Raul, no offense, but you can pretty much tell when this cartridge (at least my friend's) is in need of a retip. The diamond and cantilever looked okay but it was many years old, had at least three owners and thousands of hours on it. Honestly, it sounded pretty woeful -- closed-in, two-dimensional, lacking in dynamics. Certainly the Soundsmith retip proved the point. Dave
Koetsu Rosewood retip or replace
I have an older koetsu that has been retipped by van den hull at some point( bought used w/tt).I believe it to have seen better days. My question, how do u tell and is there anyway to check wear? My turntable is a sota star sapphire
with a fidelity research fr-64fx turntable and ear 834p. MY options as i see them are:retip the cartridge again or buy a new cartridge. which would u suggest? and if a retip is done ("if possible?)who and how much can i expect to pay? my budget is $1,000. listening preferences are alternative, and classic rock and classic jazz. thanks for reading
with a fidelity research fr-64fx turntable and ear 834p. MY options as i see them are:retip the cartridge again or buy a new cartridge. which would u suggest? and if a retip is done ("if possible?)who and how much can i expect to pay? my budget is $1,000. listening preferences are alternative, and classic rock and classic jazz. thanks for reading