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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!
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uberwaltz
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Nandric 
Obviously each case is different and I do not know if Steven can repair your carts but you can reach out to him to see.
Good luck my friend.
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Nandric
Just as a FYI.
Steven Leung of VAS audio will and successfully did look at and repair a coil problem on my Koetsu Black Goldline.
On one channel it had not one but two breaks in that side coil wire.
I think his charge to fix this issue was very fair.
He also tweaked the suspension slightly due to age etc.
The stylus and cantilever were not touched and are the factory originals.

The more contacts we have for cartridge repair the better IMHO.
Not everyone can afford to rush out and buy new carts or seek out near unobtanium nos vintage mm examples no matter how good they may be.
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