I only heard about Soundsmith so I sent it to them. I thought the turnaround time would be longer and it was so short that it's going to be back before I'm ready for it. No worries, it was broken for 20 years and fixed in under a week. It can wait a few days while my protractor gets here. It's great that there are multiple places to get repairs. Good for the analog world!
Retipping Cartridge
Just wanted to give a shout out to Needleclinic@gmail.com in the the El Dorado Hills, California. I've had a Cardas Ruby 2 cartridge for some time (came used on a Rega P9 purchased here on Audiogon. Thank you Audiogon!) and was wondering if it needed some service. In the past I had sent my cartridges back east to the the ever popular Needle Doctor but decided to check this outfit out as they were very local. I had heard about this outfit through audiogon and decided to have them check my cartridge out. They indicated that indeed I did need a new stylus. No big surprise. The work was done very efficiently and reasonably. I now have two terrific cartridges, a Cartridge Man and the aforesaid Ruby 2 and they both sound great. Thanks Needle Clinic. I'm glad a put my trust in your workmanship!