I just had Andy Kim retip my zu dl-103 and it was less than $500 and he said it was a really hard job because there was a bunch of gunk up inside the body that he had to clean out. I have not had a chance to listen to it yet, so can't comment on sound quality. I have had him retip some other carts for me though and they sounded great.
Biggest bang for the buck in retipping a new Denton DL103R
I have an analog rig composed of new DL103R, Sumiko tone arm, SOTA TT and a home-made phono stage optimized for DL. It sounds good, but I am wondering whether I can improve the sound significantly by retipping the cartridge. I was quoted by an eBay retipper for $900: Nude Fritz Gyger FG S diamond, ruby cantilever, aluminum body and potting. A new Lyra Denlos is $2000. Is it worth retipping? What is the biggest bang for the buck?
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