Soundsmith retips

I had a Black retipped and I personally don't notice a difference in sound. I would definitely go back again.

Be aware that if the stylus is merely worn out, rather than the cantilever snapped, Peter replaces only the stylus itself. He feels that removing the cantilever might compromise the suspension.

I thought about snipping off the cantilever of my 901 with diagonal cutters so he'd replace it with a ruby one, but didn't.

I have a retipped 103 that does have a difference in presentation. Faster, much faster and much more detailed. The tone though is similar to what it was previously.

AT first it was a shock. But I have grown to love it. Big difference between a conical stylus and a fine line. And I think that cantilever goes a long way on making the cartridge speed up. You could get more detail solely by getting just the fine line stylus and keeping the original cantilever especially if it was aluminum. But I think that cantilever helps reduce congestion or crowding on complex music.

The 103 I have been listening to is on loan from a friend. I just got my RA# and am shipping my cartridge off to Soundsmith based on what I have been hearing with the one I have in hand.