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Hi - Does anyone have any experience with retipping performed by Audio Origin in the UK? (https://www.audio-origin.co.uk/) I've just acquired a Beogram 1700 w/the original MMC20EN and need to get a second cart. I need to decide whether to go with Soundsmith (as I have in the past) or give Audio...

I just received my clearaudio V2 performer back from Sounsmith and I love it. Clear sound, highs seem perfect but we live in the mids. Out of sheer curiosity I'm thinking of purchasing a new Ortofon Black cart. My question is..... Does anyone have a perspective on this. For reference, I'm using...

Hi: Has anyone listened to the differences between two or three of the mentioned carts? I have an Otello ES and like it a lot (more so than my long time Ortofon 2M Bronze). I am thinking of adding another Soundsmith, and am curious to hear from those who may have heard the Carmen and/or Zephyr...

Hi, I've had a Grace F9 Ruby for decades... it's been re-cantilevered twice and I'm reluctant to keep sinking money into it, even though I absolutely love the way it sounds (or sounded). The second repaired/replaced cantilever broke off in normal use after about 18 months. (This isn't a...

I hope the cumulative wisdom of Audio Karma can help to find thr answer I cant find online... it may require for someone to have the experience owning or listening to both, the Soundsmith Zephyr VPI and the Soundsmith Zephyr MIMC Star SE. I have the Zephyr VPI and so far has been a great cart...

It was time to replace or retip my DL-110, so I decided to send my backup cartridge into Soundsmith to try the level 2 retip. This is the line contact stylus with a sapphire cantilever. It wasn't much more expensive than a new DL-110, and I was happy enough with that cartridge that I wasn't...

Hi all, it took next to nothing to break the cantilever from my Denon Zu 103. There is was, just lying beneath the cartridge... On the upside (desperate for a silver lining here), I bought this DL-103 Zu (not 103R), after it had been retipped at Soundsmith by a previous owner, and he chose the...

Years ago I bent my Cantilever on my EVO III. I sent it in to Soundsmith yesterday to have it evaluated. I cant remember if also one channel drops in and out, but anyhow if it is repairable which upgrade should I get ? It might go on one of my AR XA's or a Rega RB300 arm on a custom table I...

Hi all, I purchased a used Denon DL-103 of the ZU variety, which is a DL-103 that it's been potted in an aluminum body. The seller had broken the cantilever and he'd had it re-tipped at Soundsmith and has never used it. He got the cheapest retip option, which is the 'Aluminum Alloy...

So, after finally getting the Technics 1210MK2 I've wanted for so long, I come to find out my new-to-me deck has a busted tonearm. Go figure! Thankfully this gave me a new reason to start the process of upgrading my deck, one piece at a time. I went through and ordered a Jelco SA750D as well as...