soundsmith retip shelter 301?

I don't know about the particular sound of that cartridge, but I have had Soundsmith re-tip 2 cartridges,most recently a Benz Micro wood body and it tracks beautifully and sounds wonderful. Great detail without sounding etched or overly bright. Cost $450 for their best re-tip.

If you are happy I am happy, but to others reading this, understand it is no longer a Benz cartridge....does not sound or perform as a Benz cartridge.

Well, Stringeen, why don't we check with Runner who posted on his SS Benz Micro and let him describe what if any differences were heard?

And in discussing SS work, it is important to also distinguish between retips and rebuilds.

I'd love to hear other A-goners opinions on if and how a SS retip might have changed a cart's sound and if and how a SS rebuild might have changed the sound.

I think that expression 'retip' is an misnomer if it does
not refer to the stylus exchange only. All cart producers
and retip services get from their supliers the complete cantilever/stylus combos. Those are than 'glued' in the tube with the 'bobbin' ( the coil on the 'iron' on some other plate). So when one get some 'exotic' cantilever with some exotic stylus combo by some retip service this may mean 'easy money' for the supplier. Peter from Soundsmith
already stated that the stylus exchange only is much more
difficult. The same info I got from a Dutch retip service.

Regards,