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In Reply to: continuing the Denon Love-Fest posted by anumber1 on April 15, 2007 at 14:13:28:
great combo...
The Denon has one of the finest spherical stylus ever made but time has passed it by..it's nice to know that it's worth having it re-tipped with a more modern stylus profile. I suspected as much.I have a new DL-103 and a Grace F-9. The Grace had a worn stylus so that got the sound smith re-tip first. One of these days the denon will get some new shoes..nice to hear the results are worth it..
regards
Ernie
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How did the Grace work out? Was the suspension replaced, too?
He never mentioned having to do it..I know he does do a mechanical and electrical inspection with every re-tip. The suspension seems to be operating fine and from a visual inspection everything seems as it should be.As far as the sound...well I'll just say I'm surprised at the difference a stylus profile can make. I've been having a lot of fun rediscovering my albums.
as I knew precious little about what actually was involved with re-tip service..or even that other parts besides the stylus are subject to wear..the stylus seems centered..straight up and down etc
Now you have a Grace Ruby, but with a better tip. :)Did it ride that high before? I ask because many Grace cartridges become low-riders. If he can fix that, I can probably round one up to send him.
but then after trying to use a V15xMR with a collapsed suspension in a medium weight arm you can imagine anything would seem better.I kinked the cantilever fairly soon after its arrival..I will never use a hand held magnifier anywhere near a cartridge again!
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