Cartridge
typical
Among the 89 cartridges in the catalogue, this one is typical.
A band places a component against its peers and carries no price. It is deliberately the only price indicator on this page: a second one, measured against a different set, would narrow the two together far enough to give the figure away.
Dynavector 20X-series — solid aluminium body shared with XX-2.
Magnetic flux damping with neodymium magnets.
Tominari design lineage — over 35 years of MC manufacturing.
Assessed against 15 rivals across the sixty systems: it takes the slot in none of its 50 head-to-heads.
The dimension the engine names as the weakest link, counted across every head-to-head it lost.
15 lost · Anchored, Artisan, BBC Sound, Cavity-Native, Intimate, PRaT, Reference
Against the Anchored brief, the van den Hul The Frog keeps the slot decisively.
With the Musical Fidelity M8x Vinyl, the pairing gives up most on quietness at rest.
With the Vertere Groove Runner X, the pairing gives up most on bass control.
On its own merits the Dynavector DV-20X2 Low MC is the weaker cartridge for that brief.
detailed and low bass... amoung the bestTNT-Audio (Bromgard) 2014
11 lost · Anchored, BBC Sound, Cavity-Native, Intimate, PRaT, Reference, Twin Arms
Against the Intimate brief, the van den Hul The Crimson keeps the slot decisively.
With the Rega Aura Reference MC, the pairing gives up most on low-level clarity.
With the Vertere Groove Runner X, the pairing gives up most on bass control.
On its own merits the Dynavector DV-20X2 Low MC is the weaker cartridge for that brief.
detailed and low bass... amoung the bestTNT-Audio (Bromgard) 2014
4 lost · Silent Path
Against the Silent Path brief, the Goldring Eroica HX MC keeps the slot decisively.
With the Whest Audio 60Se Pro, the pairing gives up most on quietness at rest.
On its own merits the Dynavector DV-20X2 Low MC is the stronger cartridge — but it loses here on fit: the pairing with the Whest Audio 60Se Pro gives up quietness at rest under the Silent Path weighting.
4 lost · Artisan, Cavity-Native, PRaT, Reference
Against the Artisan brief, the Sumiko Blue Point No.3 Low MC keeps the slot decisively.
With the Rega Aria Mk3 MM/MC, the pairing gives up most on quietness at rest.
With the ProJect Tonearm 8.6 Carbon (Debut PRO), the pairing gives up most on bass control.
On its own merits the Dynavector DV-20X2 Low MC is the stronger cartridge — but it loses here on fit: the pairing with the Rega Aria Mk3 MM/MC gives up quietness at rest under the Artisan weighting.
detailed and low bass... amoung the bestTNT-Audio (Bromgard) 2014
3 lost · Artisan, Reference
Against the Artisan brief, the van den Hul The Colibri keeps the slot decisively.
With the Vertere Groove Runner X, the pairing gives up most on bass control.
On its own merits the Dynavector DV-20X2 Low MC is the weaker cartridge for that brief.
It sits well below the share of the budget this brief aims at the cartridge position.
detailed and low bass... amoung the bestTNT-Audio (Bromgard) 2014
2 lost · Vocals-First
Against the Vocals-First brief, the Etsuro Urushi Gold MC keeps the slot by a whisker.
On its own merits the Dynavector DV-20X2 Low MC is the weaker cartridge for that brief.
It sits well below the share of the budget this brief aims at the cartridge position.
2 lost · Vocals-First
Against the Vocals-First brief, the Etsuro Urushi Cobalt Blue MC keeps the slot by a whisker.
On its own merits the Dynavector DV-20X2 Low MC is the weaker cartridge for that brief.
It sits well below the share of the budget this brief aims at the cartridge position.
2 lost · Anchored, Intimate
Against the Anchored brief, the Hana EL MC keeps the slot decisively.
With the Rega Aria Mk3 MM/MC, the pairing gives up most on quietness at rest.
With the ProJect Tonearm 8.6 Carbon (Debut PRO), the pairing gives up most on bass control.
On its own merits the Dynavector DV-20X2 Low MC is the stronger cartridge — but it loses here on fit: the pairing with the Rega Aria Mk3 MM/MC gives up quietness at rest under the Anchored weighting.
detailed and low bass... amoung the bestTNT-Audio (Bromgard) 2014
remarkable job tracing groovesPositive Feedback (Gibbs) 2018
1 lost · Twin Arms
Against the Twin Arms brief, the Koetsu Azule Platinum MC keeps the slot decisively.
On its own merits the Dynavector DV-20X2 Low MC is the weaker cartridge for that brief.
It sits well below the share of the budget this brief aims at the cartridge position.
1 lost · Twin Arms
Against the Twin Arms brief, the Linn Kendo MC keeps the slot decisively.
On its own merits the Dynavector DV-20X2 Low MC is the stronger cartridge — but it loses here on fit: the way it sits with the rest of this system under the Twin Arms weighting.
It sits well below the share of the budget this brief aims at the cartridge position.
1 lost · Twin Arms
Against the Twin Arms brief, the Goldring Eroica LX MC keeps the slot clearly.
On its own merits the Dynavector DV-20X2 Low MC is the weaker cartridge for that brief.
1 lost · Vocals-First
Against the Vocals-First brief, the Ortofon MC Quintet Black S keeps the slot by a whisker.
On its own merits the Dynavector DV-20X2 Low MC is the weaker cartridge for that brief.
1 lost · Silent Path
Against the Silent Path brief, the Rega Nd3 MM keeps the slot decisively.
With the Rega Aria Mk3 MM/MC, the pairing gives up most on quietness at rest.
On its own merits the Dynavector DV-20X2 Low MC is the weaker cartridge for that brief.
It sits well above the share of the budget this brief aims at the cartridge position.
1 lost · BBC Sound
Against the BBC Sound brief, the Linn Koil MC keeps the slot decisively.
With the Rega Aria Mk3 MM/MC, the pairing gives up most on low-level clarity.
With the ProJect Tonearm 8.6 Carbon (Debut PRO), the pairing gives up most on bass control.
On its own merits the Dynavector DV-20X2 Low MC is the stronger cartridge — but it loses here on fit: the pairing with the Rega Aria Mk3 MM/MC gives up low-level clarity under the BBC Sound weighting.
detailed and low bass... amoung the bestTNT-Audio (Bromgard) 2014
1 lost · Twin Arms
Against the Twin Arms brief, the van den Hul MC One Special keeps the slot decisively.
On its own merits the Dynavector DV-20X2 Low MC is the weaker cartridge for that brief.
It sits well below the share of the budget this brief aims at the cartridge position.
dynamic Japanese MC with low-output 0.3mV variant Dynavector positioning + What HiFi reviews· Transient attack
Dynavector dynamic punch from softened-magnetic design Dynavector dealer + owner consensus· Dynamic coherence
detailed and low bass... amoung the best TNT-Audio (Bromgard) 2014· Bass control
open, transparent and dimensional TNT-Audio (Bromgard) 2014· Spatial naturalness
balanced tone without imparting character TNT-Audio (Bromgard) 2014· Tonal consistency
soundstage wide and deep TNT-Audio (Bromgard) 2014· Spatial resolution
| cartridge type | MC |
|---|---|
| output mv | 0.3 |
| internal impedance ohm | 24.0 |
| recommended load ohm | 100 |
| tracking force g | 2.0 |
| compliance dynamic um per mn | 20 |
| weight g | 9.2 |
| stylus profile | Micro-Ridge |
| cantilever material | hard aluminium |
| body material | aluminium alloy |
| notes |