Retipping--Where To Go

Posted by: JRHardee on 11 October 2001

My Karma will need retipping soon. Does anyone have any thoughts about having it done by Linn vs. Expert Stylus or anyone else?
Posted on: 11 October 2001 by Duncan Fullerton
I sent my Troika to expert yesterday. All things being equal it will cost GBP192 + VAT, unless other problems are found. Well it is five years old.

Why? Well the Linn prices are a bit steep. And I remember being told once that these cartridges, made for them in Japan, cost a fraction of their RRP. So if Expert make their prices based on materials/labour, are Linn just basing their prices on a percentage of RRP? In which case they can take a jump. frown

Posted on: 11 October 2001 by Alex S.
Expert are the experts.

Alex

Posted on: 11 October 2001 by Bosh
Can they do an XX1 retip? Whats the contact address?
Posted on: 11 October 2001 by Duncan Fullerton
quote:
Originally posted by Bosh:
Can they do an XX1 retip? Whats the contact address?

Look here. The phone no's need a "1" adding to them ...

Posted on: 11 October 2001 by Edwin
Do Expert carry a stock of re-tipped cartridges? If so I wonder what they carry and what are the prices?
Posted on: 17 October 2001 by Duncan Fullerton
Expert Stylus contacted me yesterday: my Troika is showing uneven signs of radius wear because of badly set baising, and this has led to the cantilever now pointing a bit to the left! Add to that a dent in the cantilever where I appear to have crashed it.

But the quote to repair/re-align the cantilever and re-tip, and strip down and clean all the yokes is confirmed at £192 all-in. Sounds like a bargain to me.

Posted on: 17 October 2001 by Andrew L. Weekes
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Expert Stylus contacted me yesterday: my Troika is showing uneven signs of radius wear because of badly set baising, and this has led to the cantilever now pointing a bit to the left!

All of my previous moving magnet cartridges have exibited this to some degree or another (offset tip), the Klyde seems OK.

I always set bias in roughly the correct area, then tweak by ear.

Anyone know a better way?

Andy.