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In Reply to: RE: Vintage Shure Cartridge Question posted by B. Scarpia on November 30, 2020 at 10:37:50:
I do. My old Empire 66 is from around '73 and sounds wonderful with the Jico stylus. I have blown many a mind who have come to check it out. They all owned Ortofon/AT/Sumiko. One actually replaced his Ortofon with an Empire 2000 from ebay and a bought a Jico stylus. He said it was a major improvement and has shelved the Ortofon.
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- "I just don't understand the attraction of vintage cartridges" - samstone 12/1/2013:43:08 12/1/20 (12)
- I do too but many here don't. Hey, helps keep the prices down :-) nt - Rick W 11:34:41 12/2/20 (11)
- The cartridges are fine. The problem is the aftermarket styli. - ghost of olddude55 04:54:07 12/3/20 (10)
- RE: The cartridges are fine. The problem is the aftermarket styli. - samstone 06:40:19 12/5/20 (4)
- What would you suggest for Stanton replacements? - Quadzilla 13:08:17 12/5/20 (2)
- RE: What would you suggest for Stanton replacements? - samstone 06:57:07 12/6/20 (1)
- That's a real shame ... - Quadzilla 09:00:55 12/6/20 (0)
- Based on past experience... - ghost of olddude55 12:41:50 12/5/20 (0)
- Some vintage mm's are more than worth the money a retipper charges. - Rick W 14:16:58 12/3/20 (4)
- The problem with retipping... - ghost of olddude55 07:49:23 12/4/20 (3)
- Retipping makes sense only if you have a really good vintage cart. - Rick W 08:16:23 12/4/20 (2)
- Had a Grace F9 Ruby retipped. - ghost of olddude55 08:29:12 12/4/20 (1)
- Agree. Prolly most non-original replaceable styli aren't very good. nt - Rick W 09:27:15 12/4/20 (0)