Hello safarisound. Having your cartridge repaired is certainly OK. I would suggest that, if you do, to be sure and replace the cantilever and its suspension, not just having the old one re-tipped. Suspension materials break down over time and the performance can be compromised rather significantly. If you choose to buy a new cartridge altogether, for $750 (at full retail) I highly recommend the Hana SL. I bought one last year so I am speaking from my experience. Among several cartridges I use (mostly more expensive than the Hana SL), I can say from my experience that it is one of the best values in the industry. There is good reason it is so highly reviewed and rated. As always, ones preference is relative to ones taste in music reproduction. And of course, how it matches up and performs with their kit. The Hana SL is just a great sounding cartridge overall. It is difficult to fault it. Some research on reviews of the Hana SL will help you. Good luck to you on your quest. Do enjoy the music.
Help with cartridge
With the world turned off, I finally got my Michell Gyrodec SE going. It has some model of a Rega arm, and a cartridge I cannot identify. Not sure how to post photos here?
Due to several cross country moves, the stylus is bent. I do know it is a low output moving coil. I need to either replace the cartridge or fix the stylus if possible. It is tan with a red line going from the head to the slight V down by the stylus. Any suggestions would help as I feel I have a jigsaw puzzle without the lid right now.
The rest of the system is all tubes including the Wright phono stage, with a step up unit.