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Spectral Reference Cartridge question

I removed a Spectral 'Reference' cartridge from my tt when I sold it. It's probably 10 years old. After I purchased it, I noticed that the cantilever was skewed slightly to one side. When I contacted Spectral about the cantilever being skewed, they advised me to just mount the cartridge in the headshell, so the proper alignment would be obtained.

OK, so on to my question. Is this cartridge worth anything now as a sale, or a trade-in on another cartridge, or can it be rebuilt? I looked at the Spectral web site, and there is no mention of Spectral cartridges. Any suggestions?

In advance, thanks for any thoughts that you may have.
louisl

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drjoe
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Some time ago ( 2yrs+ ) I got $400 trade in on a Lyra
cartridge. Same folks made the Spectral. Don't know
if this still holds. If the cartridge still sounds good
align the unit with the cantilever not the body.
You could try a new cantilever and tip with Soundsmith?
drjoe
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