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From: rogerk@sco.COM (Roger Knopf 5502)
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Subject: Re: Sumiko blue point
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Date: 8 May 91 12:47:59 GMT
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In article <11684@uwm.edu> carl@vega.iii.com (clifford) writes:
>
>Sumiko Blue Point:
>What are your experiences with the Sumiko Blue Point Oyster catridge?
>I know it's gotten very good reviews from the Absolute Sound ("A Pearl
>of a Cartridge"), but others have occasionally referred to it on the net as 
>being overly forward or bright in tone. I'd like to get a broader summary of 
>views, if possible. 

I have a Blue Point mounted in a Rega 2 table and arm feeding a
PS Audio 4.6 preamp. The 4.6 tends slightly towards brightness but
I have not had this problem with the BP. In general I think it is
quite neutral and accurate. While I have heard cartridges reproduce
soundstage better, they were generally 10 to 15 times more expensive.
This makes the BP a bargain in my eyes.

>At the moment, cartridge is the Grado ZTE+1.

I had its predecessor model in my Rega for about 3 weeks. Now, you
want to talk about forward and bright.... In your case I would
take maybe 10 seconds to think about upgrading. Not to poop
on the Grado too much, Talking Heads never sounded so good as
when I had the Grado in, but the rising high end was quite
unforgiving on records that also had that fault. 

When evaluating other's opinions on a cartridge, keep in mind
what other equipment they were using. The BP happens to work
well with my setup but its faults may have coincided with
faults in someone's system. In that case, its a no-go but
thats not necessarily relevant to your situation.

In article <11719@uwm.edu> hull%janus.Berkeley.EDU@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (Christopher Hull) writes:
>
>The Blue Point is initially quite bright.  It does become more tame as
>it breaks in.  It also requires a low VTA setting to achieve good sound.

I read that Sumiko claims that the design of the tip is one
relatively indifferent to VTA.

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