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Cartridge Left Channel Dead

My 1997 Goldring Excel VX after providing great pleasure all these years is broken. The left-channel is dead. What are my options? Is this something I can have repaired here in the USA. Is it worth having repaired considering its age. I love listening to my system, but I can do so on weekends only. I have other sources, so its is light at best.
mybuddy
stevecham
3,340 posts
 
Check those connections.
mybuddy OP
28 posts
 
i swapped the connections from cartridged to tonearm (left to right, right to left). that's how i confirmed it was the cartridge.
tobias
1,534 posts
 
The Excel is discontinued as you may know, so if you replace it, it will have to be by something else.

You could sell the dead cartridge at a low price for rebuilding.

Alternatively you could have it rebuilt and continue to enjoy it. The cost would be less than a new one. I have had two cartridges rebuilt by Soundsmith in Peekskill NY and another done by Benz in Switzerland. In both cases the work was excellent, the cartridges sounded new and in one case, apparently better than new.
mybuddy OP
28 posts
 
Tobias - thanks for the response. i will check out soundsmith; also goldring responded to my email, and they too would repair it as long as the body is not damaged, they say. it's not; actually its in great shape so i might take that route. got a decision to make, as this might be an opportunity to try a different sound.
tobias
1,534 posts
 
mybuddy, that's great news. The Excel is a highly regarded cart and I'm glad you're going to be able to keep it running.
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