Soundsmith did a great job on my Transfiguration Spirit. I recall that when I replaced the Spirit with an Orpheus, I remembered a big step up in sound quality. When I installed the Spirit after it came back, I was expecting a big downgrade, but it wasn't. Sounded absolutely fine, even compared to the Orpehus. Could be that the Spirit was worn when I upgraded, so an improvement is easily heard, or just that Soundsmith actually improved the sound of the original. I don't know and I don't really care why. I just know I'm happy with the cartridge and I paid $500, not $5000, so it's cool. Enjoy.
Retip for zyx
I have an airy3 that is about 5 years old. Zyx does not have a retip, you get a new cartridge for a discount. Has anyone had a zyx retipped and how did you make out?