SoundSmith cartridges how good?

And how do they compare to others. Forget about cost just thoughts on sonics? Obviously if matched with correct tonearm.

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rickd1235 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 7 posts 03-14-2021 at 04:03pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I couldn't resist and bought this cartridge as a backup for my Zephyr MK III for when I need to send it in for re-tipping. Thanks for the heads up bkeske. To anyone interested, and it’s even tempting for me. Just saw this posted; an old SoundSmith VPI, or, predecessor to the Zephyr. Really good deal IMO. http://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649718051-soundsmith-vpi-cartridge/ Report this
rickd1235 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 7 posts 03-14-2021 at 08:42pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete @bkeske The seller did send it to Soundsmith and it did not yet require re-tipping. My Zephyr has about 400 Hrs on it and sounds great to me. I figure I will send it in at 1000 Hrs. Really can’t beat a rebuild at 20% of original price. Does any other manufacturer do this? Again thanks for the heads up. Nice to have a backup of similar quality and the same re-tipping potential at a very reasonable cost.