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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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jfrech
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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
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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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swampwalker
5,138 posts
 
Agree w Jrfech
I never saw mine get as dirty as the pic
and Stringreen
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.
Something is not right. I'd give the seller the opportunity to make it right, but I don't think that there is any way that this is shipping damage.
downunder
1,329 posts
 
I agree with JFrench. I have never seen a as new demo lyra cartridge that dirty around the the wasabi paper.

If it was packed in the original packing with stylus guard, I cannot see how the stylus couls snap. Regardless the stylus should be in the box.

Return it for a refund or a new one.
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