@rauliruegas, first let me apologize to all for my English, English is not my language by far, especially when it comes to HiFi.
I am sorry you are assuming that I did not read your post, becasue I have read and considered every one of the posts.
At no time I questioned the sellers integrity.
I just don't judge people in general, much less those who I don't know, many times to a fault because I always assume good intent.
As I mentioned before, I bought a cartridge that the stone was not properly aligned and could not be adjusted for and the manufacturer and distributor would not help me with the warranty because I did not buy from an authorized dealer.
At the end, I thought that I had saved about ~$1800 but ended losing ~$7800 because the cartridge was deflective, at no fault from the seller because it was a manufacturing defect that could only be seen using a real microscope, and had to be disposed.
The distributor gave me a significant discount in a new one, but a cartridge that I could have bought for ~$10k from an authorized dealer ended up costing me almost twice as much.
At a later time I will buy one of the cartridges you suggested but from a dealer.
PS: I do not believe you don't care, you responded and I appreciate your comments as I do everyone else's.
I ask because I want to hear about other's perspectives and learn as much from other's experiences as I can before I make my decisions.
You are correct, it is my money and my decision on what I buy; but my decisions are influenced by what I learn from asking questions, and considering other's perspectives.
I might decide something entirely different from what any of the people that commented wish I would had, but that does not mean that I do not appreciate their perspective and that their perspectives have not influenced my decision. They did.
If I do not like the cartridge I buy, then I will come back explain what I do not like about the specific cartridge buy another one based on what I learned and from the feedback I get from here.
I will never say that one piece of equipment is not good or better, I comment on my experience which will be entirely different from others.
I have read some of your posts on other threads and it looks like you know a lot and like cartridges. I hope you continue to share your experiences.
I am sorry you are assuming that I did not read your post, becasue I have read and considered every one of the posts.
At no time I questioned the sellers integrity.
I just don't judge people in general, much less those who I don't know, many times to a fault because I always assume good intent.
As I mentioned before, I bought a cartridge that the stone was not properly aligned and could not be adjusted for and the manufacturer and distributor would not help me with the warranty because I did not buy from an authorized dealer.
At the end, I thought that I had saved about ~$1800 but ended losing ~$7800 because the cartridge was deflective, at no fault from the seller because it was a manufacturing defect that could only be seen using a real microscope, and had to be disposed.
The distributor gave me a significant discount in a new one, but a cartridge that I could have bought for ~$10k from an authorized dealer ended up costing me almost twice as much.
At a later time I will buy one of the cartridges you suggested but from a dealer.
PS: I do not believe you don't care, you responded and I appreciate your comments as I do everyone else's.
I ask because I want to hear about other's perspectives and learn as much from other's experiences as I can before I make my decisions.
You are correct, it is my money and my decision on what I buy; but my decisions are influenced by what I learn from asking questions, and considering other's perspectives.
I might decide something entirely different from what any of the people that commented wish I would had, but that does not mean that I do not appreciate their perspective and that their perspectives have not influenced my decision. They did.
If I do not like the cartridge I buy, then I will come back explain what I do not like about the specific cartridge buy another one based on what I learned and from the feedback I get from here.
I will never say that one piece of equipment is not good or better, I comment on my experience which will be entirely different from others.
I have read some of your posts on other threads and it looks like you know a lot and like cartridges. I hope you continue to share your experiences.