@invictus005 For any expensive cartridge with an exotic cantilever and a working suspension, Soundsmith's best program is to leave the suspension and cantilever intact, and replace only the stylus with his top OCL diamond. For around $500, that's worthwhile. I did this with my Helikon, and it worked out well. I'm not sure it's worth doing with an ART9 or ART7(which I own), as the street price to replace either AT is only several hundred dollars more than the SS retip.
1K sleeper MC cart?
My Audio Technica ART9 is going to Soundsmith for a rebuild. Mine almost made it to 3 years!
I'm considering just getting another one because I've been so pleased with its performance.
Curious if any ART9 owners have found a similar "sleeper" in the same price point. I can't go
any lower(.5mv) in output. Its going on a VPI Classic table.
I'm considering just getting another one because I've been so pleased with its performance.
Curious if any ART9 owners have found a similar "sleeper" in the same price point. I can't go
any lower(.5mv) in output. Its going on a VPI Classic table.
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