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Cryoparts.com

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Posted on December 27, 2019 at 23:47:50
Akolegov88
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 Is Cryoparts.com (now his site is under "scheduled mainteanance") a reliable seller?

He used to sell heavily modded vintage turntables, caxrtridges and cartridge needles.

I was silly enough to purchase a NOS AKG P8ES cartridge from him a year ago. Yes, it looked new, but it does not function due to poor suspension. He must have been aware of it before selling the cartridge!

 

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RE: Cryoparts.com, posted on July 18, 2020 at 11:45:33
bassbinotoko
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Posts: 469
Location: Vancouver Island
Joined: January 27, 2009
 That may be a risk with anything that contains organic materials which can deteriorate over time. Speaker foam surrounds, headphone pads crumble or flake, drive belts in turntables and tape decks turn into goo, even cable insulation can turn sticky and corrosive. So, it would come as no surprise if similar materials in phono cartridges also fail or change their characteristics with age.

 

RE: Cryoparts.com, posted on July 22, 2020 at 10:16:43
Coner
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Posts: 3703
Location: S.W. Washington state, USA
Joined: November 17, 2001
 True...my first exposure to the problem was the original
ADC XLM cartridge. The suspension block didn't hold up, so
they came out with the "XLM improved" model. The dealers had
a free exchange program for the improved.

The AT carts seem to hold up well, good design.

 

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