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Hi Fi news test LP destroying my Apheta 3 cartridge + another cheap cartridge (another TT)

A while ago I posted here a topic about Hi Fi news test LP destroying my Apheta 3 cartridge and another 10$ cartridge on a different TT.
Today I can update that Rega charged me about 200$ for the repair + 200$ for taxes on the repair.
Analogue seduction shop said they saw no issue with the test LP and threw the ball to Hi Fi news.
I ended up with the damage and no one (Rega, Analogue seduction shop and Hi Fi news) claims responsibility for the incident :-(

triskadecaphobic

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triskadecaphobic OP
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I looked at the tip of the bent Apheta 3 and and it is still there. I can only guess that something else was stuck there in the manufacturing process or... it is the tip of my second TT which was also damaged. I forgot to inspect it before I threw it (cost only 10$ to replace)

triskadecaphobic OP
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Yes. Rega insisted on using FedEx.

triskadecaphobic OP
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The cantilever snapped on both the Apheta3/Planar8 and on another 50$ TT which I used as a reference test:


I looked at the Test record via a stereoscope and found at the exact spot where the cantilever snapped something embedded in the grove:

 

 

triskadecaphobic OP
82 posts
 

I'll surprise you, but I have no complains to Rega. Hi Fi news on the other hand...

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