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Looking for a London (DECCA) Reference phono cartridge

I tried very hard finding a way to place a WANTED ad on Audiogon, but w/o success. Ideally, I would get a "found it" alert on my eMail (like on USAudiomart).

Can anyone help me with this? Specifically, I am looking for a London Reference phono cartridge: I had contacted Mr. Wright in the UK, who hand-crafted these instruments over many years, but he informed me that he is retiring by the end of October and just sold his last one. Hence my post here. I would also appreciate comments from current users of they cartridge what to watch out for, specifically how to "tame" highs on fff symphonic passages. Thanks in advance!

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reimarc OP
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Thank you very much for that info. I do indeed have friends in HK. I already contacted Avantgarde.

 

dogberry
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Fingers crossed for you!

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noromance
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@ledoux1238 I saw that and was interested but the seller never got back to me to clarify details about the John Wright work. 

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reimarc OP
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Same here: no response from Avantgarde HK. Meanwhile, I was offered a good-as-new (40 hrs play time) AudioTechnica AT_ART 1000 for $3K: I guess that will be my choice unless someone here tells me :" Oh no, don't do that!!!".

ledoux1238
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@noromance I assume you’re referring to the eBay ad for the Jubilee. I messaged the seller, and he confirmed that John Wright was working on it. 

@reimarc I called Avant-garde directly after a few unanswered email. A salesman confirmed that  both Jubilee and Reference are in stock. It might be worth a call. It’s It’s a 12 hour time difference from the East Coast. And yes he spoke English. 

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