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How do you tell your Cartridge needs replacing?

I know this is a stupid question but I don't know how to answer it. I have a Sumiko Blue Point No. 2 on a MT-2 player. Came with it. Probably , 4 years old now. The first 2 years I was not cleaning records but have been for the past 2 years. I have no equipment beyond my ears to measure degradation of the stylus. Seems to me that the intervals between cleaning of the stylus due to muffled sound are getting shorter. That is all I can say. Maybe my brain is adapting to the sound degradation over time and what I would not consider abnormal 4 years ago is now normal. Anyways, I suspect the easy answer is just to replace it and listen but was wondering if there is any other advice out there. Thx. 

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Hats Off to a Service that is willing to create a situation where its products are encouraged to be kept in their original condition for approaching 6000hrs is all usage has been favourable to achieve this.

In my world of 1000hrs as Gauge of usage life, that could be easy 5 returns for cleaning as a mid like fettle and 5 x Overhauls,   

Comparing what I would be outlaying vs the New Soundsmith Strain Gauge, my method would still leave quite a few spare coins in the coffers.

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