melofelo
Addicted Member
"I do realize that the suspension may need to loosen up a bit more, but in my experience, the cartridge's sound will not change, its tracking might ( I didn't really hear any mis-tracking)."
this occurs with every new genuine stylus i've had for the 95e..probably 10 or more... give it ten hours solid run in on used records which will give the basic diamond profile a bit of *groove polishing* and allow the suspension to settle under load. Stick to the 2.0gm tracking force during this period..then back off 1/10th or so after run in...and the bass midrange and treble should balance out nicely. Male and female Vocals are a strong point of this cartridge as is the well centered and layered midrange and rock solid (if not quite the deepest) bass...treble will calm down and gain a bit more definition over initial sparkle after run in..but you will have to make tiny adjustments away from the recommended vta to get the treble to do what it can within it's limits. Uk hifi mags used to to suggest an optimum tracking force of 1.85gm to1.9gm depending on room temperature for the at95e long before the web made it so popular or manufacturer's recommended vta were considered the best place to settle instead of begin. (This is usually just a ball park figure with budget cartridges as they don;t know what arm you will use the cartridge in anyway).
I agree with earlier comments that the 95e will better an ortofon om10... From personal experience in a medium mass arm..it will also better a nagaaka mp11 (non boron) , it does bass scale , slam and attack and midrange body better than an at110e (which has more base 'note' resolution but not as much scale or weight, but it can't compare with the at110e as the cheapest cartridge I've used (at the time of manufacture) that can do a good 3d sound stage illusion on live , well miked recordings, or unlock a dense acoustic jazz recording and give you left middle right as well as front to back layering convincing enough to make you tinker with seating positions and speaker placement (room treatment.)
Give the at95e a chance though and I don't think it will feel like money wasted , even if you are used to a highly calibre stylus profile or a more exotic generator. My humble opinio regarding moving magnets is that adding a better stylus to the at95e is a good upgrade path unless you opt for something like the late 70s acutex tri-poles where even the humble elliptical stylus attached to such an advanced generator will make most modern (yet essentially basic) dual pole moving magnet designs seem a tad expensive regardless how fancy the diamond facets are cut.
this occurs with every new genuine stylus i've had for the 95e..probably 10 or more... give it ten hours solid run in on used records which will give the basic diamond profile a bit of *groove polishing* and allow the suspension to settle under load. Stick to the 2.0gm tracking force during this period..then back off 1/10th or so after run in...and the bass midrange and treble should balance out nicely. Male and female Vocals are a strong point of this cartridge as is the well centered and layered midrange and rock solid (if not quite the deepest) bass...treble will calm down and gain a bit more definition over initial sparkle after run in..but you will have to make tiny adjustments away from the recommended vta to get the treble to do what it can within it's limits. Uk hifi mags used to to suggest an optimum tracking force of 1.85gm to1.9gm depending on room temperature for the at95e long before the web made it so popular or manufacturer's recommended vta were considered the best place to settle instead of begin. (This is usually just a ball park figure with budget cartridges as they don;t know what arm you will use the cartridge in anyway).
I agree with earlier comments that the 95e will better an ortofon om10... From personal experience in a medium mass arm..it will also better a nagaaka mp11 (non boron) , it does bass scale , slam and attack and midrange body better than an at110e (which has more base 'note' resolution but not as much scale or weight, but it can't compare with the at110e as the cheapest cartridge I've used (at the time of manufacture) that can do a good 3d sound stage illusion on live , well miked recordings, or unlock a dense acoustic jazz recording and give you left middle right as well as front to back layering convincing enough to make you tinker with seating positions and speaker placement (room treatment.)
Give the at95e a chance though and I don't think it will feel like money wasted , even if you are used to a highly calibre stylus profile or a more exotic generator. My humble opinio regarding moving magnets is that adding a better stylus to the at95e is a good upgrade path unless you opt for something like the late 70s acutex tri-poles where even the humble elliptical stylus attached to such an advanced generator will make most modern (yet essentially basic) dual pole moving magnet designs seem a tad expensive regardless how fancy the diamond facets are cut.
