needlestein
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| Dynavector Karat 17D3: retip for $500 or get something new? “Needlestein, if my MMC1 looks perfect under my microscope and if it doesn’t collapse at its standard 1.0g VTF, may I assume it’s ok? I recently noticed some distortion and I’m trying to track down the source” First, I have to ask what “perfec... | |
| Koetsu Jade Platinum vs. Koetsu Jade Plat. Diamond “A very strange experience, especially as we hadn't even been drinking.” 😆 | |
| Dynavector Karat 17D3: retip for $500 or get something new? B&O are sealed MI. There is no reusesble module unless you’re using “module” to mean cartridge. They can be retipped, but the suspensions must be evaluated as they often fail. When the suspension fails, it can be expensive to repair. At th... | |
| Dynavector Karat 17D3: retip for $500 or get something new? Seriously? There are people who prefer moving coil cartridges right along with their inconveniences because they prefer the sound to MM and MI. There are also MM and MI cartridges that don’t utilize a replaceable stylus system like Grado wo... | |
| Dynavector Karat 17D3: retip for $500 or get something new? Sorry to come on so late. I would have come on sooner but I only randomly discovered this thread today. I’ve said in the other thread about Dusty’s Dynavector all I need to say about the art of retipping. Anyone who will just flatly out of hand de... | |
| re-tipping Dynavector17D? I’m sorry but it’s awful job, your cantilever is glued to the collar, and your stylus is glued. Too much glue, but this is what re-tipping is all about. You could buy just another original KARAT instead. Let me show you the ORIGINAL here (under my... | |
| Teach me about cartridge 'retipping' Well, I can’t say I disagree. When people want me to retip an Audio-Technica that has a missing gold plated cantilever I’m up front with them that I can’t get the part and I leave it up to them.Also, I advise them to just buy a new AT OC9ML/II si... | |
| Teach me about cartridge 'retipping' I’m not saying he’s a liar. I’m saying that he proposes an argument that is either convincing or not to you. | |
| Teach me about cartridge 'retipping' “Exactly an that’s the main subject on what I posted about that came from JC and that's a very high advantage for the top Lyra model owner because he will receive his cartridge with the latest up-date that no re-tipper can does because not even kn... | |
| Teach me about cartridge 'retipping' I’m sure he was, but if you aren’t messing with the suspension or the cartridge motor, it makes no difference. If you are messing with the suspension and the motor, then you aren’t retipping. You are rebuilding. In that case, then, yes, lots of ... | |
| Teach me about cartridge 'retipping' I find Mr. Carr’s statements in the topic to be overly conservative as well as a bit fanciful. There are many examples of ranges of cartridges or replaceable styli that have nothing different about them but the cantilever and diamond. So to say ... | |
| Teach me about cartridge 'retipping' Raul,Even the very top models today still use the same diamonds from the same big three manufacturers. I have replaced the worn Gyger S on many Jan Allaerts cartridges. If you want Jan to do it, be prepared to wait a few years in line. This is ... | |
| Teach me about cartridge 'retipping' Dug up this old thread when a friend recently was trying to get me to buy a Glanz MFG610LXhttps://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/glanz-mfg-610lxIn it, I stumbled across this entry by Chakster. I couldn’t believe it. I still wonder if I am readin... | |
| Teach me about cartridge 'retipping' My experience is limited. I had an old Monster Cable Sigma Genesis 2000 LOMC that was my favorite cartridge of all time. This is another great reason. Some cartridge are just special to some people and a new one won’t do it. Had someone recently... | |
| Teach me about cartridge 'retipping' Couple more points: there are no gold-plated boron pipe cantilevers available to anyone unless they find NOS somewhere. Not sure there ever was a gold-plated boron pipe cantilever in production to begin with If there was, it’s the first I’ve heard... |