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Re-tip or Replace?

I have a 40 year old Dynavector Ruby that still sounds great, but I think it will soon require a re-tip.  The question is, should I pay the $350 or so to retip it, or replace the cartridge with a comparably priced Ortofon, Audio-Technica or Nagaoka?  The system consists of a Luxman PD-277 turntable (another 40 year old piece), Schiit Mani phono preamp, Schiit Saga preamp, Rotel RB-980BX amp, and Martin Logan ESL speakers.

Thanks in advance for any advice.
jnorris2005

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agrippa
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The only scams I've ever been a victim of has been right here on Audiogon.  However and as chakster says, since I used PayPal I didn't lose a penny either time.
agrippa
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I know, although I have no idea why. Might be due to the account being hacked a while ago, although that’s just a guess.

Whatever the cause, I fell for an Ortofon Cadenza Bronze last year. A good, but not too good, price, a seller with a fair amount of feedback and a PayPal option. Waited for the cartridge to arrive for a bit longer than usual, during which the seller kept up comms for a good while, and then his account was suddently locked due to having also scammed someone else.

Complaint sent to PayPal with reference to the closed account here and voilà, a refund arrived 3 days later.  Quite impressive really and much smoother than expected.
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