Ortophon spu-gt, which rebuild ?

I see what you mean Jaspert, the Technics with the supplied aux. weight can balance up to a 13gm cartridge, and the head shell is 6gm, for a max. of 19gr vs the 32 for the SPU.

I will rephrase my question :

The various Sound Smith re-tips run $150, $350 & $450, for example.

Assuming a suitable tonearm, does it make sense to spend that much on a repair, or spend the money on a new cartridge ?

Ken

Thanks Viridian, do you have an opinion on what level of repair would bring out the best in the SPU ?

At Sound smith it seems like the choices are: aluminum cantilever, ruby cantilever and ruby cantilever with special diamond tip.

Jaspert, How does one get in touch with Expert Stylus & Co in UK ? The don't seem to have a web address or even e-mail. I could send an Owl, if I had one, I suppose.

I like the look of the Schick arm, haven't seen anything so minimal since the original AR.

What about the SME arms ?

I confess I am a bit at sea here, but this was not a planed acquisition. I bought out a estate's record collection, and at the very end, they told me to just take anything or every thing.

V, making a counter weight is not a problem, I have my own lathe.

Ken

Hi Ken,

Here is their email for contact.

info@expertstylus.co.uk