Kiseki Blue Cartridge

[Carlton]

This cartridge has received some excellent reviews and I'm off to my dealer soon for a listen, hopefully next week.

Any owners out there who'd care to give an opinion please?

 

[martin dawson]

Wonderful cartridge on the end of a Stiletto Aro combination. A very smooth cartridge very quiet surface noise excellent tracker, vocals, instrumentation using a Paradise phono stage only difference I found that loading was recommended at 400 ohms but found 220 ohms optimum for me.

You won’t be disappointed not many dealers stock the cartridge I don’t know where you are I know Cymbiosis and Analogue Seduction.

Regards,

Martin

 

[Carlton]

Thanks Martin. My dealer, Signals stocks them and I'm hopefully off for a demo next week. I have a Trilogy 906 phono stage which has a suitable range of loading settings so should be fine.

KR

George.

 

[Gaius]

^^^ I can also recommend the 906 and Kiseki combination as being rather good indeed.

 

[Mike Reed]

Kiseki used to be mentioned as the poor man's Koetsu back in the day. Let us know what you hear/think, GML. Signals is not a million miles away from me (Norwich) and my Dais came from there.

 

[hifi_dave]

Don't buy until you've heard a Koetsu.

 

[Carlton]

Don't buy until you've heard a Koetsu.

Not easy to demo for me, plus prices exceed my budget.

 

[Darren L]

Don't buy until you've heard a Koetsu.

Not easy to demo for me, plus prices exceed my budget.

Curious to know if you are going to dem in other MC's @GML

 

[Carlton]

Curious to know if you are going to dem in other MC's @GML

Probably not. I've owned Lyra Delos and currently use a Linn Krystal. The Kleos is out of my range. I've read nothing but excellent reviews about the Kiseki Blue and fancied a listen.

 

[Darren L]

Probably not. I've owned Lyra Delos and currently use a Linn Krystal. The Kleos is out of my range. I've read nothing but excellent reviews about the Kiseki Blue and fancied a listen.

I was wondering if you'd listen to the comparable priced Lyra and Dynavector along with the Kiseki Blue. Nice choice to have.

 

[Mike Reed]

Probably not. I've owned Lyra Delos and currently use a Linn Krystal.

Don't know the latter, but I'd guess that the Kiseki would be warmer and maybe more 'involving' that the Lyra, but not as up-front or bouncy. I've had two Lyras, and they're good, but they do tend to be a bit 'hifi' (depending upon your arm etc.); they interface well with unipivots, from received wisdom and a short experience plus friend's current experience in his Phantom.

 

[Darren]

I've never heard one .... but that's a beautiful cartridge. What arm and TT are you potentially using it with?

 

[Carlton]

What arm and TT are you potentially using it with?

Roksan Nima unipivot on LP12.