AKG P8e cartridge coils are known to go bad ?


It seems that the cartridge coils of the p6, p7, p8 open up over time, and it's not a matter of wire connections to the pins. This makes for an impossible fix.

The specs on these models all look the same electrically, so they should be interchangeable - does anyone know for sure? I'm looking for a good cartridge body to use with my p8es stylus.
storyboy

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Regards, Storyboy: Materials included with a spare AKG 8XS stylus state all styli are interchangable within the group: "interchangability of AKG stylus asssemblies by the user present numerous advantages --- however it should be pointed out that our stated performance specifications can only be guaranteed when the combinations are used as originally supplied".

A moving iron design, another common cause of failure is the loss of magnetic charge of the coils.