Just to clarify, I received the cart(s) back from Soundsmith earlier this month. I have NOT mounted or used it. so it has ZERO play time on the upgraded re-tip. - Price is for ONE cartridge. ( I have 2 available for sale - both, again, with zero hours on the rebuild)
The rebuild uses their Aluminum Alloy Cantilever w/ Nude Elliptical diamond: here's the blurb from their site
"We employ an assembly comprising a ultra-light weight "Nude Elliptical" diamond for low moving mass, and an aluminum alloy cantilever. This represents what WAS found in most high quality cartridges in the past, and surprisingly, is often better than what is currently supplied as "original equipment" with new cartridges often costing over $1000. We attribute this to the limited supply of high quality diamond/stylus assemblies, and the desire for cartridge manufacturers to achieve the best "profit margin" from sale of their cartridges, as a high quality diamond cantilever assembly can be the most expensive part of the complete cartridge ! Often, this rebuild will allow the use of lower tracking force than previously possible.
