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FS: Soundsmith Zephyr MkIII phono cartridge -- CHEAP!! (***SOLD***)
toobluvr:
Retip candidate, cleaning accident ==> snapped off cantilever. My clumsiness is your gain.
Asking $250, shipped. PP friends/family accepted, otherwise add 3%. Includes the original wooden shipping box and mounting screws. Remember, I'm paying shipping so please don't low-ball.
Send it to Soundsmith for a complete $300 rebuild and own a great brand new cartridge for less than $600. Or use one of the other reliable retip services for possibly even less. If you like I can ship directly to retipper.
https://sound-smith.com/cartridges/fixed-coil/zephyr-mk-iii
Review:
"I was completely blown away when the new Soundsmith Zephyr Mk III ($1500 USD) humbled my favored Ortofon & Intact Audio SUT combo so significantly, both musically & sonically, and at about one-third their combined price, to deliver the most alluring live-like musical presentation I've ever heard from my Westminster Royal SE loudspeakers.
I love the way that Peter has voiced the new Zephyr Mk III phonograph cartridge. The Zephyr Mk III is naturally warm, remarkably musical, sonically excellent, exhibits a vivid musical presence, is dynamically superb, is tonally beautiful, resolve lots of meaningful musical & sonic nuance, exudes a high quality of construction, and is very affordable to rebuild so you can enjoy their charms for the long haul."
https://positive-feedback.com/reviews/hardware-reviews/new-soundsmith-zephyr-mk-iii-phonograph-cartridge/
Actual cart I bought:
https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649482551-soundsmith-zephir-mk-iii-less-than-30-hours/
tmazz:
You're killing me. I just bought that Carmen a few months ago or I would have been all over this like ants at a picnic. #-o
What are you replacing it with?
toobluvr:
--- Quote from: tmazz on March 25, 2022, 10:15:19 AM ---You're killing me. I just bought that Carmen a few months ago or I would have been all over this like ants at a picnic. #-o
What are you replacing it with?
--- End quote ---
Time for an upgrade? :lol: :thumb:
I have a few carts I rotate thru -- Cartridge Man Music Maker 3 (SS re-tip), Dynavector XX2-Mk2, Shelter 501 mk2 (SS retip) -- so I don't feel compelled to rush out and buy a replacement. Unless there's another cleaning accident! :duh
IMO, the Music Maker is a way under-appreciated cart that flies under the radar in these parts. It always draws me into the music.
tmazz:
No need to buy anything with what you have on hand. Looks like you have a few nice ones to choose from.
toobluvr:
Sold.
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