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In Reply to: RE: I found some measurements for the Pickering XLZ-7500s... posted by Dave Garretson on July 26, 2020 at 13:43:11:
what they cost when they were new, relative to what high-end carts cost now. I can identify with your positive comparisons to the Lyra and others, comparisons which might seem surprising to many.
I was fortunate to have, a few years back, bought the last three OEM Pickering D4000SII
replacement stylus assemblies that a Dutch phono vendor had in stock (no other new OEM Stereohedron units could be found for an affordable price) . They're not the exact proper replacement, but they sound very good, much better than several aftermarket choices I've tried, both cheap and more expensive ones. There are really no better options other than, as you mentioned, retipping. I originally bought the cartridge as just the body, so never had the original stylus assembly anyway.
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- It IS a great-sounding cartridge, especially considering... - MWE 14:09:29 07/26/20 (0)