do moving coil cartridges have a finite life-span?

I was told about 4 years before the suspensions go bad.

stansnores09-05-2014 2:36am

mordante Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 511 posts 09-05-2014 at 03:12pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I used to have Lyra Dorian. After about 6 years the cart was worn out and needed retipping. I traded it in for a Dynavector
czarivey Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 5,946 posts 09-05-2014 at 04:53pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete It's my 12th year on Shelter 501(not MK2). It was already retipped twice as it's being used long hours daily. Other than tip and suspension on the tip there's nothing else to die that quick. I guess with proper service and retipping ontime it'll last another lifetime.
oldears Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 386 posts 09-05-2014 at 06:15pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I reinstalled a JMAS MIT-1 which is ~30 years old and it sounds great. I had sent it last year to Andy Chong,who inspected it, cleaned the stylus (vdH) and reconditioned the suspension.
syntax Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,193 posts 09-05-2014 at 01:20pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete A 4 year rule is in general wrong. The majority of MC can easily do MUCH more years. Before I got the cartridge bug I used a Takeda Miyabi for 10 years more or less daily and it was still ok when it found a new owner. But it was running with a correct designed Arm and the right AS, Azimuth and VTF.