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Boron Cantilever and Ruby Cantilever, Why Ruby?

I have noticed that many of the better cartridges use Boron cantilevers. I know that Soundsmith uses a Ruby cantilever. I was thinkin of having my Benz Wood Body cartridge retipped but was not sure if the different material used for the cantilever will impact compliance and even sound. Why not boron like the original?
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dlaloum
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Elizabeth, could you comment on the differences between the Karat 23 and the 17D3?

I have the 23RS so am familiar with that - just curious about the difference with the latest 17D3...

I believe the 17 refers to a 1.7mm cantilever where the 23 refers to a 2.3mm cantilever ?
So there is more than one difference - material (ruby vs diamond) and cantilever length.

Heck even basic aluminium cantilever at 1.7mm would provide magic I would have thought!
dlaloum
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