2. analog
  3. 169241-165170

Sound-Smith retipping

Recently broke the cantilever on my Dynavector 17D3, although still think cat did it!

Anyone else have experience retipping a 17D3? After researching a few options I ended up contacting and then sending to Sound-Smith.

Don’t understand some negative feedback I’d seen in terms of time and quality. Service was personal, fast (back in 3 weeks from sending out) and best of all sound I feel is improved especially the low end - I went with their Boron Cantilever with nude contact line and the work was done by David Moskowitz. Clearly a great deal of attention was paid taking into account the short cantilever of the original.






uthlidian
uthlidian OP
2 posts
 
True. Understand there are many components and interactions. I always found the low end a little thin with my Technodec wRB250 arm. Always felt the separation and detail was really great. 
Don’t feel I’ve lost those at all but the overall balance so I guess I’m endorsing it with the new Boron cantilever. I never expected it to sound the same and knew that going in. And I’m no way an expert, I just know what I like and was nervous about the outcome. 
lewm
13,101 posts
 
I would think it is a given that when you replace a truncated diamond cantilever and stylus with a boron cantilever, even regardless of the new stylus’ shape, the sound is going to be different. But it might be great. It might even be better than the original. It just isn’t the original any longer.
fuzztone's avatar
fuzztone
5,624 posts
 
Happy is not caring about "original."
chakster's avatar
chakster
6,144 posts
 
Whatever, but who is David Moskowitz ? 
Peter Ledermann did not touch this cartridge. 
jpjones3318's avatar
jpjones3318
149 posts
 
There was a guy several weeks back that received a seriously botched repair from them.  He said they refused to make it right but did so after he escalated to Peter.  Purportedly they refunded the repair in full be he’s SOL on the cartridge which was permanently damaged.   Thread is on diyAudio.  
More to discover