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Post by sandawa on Jan 28, 2006 7:22:34 GMT 7
thanks a lot sir, naipon lang. actually, i got several offers from Audio Karma members in the US for the Pickering as well as the Shure M75G (someone told me it was also preferred by a group of 'vintage' audiophiles there, he even posted a link) when they knew i have replacement styli for the two, aside from the ones installed, but i declined.
they could not believe some audio collectibles they were seeking are available on a "God-forsaken rebel-lair" island called Mindanao! anyway, one comment i got after describing Davao's background is: "that's like Hawaii."
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Post by stereophile on Jan 31, 2006 6:42:21 GMT 7
Sandawa-Congratulations on your excellent cartridge/styli collection!  |
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Post by sandawa on Jan 31, 2006 8:15:59 GMT 7
thanks sir, i never planned to have this big cart collection and ironically the number increased when i was no longer that hot on vinyl. two years ago, i asked a surplus audio/video importer warehouse manager here if i could buy headshells of their defective turntables. he said no, adding he could not sell those surplus TTs at P1.5K each without the headshells.
the following day, i got a call from his assistant telling me he's got six headshells from defective turntables at P200 each. i was ecstatic when i dropped by: all the headshells have cartridges, but styli were all damaged (a defective Denon moving coil with fixed stylus was on a Technics SL-D3 that went to Jay, a member of this forum - when i got crazy one Sunday afternoon last year). luckily a few months ago, i discovered a source for replacement styli here and that revived most cartridges.
outside of my old stocks - Pickering, Shure, Ortofon and several Audio Technicas, all the other Jap carts in my possession (now fitted with new stylus - and with spares!) were from the surplus trader here. i still got some Jap carts, not in photos above, without styli until now.
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s2kov
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Post by s2kov on Feb 3, 2006 9:19:54 GMT 7
AT120E on GR1.2
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Post by taggart on Jun 14, 2006 18:15:06 GMT 7
Grado red on a Pro-ject 1.2  |
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Post by iceman90a on Aug 2, 2006 21:00:11 GMT 7
Stanton Trackmaster  |
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Post by Superman on Aug 3, 2006 20:27:03 GMT 7
congrats vince! parinig naman! manila pa ako this weekend...
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Post by stereophile on Dec 28, 2006 20:19:45 GMT 7
Current cart status: 1. Sold my Denon DL103 Std. 2. Kept my out-of-production Shure V15xMR 3. Workhorse cart is still my trusty Shure M44-7 4. Looking for replacement stylus for my Goldring D-EJ cart. On day when I played an LP, the arm swung toward the label. Tried re-setting ttable/tonearm, still same results. Checked the cantilever: stylus was GONE!   Wondering what happened...in comes my 1 y/o son who opens the lid of my SL-1200  , spins the platter like a DJ till my heart practically stops, then it dawned on me how the stylus was lost...  Friends who visit me these days are wondering why there's a velcro strap around the lid & chassis of my SL-1200...  ;D |
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narayan
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Post by narayan on Dec 28, 2006 20:44:43 GMT 7
in comes my 1 y/o son who opens the lid of my SL-1200 , spins the platter like a DJ till my heart practically stops, then it dawned on me how the stylus was lost... Friends who visit me these days are wondering why there's a velcro strap around the lid & chassis of my SL-1200... ;D hehe i can relate to that doc lito ;D i still remember how the tonearm rest of my former luxman tt simply disappeared when my son was about the same age. never found it. buti na lang luxman japan was kind enough to send me a replacement for free  |
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Post by jagner on Jun 5, 2007 16:33:22 GMT 7
Ortofon OM 5E on my Pro-Ject 8.6
Grado Green on my Pro-Ject 8.6c
KOETSU Rosewood Red on either the Pro-Ject 9c or the MandyM Kamagong Tonearm
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Wondering what happened...in comes my 1 y/o son who opens the lid of my SL-1200 
, spins the platter like a DJ till my heart practically stops, then it dawned on me how the stylus was lost... 
;D
