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AKG P8e cartridge coils are known to go bad ?

It seems that the cartridge coils of the p6, p7, p8 open up over time, and it's not a matter of wire connections to the pins. This makes for an impossible fix.

The specs on these models all look the same electrically, so they should be interchangeable - does anyone know for sure? I'm looking for a good cartridge body to use with my p8es stylus.
storyboy
rauliruegas
13,125 posts
 
Dear Storyboy: That is not my experience with AKG cartridges ( including that model that I own. ), what I found out is that sometimes the cartridge suspension goes " out of work "/specs.

Right now there is no one on ebay but it is there where ( over time ) you can find out that body cartridge/cartridge you are asking for.

Regards and enjoy the music,
Raul.
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nandric
4,086 posts
 
Hi Storyboy, To my knowledge the problem is the suspension
mainly because AKG invented and used some special kind of suspension. If we need to add 'coil problems' then Raul
should be warned regarding his recommendations of this cart.

Regards,
storyboy OP
80 posts
 
Your responses are appreciated, but I specifically stated coil failure i.e. 'open coils', where a break in the wire occurs or the soldering of the wire to the rear pin depletes. Googling turned up more than a few complaints to this with AKG cartridges.
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