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who knows ZYX retipping or refurbish ?

Hello
 I've got a ZYX cartridge that needs to be retipp or repair, but no official dealer can tell me if the cartridge will be just retipped or refurbished or exchanged. Is there someone who already done it ? Especialy in europe ?

Thanx
andychris
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chakster
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@nandric do you think nakastuka-san just sent him a brand new cartridge anyway?

If that was an old model like Yatra or Fuji then the generator must be different compared to the latest models. I think the better idea is to upgrade to the latest models if the price is the same or very close, but @andychris decided to keep his old model fixed somehow by Nakatsuka-San, because he's the only "official zyx". If the story is truth then i don't want to speculate on it. 

But we don't know who was the distributor, because you can not contact Nakatsuka-San directly, and which model it was. 
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pbnaudio
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Had a ZYX Diamond- yes the $15K one,  retipped by Soundsmith - using their Boron Cantilever and the best Stylus at a cost of $450.  

I listened to the cartridge in its original state and now in its retipped state and yes the sound is different - it however retains some of its sonic traits.

Good Listening

Peter

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nandric
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Dear chakster, My point was that those ''glued together'' plastic or

acrylic bodies are not reparable. Peter's story is different because

for cantilever/stylus exchange only the cover above the cantilever

need to be cut. This will provide sufficient space to glue new

cantilever in the so called ''joint pipe'' . For ''refurbishing'' or changing

suspension the body need to be cut or drilled to get acces to the

generator. The tension wire screws need to be loosened in order to

get acces to coils and suspension. I don't know if retippers are

willing to do such (risky) job. But Peter also confirms the risk I

mentioned by such expensive cart. I would kill myself if my

15K cart was not reparable (grin).

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chakster
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When my Premium 4D was damaged Mehran of SoraSound recommended SoundSmith as an option, but ONLY if the original ZYX exchange program is not affordable.  Anyway, i don't use ZYX cartridges anymore for practical reason.  
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nandric
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Dear chakster, From Peter's story you can deduce that SoundSmith

was not able to change the stylus (only) in his diamond cantilever.

So you can probably get the same boron/ stylus combo for $450

as he deed by SoundSmith. Assuming of course that you need

a new cantilever/stylus combo. For other repairs you need to ask

Ledermann if he can do the job. The stylus only exchange is

problematic because of the peculiar stylus fastening to the

cantilever by ZYX. . For a new stylus the cantilever need to have

 a hole in which the new stylus can be glued.

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