I'm at ~1200 hrs with my Benz Wood SL, and while it still sounds lovely overall, I MAY be imagining slight distortions where there wasn't before. It certainly isn't obvious, but is enough to have me thinking for a retip, rebuild, or a brand new cart...
Real world life expectancy of a high end cartridge?
While I know they’re supposed to last 1000 hours how many make it all that way?
Question prompted by my brushing a knuckle on my AS Palladian this afternoon and trashing it ... lesson learned not to try tonearm adjustments without full access to the table (normally I move the table off the wall shelf to a more convenient location to make adjustments, but not this time 😬)
And doesn’t it just happen that the cost of a recipe/trade is exactly my deductible so even insurance is no help 😲
Anyway just needed to vent ... but anyone playing with these expensive baubles better be prepared to reup on a replacement at any moment 🤪
Question prompted by my brushing a knuckle on my AS Palladian this afternoon and trashing it ... lesson learned not to try tonearm adjustments without full access to the table (normally I move the table off the wall shelf to a more convenient location to make adjustments, but not this time 😬)
And doesn’t it just happen that the cost of a recipe/trade is exactly my deductible so even insurance is no help 😲
Anyway just needed to vent ... but anyone playing with these expensive baubles better be prepared to reup on a replacement at any moment 🤪
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