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rebuilding cartridge suspensions
Nick B:
--- Quote from: Jack on June 19, 2020, 10:18:47 PM ---Nick
If the AT has always been in a climate controlled environment then it is fine. I have old stock cartridge bodies and styli from Grado, Shure, Stanton, Pickering, Empire and others that are older than your AT and they are all fine. As to the Shure Ultra the body has value on places like AudioKarma and the only styli available of note are from JICO in Japan and not cheap. For the belt for the Basis check Turntableneedles.com and see if he stocks them.
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Jack,
Yes, the AT and Shure as well have always been stored inside, not the garage. Will check out the sites you listed.
My digital system is sounding better all the time, so it makes it much easier to part with vinyl....
Nick
toobluvr:
For the belt, you also need to get the correct thickness and width.
If you are sure about the 39 inches, then there are a few at top of this list that probably qualify. I have purchased belts from this site and in my experience they are about as cheap as you will find.
http://turntablebasics.com/beltmodels.html#flat
To insure buying the right one, it's a good idea to measure the original belt as instructed here:
https://www.turntableneedles.com/How_to_measure_find_right_turntable_tape_player_rubber_drive_belt
http://www.turntablebelts.com/TTbelts.htm
Use a calipher to measure width and thickness.
You pay quite a bit more here but guaranteed to get the correct one:
https://lptunes.com/collections/basis-turntable-belts
S Clark:
--- Quote from: Nick B on June 19, 2020, 10:03:04 PM ---
Scott, the link didn’t post.
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Oops. Toobluvr posted it.
Nick B:
--- Quote from: toobluvr on June 20, 2020, 11:00:30 AM ---For the belt, you also need to get the correct thickness and width.
If you are sure about the 39 inches, then there are a few at top of this list that probably qualify. I have purchased belts from this site and in my experience they are about as cheap as you will find.
http://turntablebasics.com/beltmodels.html#flat
To insure buying the right one, it's a good idea to measure the original belt as instructed here:
https://www.turntableneedles.com/How_to_measure_find_right_turntable_tape_player_rubber_drive_belt
http://www.turntablebelts.com/TTbelts.htm
Use a calipher to measure width and thickness.
You pay quite a bit more here but guaranteed to get the correct one:
https://lptunes.com/collections/basis-turntable-belts
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Very helpful websites. It took me a little while to get back to thinking metric...mm’s and cm’s 🤔 but all is well. The lp tunes site has nice pricing for the Ovation belt at $30. As to stylus replacement on the Shure, it’s a bit pricey.
Nick
toobluvr:
That's almost 3X the Turntable Basics price. Impossible to know if they are identical or "perform" equally well.
For the cartridge I'd either:
(1) buy a worn stylus / busted cantilever "retip candidate" on the used markets (typically about $200) and send it off to Soundsmith for a $300 re-tip. Total cost will be about $500.
or, (2) buy a low hours / good condition used cart from a trusted seller.
I have employed both options several times and have always been happy. Option (1) is less risky as you effectively get a new cartridge.
It will also be cheaper if the cartridge MSRP climbs over $850 (I'm assuming 60% price for a VGC used one).
I have no idea of the condition or worth of your current carts, but worst case maybe sell them cheap as-is (or as retip candidates) to help cover the cost?
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