Diamonds Are Forever...

Ladies and gentlemen, this is the marvelous gem that I've been bragging about in my maiden post. Most parts in this cartridge with exception of the magnet, are cryogenically processed (- 300F plus) to eliminate impurities and eddy currents within the cartridge body. These parameters or rather imperfections are often deemed to limit the transfer of micro electrical and mechanical signals from the vinyl grooves to the phono pre-amp and to their corresponding ancillaries.

Fitted with a solid boron cantilever and a line contact diamond stylus profile, even my wife is envious.... :-) I must mention that this gem is also fairly sensitive to a good and proper setup of the turntable, especially the tracking weight and the VTA (Vertical Tracking Angle). Too much of a tracking weight causes deadening of the music, while too little, gives less oomph or weight. Analogue audiophiles, you guys know what I'm talking about eh...

I can throw in the most complex Cantata piece in and the ZYX presents it with the utmost separation whilst maintaining musical cohesion. Overall, this gem handles complex recorded music in a rather simple fashion: it will dig out all the musical information from those grooves, however difficult, and present it in a simple and comprehendable manner. There is no traffic congestion here, I would rate this cartridge a 9/10. Without a hesitation, miles ahead in musicallity over any CD player with the exception of perhaps the new Naim CD555.