Ortofon SPU cartridges have maintained there production through years. There must be a reason to that. Is it only about the historical aspect ? Certainly not, but it is also true that the earliest Ortofon SPU-A and SPU-G are most desirable, most sought after because of there particular sound. These cartridges are rather robust and […]
In-between the Lenco Heaven Belgium meet and my trip to the German audio mafia. I did a stop by Uwe‘s place. And guess what… I had some surprises. Bubinga Uwe headshell First one is that a new wood for headshells is available : the Bubinga… Here are the first photos: This new headshell has very close […]
As I was listening to my Malachite Uwe stone-body with a simple Denon 103, I was just amazed by the shear musicality of this cartridge on my Proac tablettes. I drive them with a Luxman MQ-3600 power amp. It is supposed to be a PP of NEC 8045 valves but as these are really scarce, it […]
We all have a CD that we would dream to have in vinyl, or why not in shellac ( remember the Monophonic experience ? ) … And well one day it is really available in record(s) and this is exactly what happened with the Chiarursco album of Arve Henriksen. Of course I discovered about it more than […]
Here are the first pictures of the new Uwe limited edition green malachite stone-body… This particular mineral was chosen by Uwe for its mechanical aspects as well as high concentration in oxidized copper (more than 50% in fact !). Those new green malachite stone-bodies weight 6.15g, whereas an ebony wood-body is around 4.20g. They will retail […]
We have now Thomas Schick latest Graphite Headshell in stock and ready for dispatch… These are waiting for you and will be delivered in dedicated boxes with a set of non magnetic screws We also have some Midas “normal” square edges bodies and limited edition round edges bodies. Both are the latest version with lateral screw […]
Just to let you know that the two last Uwe stone-bodies have been sold and that these were the last ever to be made by Uwe. Ok… as it is the birthday of Cala Mighty Sound in less than 20 minutes : I found out that I had one marbled black Uwe stone-body in stock. This […]
As the first birthday of Cala Mighty Sound is coming in a few hours… I have decided to share with you a few new items that are now available for you! Let’s start with the brand new Schick Graphite headshell. You might have seen it in some of my previous pictures with no finger lift. […]
Uwe decided to produce a very limited edition of his famous wood-bodies in… stone ! They are were available in either marbled black : Or in marbled white with a Mario dot (the Mario dot is not included with Uwe stone bodies) : These stone-bodies weight 8g each. I have had two marbled white stone-bodies left in stock so if […]
