Gemini HDCN-15 is sturdy vis-a-vis well-engineered, compatible to most turntables, particularly the Japanese turntables. Its setup is simple, just unpacking and fastening to the tonearm. 2. What Gemini HDCN -15 really impresses me is the sonic quality. Notably, it produces strong and dynamic music; packing the most powerful punch as compared to other cartridges I have heard so far. Indeed, I have to lower the volume control of my amplifier in order to avoid annoying my neighbors. Additionally, there is clarity over the musical sound spectrum - from the high pitch of crispy cymbals, through the sweet mellow mid range of the singer, to the earth-shaking low of bass. The output level over left and right channels is fairly strong and balanced, 6 Apr 2018
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The products are good enough quality but the wiring on the headshell is wrong and needs you to swap the left and right channels. The cartridge is already mounted to the headshell but mine was not perfectly straight and was not at the correct overhang for my tonearm, so you should most probably check everything with an overhang gauge or two point protractor before using to be certain that setup is correct for the turntable you will be using it on.
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Cartridge iis not aligned with needle section, will damage Lp records over time playing.
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As another user said the alignment pin on the back of the head shell is crooked and sits on a angle. Mine was so crooked I didn't even try vinyl. It's a total waste on money and time.
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The pickup and separation seem to work well. The highs are very crisp (at least to my ears). Lots of base. a sort of "all around" performer. not spectacular but not bad for sure.
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