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Lyra Titan: Stylus broken during shipping

Analog friends; I've a question.

I purchased a Titan i for the second arm on my tt. It's a dealer demo cartridge described as "best condition".

This one arrived yesterday:

http://i41.tinypic.com/1z39o3l.jpg

Did anyone of you ever had a damage like this on transport? The cartridge was very well packed in original box with stylus guard. Btw. it was impossible to find the broken stylus in the box.

Thanks for sharing your experiences,
Marco
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hifimaniac
508 posts
 
I am sure the dealer will swear the stylus was there when it was packed but if the stylus guard was put on correctly, it would be fine. I had that cartridge and I can say from experience extra care must be taken to slide the guard on correctly and the guard must be lined up perfectly or the stylus will be knocked off. Also, Lyra cannot retip it; you must trade it for a new one for a $3500 charge, I believe.
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mofimadness
5,732 posts
 
I think that the stylus was snapped off when the sytlus guard was put back on. Like Hifimaniac mentioned, the guard has to be aligned just right or you can damage the stylus. Good luck.
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jfrech
1,816 posts
 
Did u see a pic before you bought it? Otherwise I think the other posters have a possible sequence of events, unless u accidently...

I had a skala(actually 2) and a helicon for years, I never saw mine get as dirty as the pic above! Wow...
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stringreen
6,531 posts
 
If the stylus guard was on, and the packing secure the guy that put it in the box broke it. ...or you are dealing with a dishonest guy. There is no way to break a stylus with the guard intact.
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