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Who's done it besides me ?

The worst thing you could do while playing some vinyl snap off the *&%$# cantilever yes I did it so pissed
So my table is a Clearaudio Performance DC with Clarify arm ,Talismann cartridge ,Outer Limit weight and HRS record weight 
When to flip the record took everything off flip the record then put HRS back on when to put on the Outer Limit on and SNAP caught it with the side of my pinky I guess boron cantilever are really brittle can't find it any where accept a few shards I'm allways so careful I keep the guard and dust cover on when not using it 
So if you have totaled your cartridge how did you do it and did you replace it retip it upgraded it or down graded it like to hear your stories and you can see my rig in virtual systems 
Time to take a deep breath and pour a bourbon and no I didn't have one before LOL

Enjoy your music
Tom
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uberwaltz
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I do not think there are hundreds of full time readers/posters left in these forums, certainly not thousands.
Never mind how many might have snapped off a cantilever.
2channel8
758 posts
 
I didn't break it off but I bent the cantilever (more like perverted the suspension) on a Hana EL. I negotiated some credit with the dealer and traded it in for a SL and paid the difference. Needn't have spent the money. A few months later I got an AudioTechnica AT33PTG/2 for $200 less and I enjoy it much more. I should sell some of my previous, lightly used cartridges.
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tomstruck OP
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So today I made the decision on my new cartridge its not a Talismann  though about moving up the Clearaudio line but I'm leery about the long cantilevers 
On the recommendation Joey54 and Nick at Audio Connection I order the AMG Teatro 

Enjoy the Music
Tom
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best-groove
842 posts
 
I have many different vintage cartridges, even expensive ones, and using them in rotation I have not worn any, these will still remain usable for children and grandchildren one day.
But if I really wear out any of them or damage them, I I would have them repaired or retipped as they are mostly MC cartridges.
kingharold
304 posts
 
I have broken a stylus or two, but my worst cartridge experience happened when I was pulling the wire clips off a Shinon Red Boron, and the back of the cartridge came off with part of the internal mechanism still attached. 
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