I bought it from Thakker in Germany via ebay. Even got a discount price and saved $20 from the lowest price on ebay. Just look for "or best offer" and try to bid 5-10% lower. My cartridge will soon be "broken-in" so I can honestly say it is a really good bargain for this quality level. Thanks to the nude elliptical stylus it is like my records had a new life. This time the records dynamic details has improved substantially. Its not drastic improvement from before, but still noticeable. I´ve used the usual midrange models for MM like Ortofon Grado, AudioTechnica, Shure and Dynavector during thew last 40 years. They all are playing in a different league. None has the whole experience of the musical characteristics as Ortofon 2M Blue The depth of the music is revealled in a three-dimensional way. Small details like a guitarists moving his fingers across the fret-board. Its a true revelation compared to digitally recorded music. It´s like I´m in heaven and got perfect hearing in 3D! I even tested an Ortofon 2M Black I borrowed from a friend of mine. It had somewhat better resolution in the highest register, that´s true. The tracking was superior but not much. The Shibata nude diamond stylus of the 2M Black is overwhelmingly good. But to a much higher price tag (540€) I´d personally rather spend that extra 340€ on new records. But if you have too much money, buy the Black cartridge. Or THREE of the Ortofon 2M Blue model.Vollständige Rezension lesen
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There are a number of YouTube-videos of people, with too much money, who has bought the full range from Silver all the way up to Black, and compared them all to each other. And guess what? They all say this is the best one compared to cost. Several of them even say out right that this it is the best you can get. So i bought it. And i'm glad i did. Together with the Schiit Maani i have better audio with my records than via HD data stream. I was quite baffled at this, but hey, i'm not complaining. If you are looking for a superior cartridge you have come to the end. Here it is.
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