New cartridge vs. Re-tipped

@jcarr  Thank you for taking the time to share your insights and experiences with us. I do not know about others, but I appreciate understanding the challenges and issues a cartridge manufacturer goes through to bring a product to market and take care of their customer base. Your insights give us a glimpse of all the facets our analog rigs go through to bring us music. Once again, thank you. 

@jcarr 

Thanks so much for posting this. I am a happy owner of both Atlas Lambda SL and Atlas Lambda Mono (Joe Harley talked me into it  ). These are great, great cartridges and I have saved this information you posted for future reference. 

I keep my records cleaned with a Degritter II and use SPT before every listening session. I use the provided carbon brush to wipe the stylus after every record. 

These cartridges sound so fantastic. I love playing my records, new and old. I also have a DV XV-1s but haven't used it in a while.

I now own 2 used and 1 NOS MM AT160ml cartridges with advanced micro linear stylus on BERYLLIUM Cantilevers. They sound fabulous, I highly recommend them.

Has anyone found someone who can eventually retip Beryllium_________?

I'm seeing Steve and Ray at VAS on Tuesday to pick up a rewired tonearm and AT33PTG/II Mono Cartridge with retipped cantilever. The cantilever and tip was new, I heard it when I picked it up, never mounted or played here for over 2 years, but last week finally mounted it, found the tip mysteriously gone. __it happens.

I never had an OEM tip disappear or fall off, anybody ___?.

 

I never had an OEM tip disappear or fall off, anybody ___?.

Yes, I had a stylus unexpectedly come off my DV XV-1s. Dynavector took care of it under warranty.

Steven Leung of VAS delivered my repaired Dynavector 17D3 to me at AXPONA. Excellent work and a very easy guy to deak with. I appreciate his work.