Spotted A JVC X1 MK2 Cartridge Seem To Be Well Regarded

Dear @nandric  : You are rigth. I remember that in the began of that extremely long now MM/MI thread some of us bougth good quality performer cartridges for even less than 100.00 and latter on ( 2 years after or even before. ) the same cartridges appeared every where on sale ( not from Agoner sellers ) for 3-5 times the original price posted in that thread and even that many followed buying it. Really good times and more than other issues were ( as always ) learning times and not only in MM/MI but in MC too an other way important issues in the audio analog rig because in those times gentlemans as @jcarr  were really active in the thread sharing a lot of first hand experiences and their knowledge level and skills.

I bougth so many different cartridge models that even in this year I was listening some of them for the very first time in my audio life.

Good luck with your offer.

R.

Dear @nandric  : So, that does not comes with Shibata stylus shape?, if you remember I found out  in Netherlands an original JVC ( not Victor. ) NOS MK2 stylus replacement that you made it the favor to buy for me.

As I said the cartridge is good performer and competitive and my post about the Goldring was mainly because seems to me that the OP is interested in the stylus shape instead the cartridge motor.

It's obvious that it's almost imposible to find out a NOS stylus replacement for that cartridge but according my experiences with vintage MC/MM/MI cartridges several times the retipping makes a true quality improvement in the cartridges with a good cartridge motors as the X1-MK2.

R.

Dear  @neonknight  : The JVC is good performer and competitive. I owned and bougth it by less than 250.00.

How do you know that the one you seen comes with the line contact stylus shape?. All the X1 comes with beryllium cantilever and when I bougth the MK2 the stylus shape was in reality Shibata. Latter on I bought the true MK2 JVC line contact stylus replacement that today you just can't find out.

My sample was a JVC because exist almost the same model Victor that in theory is the same company because JVC means Japan Victor Company

You can buy it but today similar cartridges are really good too, an example of that is the Goldring 1042 that comes with the Replicant 100 ( Ortofon top. ) stylus shape ! !

Is up to you.

R.