Beware of phoney refurbished MMC 1 and MMC 2!!!

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Hi Bikersupermoto.

 

I offer B&O MMC repair, all models.

Regards

Pick-up Service

Hello angain bikersupermoto .

Your MMC 2 can be repaired for only US $ 299,-

The price of a SMMC 2 is US $ 799.95

Regards

Pick-up Service

Denmark

 

 

 

Dillen wrote:

And the point is not to flame a specific reseller or retipper. The reseller who sold me the "fake", is one I have
bought dozens of cartridges from previously, so it came as a bit of a surprise when he suddenly turned wrong.
I don't think he is the actual retipper - and that's not important, but it seems he deliberately started having
all cartridges retip'ed as 4s and then sell them priced according to the number on the nose.

I hope this is not 

Location: Arnhem, the Netherlands

There is something I'm not sure to understand in their pricing:

As I get it, for an MMC20 If restoration is possible it will be :

Restoration with aluminum cantilever and elliptical diamonds for € 150 gross.

The suspension being dead by now it will be 299€ more?

Plus shipping it would the be 469€? right? That seems to be very expensive no? compared to restored cartridge sold around 250€.
I did have MMC heads refurbished to MMC4 specs recently and it was waaayyy cheaper and suspension was included.
Even if MMCX would be easier to service than MMCXX (I can't see why but lets assume this) the would still not explain the 3x price.

Maybe I'm missing something.

Location: Paris France

https://www.tonabnehmerservice.de/en/home/

was mentioned recently in a german audio magazine, so I would suggest to look there for B&O cartridges (repair and refurbishment).

Does anyone have any idea what is happening right now at Tonabnehmerservice?

I sent Franz-Josef 3 cartridges for rebuild and he has gone completely silent on me!!!

No response to 2 emails.

I am now fearful that I have lost these cartridges??

I am really sad to report such poor service.

Any ideas?

 

 

I sent him an email this week with an inquiry and got a response within a day. Perhaps call the number listed on the site?

Location: Arnhem, the Netherlands

I may be wrong but I believe most of those guys are doing this job as a side activity and not a full time or main job.

That leads to inconsistent delays sometimes because of family duties, life issues, main job obligations etc, making the communications complicated.

I did send 5 cart to refurbish to trusted guy and still had lot of issues for a lot of different reasons. In the end I did get my cartridge back refurbished as new, but I did get through a lot of worries once I paid and the guy went in the blind for weeks.

I ended up thinking that time does not run as fast for us, waiting to listen our record, than for them who live in an infinite small world of tiny tubes and well shaped stones.

If I had to do it again I certainly would choose Soundsmith even though the various warnings and disclaimers on their website tends to scares and prevent me to order.

Location: Paris France

Regardless, all I am asking is for conformation that he has received the cartriges so i can relax and not rely on the post insurance. To not respond to that is not acceptable? Just say "yep, got them." How difficult is that? FJ, if you are reading this you need to up your game?

matador43 wrote:
The suspension being dead by now it will be 299€ more?

My question was actually about this, but suspension is in the price. So rebuilt MMC4 to original

specs is 160€ net and upgrade to MMC2 specs is 312€. Additional 50€ if one or two channels do not work.

Location: Arnhem, the Netherlands

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