Oh, i see
Fidelity Research FR-7 Repair
I have a FR-7 cartridge that got wacked in a move and looks bent. I was looking to send it in for repair. I see Soundsmith and cartridge_retipping-5 on ebay. I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations on this.
I thought about buying a replacement (FR-7 or FR-7f) on ebay but considering the age of these cartridges thought I might be opening myself up to being in the same position I am now. Figured repair would be cheaper.
I'm using on an FR-64 tonearm and a Brooks Berdan modded Oracle turntable with a Cotter SUT. In the time this has been down I've tried other cartridges but nothing has the magic of the FR cartridge. Thanks in advance for any insights.
I thought about buying a replacement (FR-7 or FR-7f) on ebay but considering the age of these cartridges thought I might be opening myself up to being in the same position I am now. Figured repair would be cheaper.
I'm using on an FR-64 tonearm and a Brooks Berdan modded Oracle turntable with a Cotter SUT. In the time this has been down I've tried other cartridges but nothing has the magic of the FR cartridge. Thanks in advance for any insights.
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Dear chakster, the sense of caliper is to use it as ''marked distance'' of the stylus in its headschell . This assumes many cartridges and headshells so by changing carts and headshells one need not to use his tractor but the caliper instead. Much faster and much less boring then aiming the stylus on the tractor lines or points. You can then keep pre-adjusted headshells for respective tonearms ''ready to use''. I have 20 pre-adjsusted headshells for my FR-64 S. So I can change those carts in 5 minutes time |
So my cartridge is back. But I'm packing up to leave town for two weeks. Guess it will have to wait. By the way, have you guys seen this protractor: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Fidelity-Research-FR-64-FR-64S-FR-64FX-Tonearm-Cartridge-Alignment-Protractor/112951972531?hash=item1a4c7652b3:g:JlIAAOSwO8pb~XTF |
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