Cartridge re-tipping service: worth it?


A while back I saw an ad for a cartridge re-tipping service and was wondering if anyone has used this type of service and what your impressions were. I've got a Grado Reference which might be a candidate....
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I have heard good things also about them. I just had a Denon 304 cantilever replaced by Soundsmith. It is larger than the original but sounds fine. It was $162 including return postage. I am going to have them do 2 more for me. Expert might well do a better job, although the Denon is not yet broken in and it sounds as good as I ever remember it sounding, but the expense and wait time will probably be 2 to 3 times as great according to what I have read on the web.