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In Reply to: RE: Well, there's one from Audio Technica that looks like a new design to me.... posted by John Elison on November 23, 2021 at 12:48:20
That said though, there are some vintage MMs that are as good as current production MMs. The problem is that they're long out of production, and/or the company that made them no longer exists, and there are no new replacement styli available unless you get incredibly lucky and one turns up on eBay. And even then, the price could be so high that you'd be better off with a brand-new current production cartridge.
Other than the long-gone Micro-Acoustics line of cartridges and maybe the Decca carts, it's still magnets, cantilevers, diamonds which is what I meant by "not reinventing anything."
The problem is not that there is evil in the world, the problem is that there is good. Because otherwise, who would care?
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I have an Acutex M320III STR cart that I love. Best mm I've heard/owned but was resigned to sending it to VdH for what would be a fairly expensive retip. Then one day a while back I saw an ebay ad from a guy who had a bunch of NOS orig. styli for it. Bought 2 of 'em for a fairly reasonable price. Checked them out with a decent magnifying glass and they were indeed orig. styli and in perfect shape. Mounted one, sounded great. Contacted the guy and bought 3 more. I'm set for somewhere around 10 years.Its true that it was an exceptionally lucky break but I know others have had similar lucky breaks.
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I was able to purchase a few dozen OEM styli (mostly Ortofon, AKG and AT) for good prices because CD players had come out. I don't consider myself a hoarder, but I still have most of them because when I did offer them for sale I only got insulting lowball 'offers' ... and it was easy to see that they would be purchased for resale, based on selling histories. I gave up, and maybe I am a stylus hoarder. Maybe they are so hard to find because nobody wants to pay fair prices.
I am fascinated that geriatric Americans seem to trust their financial decisions to has-been sports and entertainment personalities.
Understand fully why somebody would want $350 for an NOS VN35E stylus. They're rare, and have been out of production for decades.
If I loved the old V15III that much, I'd have spent the money.
I think I remember your ad for the styli. Wasn't it on the Trader?
The problem is not that there is evil in the world, the problem is that there is good. Because otherwise, who would care?
I am in Canada, and most Americans I have run into won't deal with us.
I had them listed on Canuck Audio Mart, but that was some time ago.
I am fascinated that geriatric Americans seem to trust their financial decisions to has-been sports and entertainment personalities.
The Micro-Acoustics carts, found a couple of NOS styli for those, found a Shure V15 Type II stylus also.
But an NOS stylus for a Type III isn't cost effective.
The problem is not that there is evil in the world, the problem is that there is good. Because otherwise, who would care?
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