Re-tipped phono cartridges

@chakster

Amazing! Thank you!

@chakster 

Sometimes the recognition SW doesn't seem to work ... 

Dear chakster, ''free will'' and ''free choice'' are inscrutable notions.
The first is invented by Kant the second is suggested by liberal
capitalism. I think that you assume both in your advices (grin).
Even the manufacturer have no ''free choice'' for cart parts but
are dependant from their supplier. There is no sense in ''longing
for , say, Berillium cantilever'' if those are not produced. You are
what German call ''idealist'' which is curious attitude in ''not
ideal reality''. But it is true that we can afford idealistic attitude
in our forum and be pragmatic in reality. To me this means that
if you own some very good cart but, alas, with wear out stylus,
the pragmatic solution is to retip stylus only. If cantilever is also
damaged then, obviously, the combo of both can be got for about
$400.  With present cart prices not an difficult decision. 

Even if a certain cantilever and cartridge is not produced anylonger there are many of them on the market, even unused samples (perfectly working). So many good ones under $1k, sometimes we can win a $500 NOS cart with Diamond cantilever (like Dynavectors i have mentioned) or we will pay the same for new boron rod to retipper who is not the original manufacturer of the cartridge and the result can be way different in sound as i explained earlier. 

I wish to read more from the OP, because this is not my thread

P.S. Personally i will always buy a new cartridge (a vintage one in NOS or Excellent condition) instead of retipping service. Simply because i don't have a favorite cartridge yet, even after inspected many of them, there is always something better i can find over the years. That rare Miyabi MCA impressed me a lot, it can be my cartridge of the month :)