Is Benz Micro no longer in business?

This is an ongoing issue for more than a year... many threads in several audio sites have discussed this.
Not much info about what exactly is going on, other than no one in the USA can get any Benz carts. The story i read was the main guy has some medical issues (old guy) and the factory sort of centers around him. So with that, the production is down to a small dribble, all staying in the EU Maybe so small it is all being sent onky to close friends...
So unless the situation changes.. Benz may be history for most of us.

Hello forum members ,Had today a telephone call with importer
in the Netherlands , and he told me Benz micro is still in bussiness , but it is a very smal compagnie where every cartridge is tested before sending to the importers.That is why orders last so long .They have no Email address other than for importers .The problem for the US is probably the communication between your importer and the factory.

I have an LPS and asked about a replacement when this one wears out....I got a "sure" from a number of providers

There are in fact still in business, near as I can tell. I got an SL from them about 6 weeks ago.

FWIW - In addition to retip services Soundsmith is taking Benz cartidges in trade for some of its more expensive cartridges. The Soundsmith trade-in program is not as good as the Benz trade-up program. However, you might be waiting quite a long time to use the Benz trade-up program.