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I had some time this morning so did some more tinkering with alignment. Unfortunately I'm now blind and straight lines look wavy and vice versa, but I definitely hear an improvement.

So how are the new LPs sounding with the new cartridge?

Cyndale wrote: ↑Wed Nov 04, 2020 1:32 pm So how are the new LPs sounding with the new cartridge?

Short version: good!

Longer version: the cart seems to be settling in nicely, and I feel like I'm continuing to hear improvements in tone. First things first, IGD and sibilance problems are gone. Sound is consistent right across the record. The new cart pulls a lot more detail than the previous too. The only downside is that the Elys was a plummy, bass-heavy sort of sound the suited my system in some ways (standmount speakers) and allowed for very easy listening when it was working well. The new cart has a different tonal balance, cleaner, frequency response is way flatter, but this leads to the age-old audiophile problem of showing up poorer recordings. But like I say, it's bedding in nicely, showing plenty of natural warmth and opening out all the time.

I only managed to listen to one new album yesterday, and zero so far today. Hoping to get a go of Getz Gilberto later.

I used to have an Elys years ago, and your experience is very similar to mine, when I upgraded my cartridge. Great to hear the issues have been solved!