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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
george53 OP
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Elliottbenewcombjr,,,great info.  Thanks.  That’s what I like about the forums here.

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slaw
22,939 posts
 

Hope your rebuild arrives in a timely fashion. I have a Sussurro in need. 

bill_k
933 posts
 

Read a recent owner report that his SS cartridge rebuild took 6 months to be completed, and have a friend who's still waiting on his after 4.5 months despite the estimate on their site being much more optimistic.

tablejockey
4,038 posts
 

"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."

antinn or anyone-

So a "rebuild" is the cantilever/stylus assembly is replaced, which means the cartridge is disassembled? 

Seems like a bargain for what seems a labor intensive procedure.

Are these the 2 types of retip-

1. Original cantilever remains and somehow the diamond stylus is removed/replaced? How the heck is that possible with such a delicate assembly?

Impressive, however it’s accomplished.

2. Original  cantilever/stylus is snipped near the motor and replacement cantilever/stylus is glued on.

Ive had a cart "retipped" this way.  No prior knowledge  how it was done. Cart returned  working, but thought  it was kinda cheezy. You could see the blob of glue at the stub/replacement union.

 

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