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Soundsmith Zephyr lll retip

It’s time for a retip and I wondered if anyone has had experience with the choices offered:  sapphire cantilever with contact line diamond,  ruby cantilever with nude contact line,,, or ruby cantilever with optimized conture nude contact line.   Or simple retip of existing undamaged cantilever.  Advantages ?  Disadvantages?

Thanks in advance for your help

 

george53
antinn
436 posts
 

@george53, 

The option for different cantilever/stylus is for non-Soundsmith cartridges.  

Phono Cartridge Repair / Restoration / Tip Repair | Soundsmith, 

For OTHER Phono Cartridges (NOT SOUNDSMITH/B&O phono cartridges):

For SOUNDSMITH phono cartridges ONLY: the Zephyr lll 'rebuild" is $299.  Note that this is not a retip, it's a rebuild so the cartridge you get back is every good as new. 

george53 OP
48 posts
 
Hey thanks for the clarification. I like the existing sound and was nervous about changing it.
bpoletti
1,560 posts
 

If you like the sound of the Zephyr Mk III, there’s no reason to change the cant or stylus design.  Just let Soundsmith rebuild it, as good or maybe better than new. 

On the side, some people, including myself, are not keen on aluminum cantilevers.  In this case, though, the cartridge seems to be tuned nicely to the line contact stylus / aluminum cant combo.  I’m not sure other combinations would give you the same quality reproduction. 

 

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