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Reparation xv1s

Hi guys.
Yesterday mornig my home assistant was cleaning my stereo ,and.... clean also the stylus of my Dynavector XV1s.
As you Know the politic of Dynavector is recycle the old cartridge and give you a new one , in this case, is about 4800€ or something like. So i need alternative solutions. i have heard something about Sound -Smith, but i don´t know if could do anything with this so expensive catridge. Is there anyone who repaired the cartridge , similar mine, in Sound- Smith?6. Alternatives?..
Regards
niblick
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pbnaudio
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Let me share my experiences with Andy of needle clinic, have repaired /cleaned 3 cartridges for me and he did an excellent job. He may be able to help you, if he replaces cantilevers i do not know but give him a shout.

Needle Clinic, Andy

Best of luck

Peter
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stringreen
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Soundsmith, Neeleclinic et al will repair your cartridge, but it will not really be a XV1s. Its a bit of a crap shoot. You might like the resulting sound better, or not as much. The only way to get a real XV!s is to get a real one.
jperry
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In addition to Soundsmith you could check with www.phonocartridgeretipping.com. I have had Andy at Phono Cartridge Retipping and Soundsmith both perform work before and have been happy with their work.

There is a company in Europe called Expert Stylus (I think) that does this also. No experience with Expert stylus, but I have read good reviews.
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