Timely retipping
For all those who have sent a cartridge out to be retipped and endured weeks or months of waiting for it to be returned, I would highly recommend the services of Andy Kim at Needle Clinic.
Two weeks ago I broke the cantilever of my Rega Apheta 3 and got in touch with Andy, whose name I recalled from one of the audio forums I've read.
Andy wrote he could repair it in one day, and replace the cantilever with a boron cantilever that would significantly upgrade the cartridge.
So I sent the cartridge 2-day UPS from NJ to Cali on a Tuesday.
True to his word, Andy received the cartridge on Thursday, repaired and mailed it the same day via USPS 2-day Priority, and I had in my hands on Saturday.
It sounds fabulous, and quite obviously better than it was before I sent it
to Andy. The soundstage is much larger, as is the detail, treble, midrange and bass, which is waaay deeper than it was. And the cantilever is brand new.
All-in-all, and very satisfying and amazing experience.
I also have high praise for both Steve and Ray Leung at VAS. Where in NJ are you? I’m in Plainfield. I met Bill here, then we got together a few times, listened here, went to Bordentown record collector together. http://www.the-record-collector.com/ I drove 35 mins to VAS, dropped items off (no packing required), they got the jobs done very quickly, picked up, again, no packing/shipping cost involved. I would make a longer drive, well worth meeting them. |
