I have a Sumiko Pearl in my TT and I was thinking of a replacement. The table is a very old Planar 3 with a Grace 707 arm. I replaced the output cable a few years ago when one channel's wire broke, but it is otherwise stock. I cleaned and re-lubed the bearing a week or two ago and it made a big difference, much less background noise.
As I was searching I saw that the Jico SAS Stylus 1 would fit the Sumiko, and that it turns it into a different sounding cartridge altogether. Anybody know anything about this? Apparently their cartridge that they sold was based on the Pearl in the first place and was considered a killer cartridge and a killer deal.
As I was searching I saw that the Jico SAS Stylus 1 would fit the Sumiko, and that it turns it into a different sounding cartridge altogether. Anybody know anything about this? Apparently their cartridge that they sold was based on the Pearl in the first place and was considered a killer cartridge and a killer deal.
I guess nobody knows.
I'm searching through my house for the boxes from my move from Seattle back to NYC over 25 years ago. I know some were never unpacked, and my guess is that my old Grace F9 and Grado are in one. I also am looking for the Sumiko box, which I had recently seen somewhere in my house, that would probably have the prior cartridge. I don't remember what it was. Any of these would be better than the Sumiko.
I bought the Sumiko as a quickie replacement over 10 years ago when one of my kids bent the stylus. I always intended to step it up to something much better but never got around to it.
I'm searching through my house for the boxes from my move from Seattle back to NYC over 25 years ago. I know some were never unpacked, and my guess is that my old Grace F9 and Grado are in one. I also am looking for the Sumiko box, which I had recently seen somewhere in my house, that would probably have the prior cartridge. I don't remember what it was. Any of these would be better than the Sumiko.
I bought the Sumiko as a quickie replacement over 10 years ago when one of my kids bent the stylus. I always intended to step it up to something much better but never got around to it.
I amazingly found the Grace F9 cartridge at the bottom of a box, still in the plastic cover untouched for 25+ years. I also found the Sumiko box with an old Audio-Technika in it. The Grace is back on my tonearm and sounds great. I haven't found the Grado, but I'm not done looking. Since Grado is still around making cartridges I'm less excited about finding this one. For that matter, Grado is located only about 2 miles from my house in Brooklyn. RIP Joseph Grado.
I cannot for the life of me figure out why I stopped using the Grace. But I left Seattle in 1987, and it was in one of my moving boxes, so it has been a long time.
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