I have a DV-20X2 HO that also had the stylus come off the cantilever. I had VAS in NewJersey repair it with a new boron cantilever and microridge stylus for $450. I was absolutely blown away by the improvement to my systems sound. The transient response was faster with better defined edges. A richer, fuller tone. It reminded me greatly of the change that occurred when I replaced my resistive volume control with an autoformer. Like I lifted 2 bed sheets off my speakers. I never would have thought it could have impacted the sound that much.
Anybody out there re-cantilever their cartridge with a Soundsmith Contact Line diamond ?
The cantilever on my Dynavector 20x2 is damaged. Dynavector
wants X number of dollars to exchange it. Then I read about Soundsmith's
rebuild option, which is intriguing. A feature aspect of their cantilever
rebuild is their Contact Line Diamond stylus as opposed to Dynavector's Micro
Ridge Nude diamond.
"The Soundsmith Contact Line diamond stylus has three times the contact area in the vertical direction of the groove wall compared to an elliptical shaped diamond".
I thought I was in the clear, but now I'm informed that a Contact Line Diamond stylus with three times the contact area, picks up a ton of surface noise off the record. So much so that the surface noise can become forward on all but the most pristine records. So much so that the surface noise becomes intrusive.
Anyone out there had a Soundsmith modification done to their cartridge, if so which option had you had done, and what's been your expience?