What are the differences ?


I awaiting to receive from soundsmith my Ortofon Salsa Moving Coil cartridge . In the rebuilt the cantilever was changed from aluminum alloy to shappire . Does this make a difference in the percieved sound of the cartridge ?
mcmvmx

Showing 2 responses by chakster

This is Ortofon Salsa 
Why don't you just buy a better cartridge instead of fixing an old one ? 
You know, I have nothing against OLD cartridges, most of my favorite cartridges are old, but they are not refurbished. 

You can buy perfectly working cartridges for the price you will pay just for the new cantilever/tip to retipper. 

If you can accept only MC cartridges then HANA is the one post people are raving about and some of them are under $500. 

I would buy an MI or MM cartridge instead of spending money on refurbishing Ortofon Salsa. 

Talking about equal expenses, or very close. 

I think that refurbishing is not the only option you can get. 

But a cantilever will make a difference, in your situation you can get a better cantilever for your Salsa. But if you like SoundSmith buy his own MI cartridge or something else.