SEGNO MAYA Moving Coil Review | £999 MC Cartridge That Takes On £2k Rivals скачать в хорошем качестве

SEGNO MAYA Moving Coil Review | £999 MC Cartridge That Takes On £2k Rivals

The Segno Maya moving-coil cartridge arrives at a fascinating price point — £999 — and brings with it a set of design choices rarely seen at this level. Developed in collaboration with Guy Sergeant of Pure Sound, the Maya takes a bold approach to materials and voicing, aiming for precision, focus and musical accuracy rather than safe, familiar tuning. This cartridge features 5N (99.999%) pure silver coils, a samarium cobalt magnet, and a fine-line stylus mounted on a titanium cantilever. Each of these elements is unusual at this price and points toward a very deliberate sonic direction. Most MC cartridges in this bracket rely on copper coils, cheaper magnets and aluminium cantilevers — the Maya clearly does not. In this review, Paul Rigby puts the Segno Maya through its paces using a wide range of reference material, including acoustic, jazz-funk and percussion-heavy recordings. Particular attention is paid to timing accuracy, midrange clarity, bass control and overall focus. The Maya is directly compared to two established reference cartridges: • Goldring Ethos (£1k class reference) • Ortofon Cadenza Bronze (£2k high-end benchmark) Loading and tracking force are explored in detail, with real-world listening impressions guiding setup rather than spec-sheet theory. The result is a cartridge that delivers exceptional precision, fast transients and a clean, open midrange without tipping into brightness or fatigue. If you’re considering upgrading from a moving-magnet cartridge or stepping up from an entry-level moving coil, the Segno Maya offers a genuinely different sonic flavour — one that combines analogue air with digital-like focus. Highly recommended and absolutely worth an audition. TO BUY, CONTACT: http://www.puresound.info Price: £999 Type: Moving Coil Key Features: • 5N pure silver coils • Samarium cobalt magnet • Titanium cantilever • Fine-line stylus 📬 CONTACT Paul Rigby – The Audiophile Man Website: theaudiophileman.com Email: editor@theaudiophileman.com Twitter/X: @TheAudiophileMan Facebook: facebook.com/TheAudiophileMan Instagram: @theaudiophileman PATREON:   / audiophileman   OTHER CREDITS Old Bossa by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org/