Hey Folks,
I currently have the EMT cartridge on my WTA. I love the cartridge, but it's proving to be a pain to match to a phono stage. Not many phono stages have a setting for a 1mV output cartridge. My current P75 mk.3 does, but when you set it the the 1mV setting, it sounds rather lifeless. When set in PE mode, the sound is much more robust and lively. But the problem with the PE mode is that the gain is then too high. It's not terrible, but I feel it's a bit too much.
That said, I've been starting to become curious about the Dynavector XX2-II. I had a 20x2L on my Rega, but I don't really remember that sound that it had. So if anyone here has heard the two cartridges (EMT and XX2) can you please tell me of the similarities and differences? And would a switch be worthwhile?
Thanks.