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/
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?
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?
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.
No need to buy anything with what you have on hand. Looks like you have a few nice ones to choose from.
Sold.
Quote from: toobluvr on March 26, 2022, 02:25:43 PM
Sold.
Thank goodness. It was calling to me and I don't need another cartridge... but I could have bought another one anyway. :thumb: