No right channel in new cartridge

Lewn, it was DOA. No just meant the person who sold it to me said he had 10hrs on it.

Tro, the head shell is part of the arm. it’s a Rega 200.

cleeds, the dead channel follows when I reverse the leads. That would mean it’s the cartridge?

Lewn, do I switch straight across? 
White with Red
Blue with Green

Even if the cartridge is returned, this is an education.  

But, I would rather be playing my music.

Just as a final note, the seller is covering any repair at SoundSmith. He has an excellent rep here.  

Lewm, I know you said I should just return it.  I may regret it but, the seller has been really patient with my pre purchase questions, responded right away & just have a good feeling about him & the cartridge.

Thanks everyone.

The dropped channel followed the change in leads.

I have loaner from a friend.  It’s Sumiko Pearl he got this yr, never did a second setup for the teens.  So, he never used it. And, both channels work.

Several people said just return it & get something else here. I looked for a while here (consensus this is a very trusted site-but still check the seller) & on other sites. I found this for $550 barely used & the seller has an excellent rep.  It’s a chance to safely jump 1 or 2 levels.  I tend to trust people & he just seems like someone it’s worth working with.  Since I have a loaner, I’m lucky enough to be able to wait 6 wks to get it back. If the SS repair assessment says it’s something bigger, I’ll return it. 

You’ll all laugh but, I had sooo many recd brands & models that I setup a small spreadsheet: Brand, Model, Price, New Price, Sound Characteristics, Review Consensus, Misc. And, I don’t “relish the idea” of going back to it. lol

A number of you warned me & you were right. Smoothy told me Pete at SS turns around in a couple days for him. Before I trusted his word I called, I just got a vm from SS essentially saying “Who? Don’t know him & we don’t do that... 10-12 wks”. I thought I could trust someone with his great reviews & I had really hoped I’d be able to keep that cartridge. Some things aren’t meant to be & a lot of you were right. You naturally want to trust people & Smoothy must be being honest with some people he’s got ~100 positive reviews but, not this transaction.

thanks everyone

now I go back to my spreadsheet of models, sound characteristics, price etc. any thoughts on the 2 Dynavectors for sale on the site? The DV Karat at $850 would be my kinda stretching it max.

lewm, I think you’re misunderstanding. I never mentioned the seller previously to the last post because he has a great reputation here. I started this post even before he responded about the problem the first time.  I wanted to figure out what was wrong & if I could fix it & work with him.  I think you’ll remember from my posts that I wanted to trust & work with this person... even after so many people said something doesn’t seem right, send it back. I’ve still said he must be making many people happy bc of his rep.  But, in this particular (just mine) transaction I found out he wasnt acting in good faith.  And, I only found this out bc I decided to call SS (at people’s advice-since I really wanted to stick with him) &  check out his promised quick turnaround because he knows  Pete. Well Pete @ SS didnt know him & said so he didn’t give preferential treatment.  Noting a transaction that went bad isn’t trashing someone.  It’s simply giving out the information for other prospective purchasers to use or not use. I hope you understand now.

I did say several places that he has a great rep here & that he must be treating plenty of people right. But, the whole... SS knows me & Pete will do it for me was a lie. Now, he’s not responding on Audiogon & emails saying... just send it-I’ll call him & he’ll do it.  Once I found out about that being a lie... I knew-in this particular transaction-he wasn’t acting in good faith.  

lewm, he never wanted the cart back.  He didn’t want to give me a refund.  This is probably just too nuanced for a post.  But, he wouldn’t let me return it & blames me.  He would only let me send it to SS for his supposed great relationship & fast turnaround for him personally. 

I never wanted to air all the details.  I put this up as a “help me fix it” post... I only wanted the cart. It was only after warnings that I knew to ask questions.  It’s a lesson learned for me.

As I was counseled here, I opened a case & just sent it back to Smoothy anyway, insured it for new retail with proof of delivery.

Now I just need a few suggestions about carts on this site at $850 or below.  I like things just a tad bright... if you’d (or anyone) give me suggestions I’d appreciate it

As always, thanks everyone for sharing your knowledge.

Thanks lewm

I was going to be done talking about the transaction. But, I just got a threatening email from Smoothy (after sending him the return UPS info 2 days ago) saying if the cart arrived he was going to file charges with the Police & he’s done it before.  He also said he commonly has wires come apart when he sells carts & makes people get them repaired.

 I’m realizing that even 100% positive isn’t a guarantee and we have to read between the lines on the feedback. 

I’m asking for options on another thread too.  I know this thread Is a bit old.  If anyone’s reading, I’d like to ask for opinions.  Scott at Aris Audio was rec’d on several threads.  He’s offered a new Ortofon Quintet Black S for $855 new. He believes I’ll enjoy it better than a DV 20x2 or Karat 17D3 (on sale he’s selling the 20x2). I enjoy just a tad.  Thoughts?