EAT Yosegi (£1550)

摘要

A few lessons learned: EAT's Yosegi cartridge arrived hot on the heels of two reviews that amplified and then clarified the experience. The first review was of EAT's E-Flat turntable [HFN Jan "12], with which this MC is offered as an option. It was held back from that review to ensure that the E-Flat was judged on its own merits, with no restriction as to cartridge choice, while also providing the same independence for the Yosegi itself. As for the second review that helped to put this in the correct context, it was that of the Air Tight PC-3 MC cartridge, at almost exactly twice the price [HFN Feb '12]. One of the main points of that review was to determine if such cartridges were worth elevated prices, while asking if the price hierarchies reflected the values. The law of diminishing returns makes value-for-money a moot point above a certain price level; the Yosegi has the benefit of costing 'only'£1550.