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Looking for a London (DECCA) Reference phono cartridge

I tried very hard finding a way to place a WANTED ad on Audiogon, but w/o success. Ideally, I would get a "found it" alert on my eMail (like on USAudiomart).

Can anyone help me with this? Specifically, I am looking for a London Reference phono cartridge: I had contacted Mr. Wright in the UK, who hand-crafted these instruments over many years, but he informed me that he is retiring by the end of October and just sold his last one. Hence my post here. I would also appreciate comments from current users of they cartridge what to watch out for, specifically how to "tame" highs on fff symphonic passages. Thanks in advance!

reimarc

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Another piece of advice (and opinion ;-): If you decide to look for a London Supergold (or if John has one left for sale), get it with the Decapod mount. The stock plastic bracket is a joke.

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He had a dealer/distributor in San Francisco for quite a few years. I don't remember his name, but a Google search may bring it up.

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Damn, John retiring is very bad news. Those of us who already own the utterly unique London and Decca pickups are going to have a hard time finding someone else to service them. I better give him a call!

As for acquiring a Reference: don't hold your breathe ;-) . I would never sell mine (for any amount of money), and I'm probably not alone in that sentiment. I used to see one pop up every few years on USAM, but haven't in quite a long time.

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