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Broken cantilever Need options...

Hello All,

I am a recently entrant to the dark side, I had suspected that I would be initiated at some point. Well, that point in time came last night. As I attempted to put the stylus guard on my Clearaudio Concerto, I heard a tiny snap. Yep, you guessed it, cantilever broke clean off. Can't find it anywhere in my berber carpeting.:tears:

Well, I chose to sleep it off rather than stew in it, and when I woke up this morning to research my options, I quickly learned that I just became a member of a very large and anything-but-exclusive club. I bought the cart used as part of a bundled package. So far, I understand my options to be as such:

1) Buy a new one ($2,750 MSRP);

2) Send to retailer for re-tipping. $1,500 option for online retailers that I've checked;

3) Send to retailer for trade-in. Haven't gotten a price yet, but I'm guessing that will be more than the re-tipping will cost;

4) Send to Soundsmith for re-tipping. Probably between $300-$450, but obviously not OEM;

5) Sell cartridge as is.

I'm open to any other suggestions. Dark side, indeed!
asindc
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nandric
4,086 posts
 
If you want the master himself to do the jobe contact Jan
Allaerts. He is the only one who does all the work himself.
If one look at this small plate of 2x2 mm on which
all those wire are wounded I am sure nobody will envy the guy.
I myself would prefer the voluntary death above such kind of work.
bpoletti
1,553 posts
 
Or just go to Sound Smith and have the work performed by them.
andyprice44
133 posts
 
You won't be dissapointed in the work soundsmith does. They are very easy to contact and talk to someone. They also have a quick turnaround time.
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