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What happens when the stylus tip wears out on a $12,000 cartridge?
In 2023, I visited a friend's to assess a change to the  Signal Path within their Analogue Source, Cart' Tags were now continuous and Phono Cables and Phonostage connectors were low eddy.  Here is the complexity that was met, by complexity, the e... 
Synergy
@mulveling  I know the Sumiko Pearwood very well, I have heard the Cart' used on all TT Drives, but mainly BD's.  I have heard it mounted on a SME V/12 and 2 x Origin live TA's I missed it on the upper in range OL as a 12". Most recently it was ... 
What happens when the stylus tip wears out on a $12,000 cartridge?
@dwette It is your choice of how to achieve extended usage of a owned Cart'. When any method is adopted such as Manufacturer or Third Party Service, there are Key Words to be considered.  Words such as ' Equivalent Part' is commonly seen in a de... 
Synergy
My own system has been unchanging for quite a few years, there is a lot going on within it that justifies this. Nearly every purchase made now is of a Bespoke Produced device, the only unchanged Item that is a Brand is a PW Transport, other Brands... 
What happens when the stylus tip wears out on a $12,000 cartridge?
@daveyf It is such outlooks and intentions that make us all individuals, and I have no issues with anybody that makes inroads to having recorded source material close to them that is of exceptional quality as a production. All evaluations of anci... 
What happens when the stylus tip wears out on a $12,000 cartridge?
I like to think my new purchase Vinyl will be quite high in quality as a first replay, but usually it had been found not to be. Buying from a supplier that makes a return easy is beneficial, and I have returned an Album on one occasion three time... 
Synergy
@rvpiano  It is these experiences like the one being shared between ourselves, that creates advocates for certain methods to have a musical encounter. Buy New - have the Manufacturer receive the Cart at a later date, or have a Third Party Service... 
Synergy
@rvpiano Your is one more story worthwhile adding to the threads about Third Party Services treating a Cart' in need of a professional service. I am an advocate of this methodology to have a Cart' overhauled and returned to service.    My Rebuil... 
What happens when the stylus tip wears out on a $12,000 cartridge?
@jsbail Has produced a equation similar to ones I have presented in the past on the subject of cost per replay. @jsbail stated " If you take care of your cartridge and get 2000 hours out of it, at about 44 minutes per album, it is about 2,727 alb... 
SUT experience
The EE, who I first met to assist myself with some of my intentions for a HiFi system, and where a friendship formed, has now passed to approx' 30 years since the the inception. Throughout this period there had been numerous opportunities to disc... 
SUT experience
Not too many weeks past I was treated to a afternoon of being demo'd a system being driven by a few different Amp's (SS and Valve, along with a few CD Sources and DAC's (SS and Valve. The event was based around helping the system owner learn if t... 
SUT experience
Common Sense is very very egocentric and formed from environmental influences. Why would a individual having never met traffic in any volume, have the common sense of an urban dwelling individual and use the left and right / right and Left road c... 
Where to go next with the turntable
@traudio The Link will show a Sound Smith explanation of their High Output Moving Coils and how pf loading can effect them.  The D.U.C.C Tag wires are unfortunately restricted to Luxman Headshells only. This is unfortunate as this would have been... 
What happens when the stylus tip wears out on a $12,000 cartridge?
In relation to a Cart's voicing the contributing materials that distinguish the sound are usually related to materials selected for use and the structure. Wire Type, Winding Ratio, Generator Material, Body Material are pretty much to remain as pa... 
SUT experience
Distortion will be Detraction. The conundrum is the broadness’ of individuals expressing sensitivities/bias to the impression made from the detected presence of the colouration that can generate. The are many many electronic devices that are mea...