Jico/EVG importers for Europe
- Thread starter Solist
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Balifly
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There were several sources of JICO brand sellers in Europe.
One of the earliest and very reliable seller is https://www.thakker.eu/en/replacement-stylus/
Have no information of a seller of the EVG brand in Europe.
boreas
"If it sounds good, it IS good." E.K.E.
It's worth pointing out that JICO has terminated their relationship with EVG and that EVG will be sourcing their styli from the same Swiss company that makes Pfanstiehls.
Also, Tonar is worth considering as an equivalent to the Japanese-made EVGs. I think Thakker sells them too. I know that Pickupnaalden.nl does.
Also, Tonar is worth considering as an equivalent to the Japanese-made EVGs. I think Thakker sells them too. I know that Pickupnaalden.nl does.
boreas
"If it sounds good, it IS good." E.K.E.
I don't actually know who makes the Tonars. It could be JICO although Nagaoka has been mentioned as the manufacturer (a fact apparently denied by one or the other party as I recall). They are, I would say, equivalent to Japanese EVG but not to actual JICO.
Which site? Thakker or Pickupnaald.nl?
johnjhazel
PhxJohn
Tonars are mostly JICO. Thakker Japan is probably JICO.
johnjhazel
PhxJohn
Not to be rude but EVG is strictly Swiss as mentioned above. I have tried Swiss EVG and they are excellent.
Trekkie4
Retired Member
Good to know for future reference, thanks. I've decided to spend few extra € & go for "Japanese-made" one, Jico I'm guessing. Unlike any other generic replacement, it actually claims to be genuine 0.3x0.7mil tip.
Solist
Active Member
boreas
"If it sounds good, it IS good." E.K.E.
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I was actually thinking of Pickupnaalden.com, not Pickupnaald.nl but I don't see a reason why you shouldn't try both.
I was actually thinking of Pickupnaalden.com, not Pickupnaald.nl but I don't see a reason why you shouldn't try both.
johnjhazel
PhxJohn
I agree, it is important to know the tip size. Pfanstiehl puts much info on their packages. You can see by just looking at some examples on eBay. EVG now displays recommended tracking forces and I suggested to EVG that they add the tip size to their packages. Which brand of Japanese(JICO) did you get ? I.E. Tonar ?
Trekkie4
Retired Member
Didn't get anything yet, I'm only just going to place an order... Probably in two or three days from now
From what you wrote, I assumed it was Jico, because they only wrote "Thakker Japan" on their website. Speaking of Shure, I recently had a bad experience with "Stylus Plus" from UK, when they shipped me generic N 92/N 99E replacement under the name of "N 104E" which was the one I wanted to buy in the first place.
As you can see from the pic above, these two are completely identical... First one came as generic "N 92E" replacement & was bought some time in February (and it is the one I'm currently using), where on the other hand, the right one was advertised as N 104E, but ended up being the same. Which is why I'm through with unknown "generics" & decided to play it safe for upcoming N 75ED/T2.
johnjhazel
PhxJohn
Same company, different websites.
johnjhazel
PhxJohn
Didn't get anything yet, I'm only just going to place an order... Probably in two or three days from now
As you can see from the pic above, these two are completely identical... First one came as generic "N 92E" replacement & was bought some time in February (and it is the one I'm currently using), where on the other hand, the right one was advertised as N 104E, but ended up being the same. Which is why I'm through with unknown "generics" & decided to play it safe for upcoming N 75ED/T2.
Thakker and Pickupnaalden have good reputations. There are only two major suppliers of aftermarket styli. JICO and the Swiss manufacturer(probably HUCO). Tonar definitely sells JICO sourced. And Fred Caris at Pickupnaalden is great to deal with.
johnjhazel
PhxJohn
boreas
"If it sounds good, it IS good." E.K.E.
Don't think so. Pickupnaalden.com is in Fluitenberg, run by, as you said, a guy named Fred Caras. Pickupnaald.nl is almost 200 km away in Bergen. It's run by a guy named Niko de Graaf. Also different inventory.
johnjhazel
PhxJohn
Interesting. I will email Fred and see what the difference is. Email addresses are almost identical. I emailed Fred. Fred's Pickupnaalden is number 3 in sales worldwide. The other one is not even on my list of the top 5.
