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My Cartridge needs a new Stylus


Hi Guys, I need to get my stylus replaced on my Supex cartridge and have a question. At this time the cartridge has a Boron Pipe cantilever, The company I decided to do the rebuild, I read good things about, they cannot do the Boron Pipe but can do an aluminum or a sapphire cantilever. My question is, does anyone know if there would be any or what the difference would be in the sound between the cantilevers.

thefile

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fleib
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Thefile, I agree with Nandric. The boron pipe can not be replaced with its equal, and any substitute will most likely be inferior.

It might cost more money to retain the original cantilever and have it retipped rather than a rebuild which replaces it. If you wish to retain the original performance, have the same type (as original) stylus as a replacement. This is one area where I would consider an upgrade. If it had an elliptical tip I would consider a line contact or micro, but I'm not familiar with your Supex to make such a recommendation.

Regards,

fleib
1,124 posts
 

Thefile, Actually Supex was probably distributed by Sumiko. It was the predecessor to the Koetsu line.

The cantilever info Nandric was referring to is buried somewhere in the MM thread, the one with 12K + posts. A tube cantilever is more rigid than a rod if the diameter of the tube is larger than the cross section of the rod. Boron tubes are no longer made.  Sometimes performance is degraded with a substitute, although I don't know if this is the case with your cart.

I don't think you could go wrong with a retip without a new cantilever. The only question would be stylus type.

Regards,

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