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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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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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chakster
6,144 posts
 
I will not return to the ZYX, this story has ended for me. I have much better cartridges for my needs. Also i don't like refurbished cartridges, i prefer the originals. No more ZYX, it is not my price category. I wish i could find used FR-7fz, Ikeda 9 or Miyajima Kansui, but it's just for curiosity. 
lewm
13,108 posts
 
For what it's worth, the repair problem created by the sealed body type is one reason why ZYX discontinued the old original UNIverse, in favor of the UNIverse II, which has an open body allowing access to the generator.  Of course, for advertising purposes, the open structure is now touted as "better", sound-wise.  All UNIverse's since the UNI2 have been open body types, so far as I know.  Of course, they make a new version of the UNI every few months, which allows them to raise the price in increments that audiophiles hopefully won't notice, under the heap of verbiage about why the newest one is always better.  All of my cynicism aside, the original UNI is the best LOMC I have ever heard in my system. Do not equate it with any of the lesser models.
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