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RE: Grammar police...

Posted by Mister Pig (A) on April 3, 2016 at 09:28:58

In Reply to: RE: Grammar police... posted by John Elison on April 3, 2016 at 08:08:09:

You would like to think there would be a FAQ answering that kind of information. But there has never been one I ran across. Sites do have basic FAQ, but none that address what is really being done, but rather what can be replaced, at best.

I understand you don't buy the ultra exotic cartridges these days. But for owners who do scrape their money together and buy an expensive cartridge, often the rational is I can send it back to VDH, Soundsmith, Expert...so on and so forth, and get it back to spec for $500. So it creates a value orientated perspective of how to justify the cost of that cartridge. But wouldn't you want to know what exactly is being done also?

I don't buy used cartridges very often, but sometimes I get bodies that warrant retipping. A friend sent me a Denon 103M that I had redone, and its a very nice cartridge that I use for casual listening. Unfortunately there is nothing out there in the Denon line up that is like the M derivative anymore. But it was worth spending money on.

But one day my ZYX 4D, which yes I bought new, is going to wear out. When that time comes, it would be due diligence on my part to understand what a third party retipper does to the cartridge if I send it to them. And all I am trying to discover is what the scope of repair techniques are, and what might separate the efforts of one shop over another. Certainly I could not DIY the retip myself, and I wouldn't be taking business from anyone. It is just for my own knowledge base to make an informed decision whenever the time comes.

Investing money in the 4D makes sense, but I would not be as likely to spend the same money on my OC 9 III or 33EV whenever they wear out. So knowing what is possible makes prudent sense, if I ever do anything with them. Now my Transfiguration Spirit III might warrant the money spent on it, once again if I knew what is possible.

But that is just how I look at things I suppose.

But no one seems to have definitive answers that they are willing to share on these points of cantilever replacement and diamond mounting.

Regards
Mister Pig

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