Soundsmith Optimized Contour Contact Line Stylus for Rebuild

chakster

Also i’ve never heard before that SoundSmith also repair vintage audio equipment, not only cartridges ...

Soundsmith offers first-class equipment repair. They did an expert job on my Tandberg TD-20a after other techs looked at it but threw up their arms in despair. Soundsmith also offers excellent service on vintage Nakamichi decks.

@cleeds Nice, maybe he could repair Victor TT-101 ? Who knows. 

In the video he said they can repair vintage electronics if nobody serviced them before, must be in original condition. 

chakster

Nice, maybe he could repair Victor TT-101 ? Who knows.

In the video he said they can repair vintage electronics if nobody serviced them before, must be in original condition

That is correct - he won't accept for repair anything not in original condition, or that has been mangled by improper service in the past. However, if the equipment has been properly serviced previously, he'll accept that. In the case of my Tandberg - which I've had since I bought it new back around 1980 - it had actually been serviced several times over the years. But it's more difficult than ever to find competent tape deck techs today, and that's how I ended up at Soundsmith. They've done outstanding work for me.

Raul
The OP asked about the SS ruby cantilever with OCL stylus, and I've had a relevant experience with it. He didn't ask whether his Lyra is better than a Grace Ruby, and I didn't make that comparison. What is your problem?

Dear @lewm : I always try to really help to any OP like in this ocassion.

First than all you have to have the first hand experience with the Clavis DC to understand my meaning.

Even that the OP will be satisfied with that ruby cantilever he took the wrong road for that specific Lyra model.

This is not rocket science but common sense: do you think that if ruby cantilever was or is better than boron JC was wrong because he choosed as almost all top cartridge designers boron?, cantilever build material is way more important than stylus tip shape but this is for other ocassion discusion.

I owned the Clavis DC with boron and even today is a superlative performer that with ruby can't even it.

That's the problem from my experiences and point of view. Did you heard your Grace with boron cantilever? no? why don't make a test about and you will learn in this regards.

R.