Vinyl Asylum: REVIEW: Pickering UV-15/2400Q Phono Cartridge by IBSmiester

Model:	UV-15/2400Q
Category:	Phono Cartridge
Suggested Retail Price:	$ N/A
Description:	Hi-Fidelity, Stereohedron (Shibata) tipped, quadraphonic cartridge.
Manufacturer URL:	Not Available
Manufacturer URL:	Not Available

Review by IBSmiester ( A ) on August 07, 2003 at 12:39:32
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I got hold of a Pickering UV-15/200OQ through my father but the D200OQ had a bent cantilever. A few weeks ago I purchased a NOS D2400Q stylus on eBay and used this cartridge to replace my low-end Audio Technica.
After some adjustments I really have started to enjoy this cartridge. It has very strong bass and detailed highs, but only at higher volumes. This cartridges only real downfall so far to me has been a lack of clearity at lower volumes. But at high volumes it really sings, bright and strong. To me, (cause I don't have the original stats) it seems to be a pretty low output cartridge.
I did encounter a problem where it started to skip on my records, but after putting a plastic spacer between the cartridge and the headshell the skips started to disappear.
I read that it tracks between 0.5-1.5, I track mine at 1.1.

Product Weakness: Mushy sound in lower volumes, required some tweaking to get it just right, and it (along with most of it's quadraphonic relatives) is long out of production.
Product Strengths: Strong bass, midrange and bright highs in the higher volumes and tracks very well.

Associated Equipment for this Review:
Amplifier:	NAD 3155
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated):	None
Sources (CDP/Turntable):	Onkyo CP-1055F Turntable
Speakers:	Klipsch Kg2
Cables/Interconnects:	Cosmos Speaker Cables and upgraded to gold plugs on the turntable.
Music Used (Genre/Selections):	Classic Prog-Rock such as Pink Floyd, Genesis, Jethro Tull, Rick Wright, etc
Time Period/Length of Audition:	I'v had it for 2 weeks now.
Type of Audition/Review:	Product Owner

Product Weakness:	Mushy sound in lower volumes, required some tweaking to get it just right, and it (along with most of it's quadraphonic relatives) is long out of production.
Product Strengths:	Strong bass, midrange and bright highs in the higher volumes and tracks very well.