thank you so much for your comment and for your trust. The Dynavector maybe would give you a Slightly better experience but not a day and night difference. I would invest in a better cart or perhaps a better phono preamp even though the Lehmann is quite special. You need to spend at least 4 times it's price to get better quality.
Give a try with the ZYX Ultimate Omega. You will pleasantly surprised. 😄
it's a totally different sound
Just a technical note Guido, your colour temperature of video is fluctuating throughout
Yes, I noted that. It's my new camera...I am open to suggestions!
3500-4000 euros for this... its to mcuh, cost like new Lada Niva .
I can not find a Kiseki web site in Japan?
Did you see the video? It never was a Japanese production...it's made by Japanese craftsmen but sold by others...
It would have been nice to have heard it.
$3500.00 dollars for a cartridge is well a whole lot of money.
I am thinking that one would have a pricey turntable to put that on, just saying. If you got the money and a nice turntable I suppose it is a gem 💎 to have. I can only imagine the quality of sound produced!
I know, high-end is just insane...I will make a video soon on the topic. It sounds great but you never really get what you are paying for IMO...
@@anadialog I whole hardily agree with you....to pay more than $1,000 for a cartridge and over $2,500 for a modern turntable is just insane MARKETING and PROFITABILITY! again, Follow the dollar for the absolute TRUTH in anything!!!!
Do you actually watch my videos? I am clearly stating in almost all reviews that what I am buying is in some cases slightly better than normal gear, hence NOT worth it. The Kiseki at least is VERY good but again I stated that it is way too expensive.
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Well I do watch your videos and therefore you are making money on that!
But yes you do say just that and are not afraid to speak up and say bang for the buck.
Want to know something I did about 11 years ago. I accidentally throw away two Brand New Cartridges that were MMC I bought while in Germany for $250 and there were valued around 1200 now 🥺 it broke my dam hart I beat myself up all the time over it. But stuff happens and well you just can’t dwell on bad mistakes
Not you Dave, I was answering to Charles.
Was your Dynavector the Mk2 version?
I don't think there is a MKII of the DV-20X2L
@@anadialog my mistake. Just that I’ve just bought the XX2 mk2
@@colinhathaway9493 how do you like it?
@@sergiokwitko superb up to now. Only about ten hours in at the moment though so a bit more run in to do
@@sergiokwitko superb up to now and keeps getting better the more I use it
I thought you will give some presentation of music sound 😐
You mean from the cart? Well I could add that as a file to download but does it really help? After all that conversion and compression...that is why I tend to avoid that, at least for specific gear...
Woo! Audiophoolery!
Woo! Guess who watched it? ;-)