I import the Shilabe and for Bill Feil to say it is overpriced when he has never bought one seems a little like a man who carries many different lines, but is jealous he missed this one!!! (He carries 7 lines of phono cartridges. One line alone carries cartridges at $15K or more. I carry one unique and patented line, and $2800 doesn't seem so expensive when you have to pay $7500 for a middle of the road cartridge from one of his other lines, made in the same country of origin, do the math Bill?)
As for buying them back I bought one single used one as a project to track some grey market cartridges that appeared in the USA. They sell so well with very little marketing, but Stereophile class "A" ratings on the Shilabe and the Premium Mono, and rave reviews from 10 Audio, (who purchased his own directly from the manufacturer).
Please watch for a review in Enjoy the Music, and in TAS!!
So for a "yuk" cartridge in one year in the marketplace, it has garnered both critical acclaim from both reviewers, and purchasers!
BTW. Downunder, maybe you had the cartridge in the wrong tonearm with the wrong loading, oh no, sorry, your buddies owned it not even you!!! I have 60 customers this year alone that would disagree, with your comments.
As for buying them back I bought one single used one as a project to track some grey market cartridges that appeared in the USA. They sell so well with very little marketing, but Stereophile class "A" ratings on the Shilabe and the Premium Mono, and rave reviews from 10 Audio, (who purchased his own directly from the manufacturer).
Please watch for a review in Enjoy the Music, and in TAS!!
So for a "yuk" cartridge in one year in the marketplace, it has garnered both critical acclaim from both reviewers, and purchasers!
BTW. Downunder, maybe you had the cartridge in the wrong tonearm with the wrong loading, oh no, sorry, your buddies owned it not even you!!! I have 60 customers this year alone that would disagree, with your comments.