Lyra Titan scarcity


Hi, I would like to save a little money and buy a used Lyra Titan cartridge, but anyone ever see a Titan cartridge for sale on Audiogon? I'm very surprised I have never seen a used one for sale! I'm assuming owners are keeping them for life and just retipping them?

David
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Showing 1 response by larryi

I would bet that not too many Titans have seen the end of their life for their first stylus. Mine is still going strong after almost two years, and if my experience with a Helikon proves similar, there is still plenty of life left.

I don't know what the retipping costs, but, I assume it is a considerable savings over a new cartridge, particularly because a lot of the cost of the Titan is related to its carefully milled titanium body.