MC Cartridge Re-tipping Question

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Hi all - First of all, sincere thanks to everyone who kindly offered help and advice (in an earlier discussion) about setting up a turntable for my 82/180 combo. It’s now spinning happily and sounding tremendous. Many thanks.

As a result, I’m now on the scrounge for a bit more guidance, please. After trying various cartridges, I finally settled on a part-used moving coil Ortofon Kontrapunkt C. It simply wiped the floor with the other carts I tried.

Sadly, this cart is no longer in production, so it will eventually need re-tipping. So, my question is, has anyone here tried re-tipping a cartridge and how did it turn out?

Thanks in advance :+1:

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I’ll be interested in this as my Troika needs a retip.

I think the recommendations used to be ESCO or Goldring but it’s been years since I’ve looked into it. Last one I had retipped was a Koetsu in 2013 by northwest analogue and really didn’t like the sound when it came back.

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The ‘Expert Stylus Company’ in Surrey U.K. used to get some good write ups?!

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Last one I had retipped was a Koetsu in 2013 by northwest analogue and really didn’t like the sound when it came back.

Yeah, this is my concern

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The ‘Expert Stylus Company’ in Surrey U.K. used to get some good write ups?!

Aha! Thank you Ian. Just had a look at their website. That looks like a really interesting company.

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Van den Hull Neederland is a good and secure option.

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They are never as good as original but for nostalgia they seem ok.
Goldring is the best Troika fix as they developed the internals for the same body shape with the Klyde.
So I suppose at best you get a version of a Klyde with a three point mount.

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Hi,
according to the Ortofon website there is a repair service for their cartridges. There are even prices shown for several models, not for any of the Kontrapunkts, though. But I won’t hurt to ask.
I had one of my cartridges retipped by Expert Stylus a few years ago. Pretty good work and my Koetsu still sounded like a Koetsu afterwards.

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Ortofon offer Factory Re-Builds or UK based

Expert Stylus , Goldring , North West Analogue .

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North West Analogue, based in Lancashire, services cartridges, and I can recommend them for the work they did on my Dynavector.

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They are never as good as original

Yeah, that’s my worry, but I still think I’ll give it a go.

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Van den Hull Neederland is a good and secure option.

Thanks - another to add to my list :+1:

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according to the Ortofon website there is a repair service for their cartridges.

Blimey! It never crossed my mind to look at their site.

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I had one of my cartridges retipped by Expert Stylus a few years ago. Pretty good work and my Koetsu still sounded like a Koetsu afterwards.

Thank you - that’s the key, I guess. Preserving the performance and character of the original.

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Expert Stylus , Goldring , North West Analogue

Aha! Another recommendation for Expert Stylus. Thank you :+1:

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North West Analogue, based in Lancashire, services cartridges, and I can recommend them for the work they did on my Dynavector.

Seeing quite a bit of love for North West Analogue as well - thanks :+1:

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I’ve used expert stylus company many times and have always been happy with their service and costs. I can’t recommend them enough :+1:

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Only the original manufacturer of the cartridge can get this.
Even the most super duper cartridges have sound signature variations.
I’ve heard a few identical carts sound different.
It’s the gamble like most things if you like the one you got then great but after that it’s rose coloured glasses and luck. :thinking:
If I was going to do this I’d go the Goldring path they did manufacture a variation of sorts at the time. :+1:

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Are you sure that Goldring made a variation of the Ortofon Kontrapunkt? According to the opening post that’s the cartridge to be retipped in the future.
If we were talking about a Troika I could see your point.

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Had a Troika tipped by Goldring without any problems.