Getting a Dynavector Te Kaitora Rua rebuilt

There is also Axel option (www.schallplattennadeln.de). +/-
4 weeks wait. You can ask Axel what you like but he need to
see your cart first. The used expressions are rather vaque.
'Retip' means ususaly exchanging of the cantilever/stylus
combo while it should mean stylus only. What 'rebuilding'
means is anyone's quess. The difference is this. For any
cantilever/stylus combination you will know the price in
advance. For other repair kinds you need to post your cart
and ask for quotation.

Regards,

With Dynavector your cartridge would go back to Japan, and in essence you would have a new cartridge. Can't say what happens elsewhere.

I have just had a quote for rebuilding in Japan or Exchange for new off the self. $500 difference on XV-1s

I can't be bothered waiting the 5-6 weeks to rebuild so option 2 looks best.