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In Reply to: RE: Fairchild 225-A or Ortofon/ESL Mono--Which to Rebuild ? posted by flood2 on September 23, 2016 at 20:48:19
I want a true mono cartridge, capable of wide bandwidth performance.
A new cartridge that meets those criteria starts at about $1k (Ortofon CG25). Meaning a rebuild of a vintage cartridge may be several hundred dollars cheaper including cost of purchase.
I have read that many have commissioned the rebuild of both the ESL and the 225 A. The service includes new suspension (replacing hardened rubber), and the installation of a better cantilever and stylus. Some have specified line contact or other profiles. And there is the choice of 1mil or .7mil to consider.
Hence my original question.
Thanks,
Ross
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Get a GE VR-II with a new 1 mil diamond stylus (you might need to try a few to find the best one.) You should be easily able to find a good one well under $100, and new styli are plentiful and cheap. On a good modern medium-high mass tonearm it will track like a champ at 3 to 3.5 grams. These cartridges sound fantastic with a simple vacuum-tube preamp, loaded at 100K (try JE Labs for a great schematic.)
And I know the styli are ready available.
What I don't have is the button to mount the stylus.
May look into that as an intermediate step.
Thanks.
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